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Sr Technical Program Manager, Product Knowledge

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    The Product Knowledge Team builds the foundation that powers Amazon"s shopping experiences worldwide. We develop standardized, semantically rich product knowledge - increasingly powered by AI/ML-driven automation and classification - that drives customer discovery, selling partner success, and internal data enrichment across the world"s largest ecommerce catalog. As part of the broader Amazon Selection and Catalog Systems (ASCS) organization, our vision is to (1) unblock ingestion at scale so external and complex selection enters the catalog without funnel loss, (2) ensure accurate product identity and categorization through the ingestion and fulfillment pipelines - leveraging AI/ML models to automate classification and improve accuracy at scale, and (3) operate as the reliable knowledge partner for Retail Stores operations across the categorization and fulfillment path.

    Key job responsibilities

    Own end-to-end program delivery for selection ingestion and categorization initiatives - from strategy definition and requirements gathering through technical design, implementation, launch, and post-launch measurement of business impact, including programs that leverage AI/ML to automate and scale product knowledge operations

    Drive cross-functional collaboration between engineering, ontology, applied science, fulfillment, and business teams across the ingestion stack - aligning priorities, resolving dependencies, and ensuring teams deliver cohesively against shared milestones

    Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program status, risks, and impact - including written narratives, business reviews, and executive briefings that connect technical progress to business outcomes

    Influence product roadmaps using data-driven frameworks - leveraging catalog health metrics, ingestion funnel data, categorization accuracy signals, and AI/ML model performance insights to prioritize the highest-impact initiatives

    Identify and remove blockers to help teams move quickly - proactively surfacing risks, escalating cross-team dependencies, and driving resolution so programs stay on track

    Improve how we track goals, status, and business metrics - building mechanisms, dashboards, and reporting cadences that give the team and leadership clear visibility into progress, outcomes, and AI model effectiveness

    Mentor peers and evangelize product knowledge and categorization solutions across Amazon - sharing best practices, driving adoption of scalable approaches, and raising the bar on program management within the organization

    A day in the life

    As a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) on our team, you"ll lead programs that directly impact how selection enters and is categorized in Amazon"s catalog. You"ll collaborate with Ontology Managers, Software Development Managers, knowledge builders, and partner teams across the ingestion and fulfillment stack to deliver solutions that unblock selection at scale. You"ll also build strategic partnerships across Amazon - working with retail businesses, operations, listing partners, and fulfillment teams to translate business needs into technical solutions that keep the catalog accurate and complete.

    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

    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programming Languagesunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Operationsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Evangelismunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Ontologyunmatched
    • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
    • Partner Salesunmatched
    • Performance Modelingunmatched
    • Product Planningunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Retail Operationsunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Standards Developmentunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Presentationunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • eCommerceunmatched

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