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Sr Design Operations Lead, Amazon Customer Service

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Amazon"s mission is to be earth"s most customer-centric company. In service of that mission, we are reinventing our customer service experiences, and we are looking for a Sr Design Operations lead to own a portfolio of connected programs spanning multiple business and development teams. This role goes beyond roadmap and task management - you will navigate ambiguity to shape long-term strategy, then translate that vision into launch plans balanced against organizational priorities and technical capabilities. You will shape how the UX studio measures success, setting team and organizational goals alongside program-level deliverables. You will establish processes which optimize UX best practices and enable the design studio build solutions for real customer needs. Partnering with product and development leads, you will align stakeholders, drive decisions, surface risks, and keep the studio focused on the experiences at the heart of our mission.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Create and facilitate design thinking workshops.
    • Write and contribute to org-level operational docs including monthly/quarterly reviews and operating plans.
    • Use AI capabilities to develop and govern operational mechanisms (tools, frameworks, quality standards) that increase the efficiency and productivity of UX designers, researchers, and design operation peers.
    • Work on programs with a high level of ambiguity
    • Coordinate roadmap prioritization with design, product, and development leads
    • Lead through influence across peers and partner teams.
    • Define and drive completion of team and org-level goals
    • Communicate program status and strategy with executives and cross-functional partners

    A day in the life

    You want to be part of something great. You love being part of a highly collaborative and high-energy team that isn't afraid to swing for the fences or exceed expectations even on tactical projects. You geek out over customer experience, tech and commerce and believe that no experience is perfect unless it delights customers in unexpected ways. You are a maker who believes the only way to sell your strategic vision is to craft exquisite design artifacts.

    About the team

    Our team is dedicated to empowering designers and researchers to focus on what they do best - creating exceptional experiences for customers. We build the operational backbone that makes design work run smoothly, from program management and tooling to process optimization and strategic planning. We are looking for someone who is curious, collaborative, and ready to shape the future of how design operates at Amazon. If you thrive on solving complex problems and want your work to have a lasting organizational impact, we would love to hear from you.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Java Swingunmatched
    • Lead Generationunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • Operations Researchunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product Designunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Project Management Softwareunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Sales Strategyunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • User Experience Design (UXD)unmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

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