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Technical Program Management

Amazon.com Inc
  • Sunnyvale, CA
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    Amazon"s consumer electronics portfolio is growing, and we need experienced technical leaders who thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and deliver results at scale.

    Our team builds and launches portable, Alexa-enabled devices that bring intelligent experiences beyond the home. We are a cross-platform, customer-obsessed organization working on high-impact consumer products in a fast-paced environment. We reward intellectual curiosity, encourage bold thinking, and maintain a direct-to-market product focus. Our mission: invent and simplify large-scale solutions that bring the future to Amazon customers.

    We are looking for a Senior Software Technical Program Manager to drive the planning, execution, and delivery of device software (firmware) programs for our on-the-go product line. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations - owning complex, cross-functional programs from concept through launch and beyond.

    Successful candidates are senior leaders with a strong technical background who are detail-driven and have excellent problem-solving abilities. You should be passionate about delivering extensible, on-time solutions and equally committed to building high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, continuous process improvement, and mentorship.

    Key job responsibilities

    Drive device software (firmware) development and release through cross-functional collaboration across software, hardware, quality, and operations teams.

    Lead and influence stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting key milestones.

    Assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, and balance business needs versus technical constraints while encouraging calculated risk-taking to maximize business benefit.

    Define and own program strategy, and long-term planning in partnership with engineering and product leadership to align on priorities and delivery timelines.

    Establish, track, and report on key performance metrics and program health indicators; provide regular status updates and executive-level communications to senior leadership.

    Drive continuous process improvement initiatives across the software development lifecycle to increase team velocity, reduce cycle times, and improve release quality.

    Foster a culture of operational excellence by documenting best practices, conducting retrospectives, and implementing mechanisms that scale across the organization.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSunnyvale, CA
    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

    • Amazon Alexaunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Computer Firmwareunmatched
    • Consumer Electronicsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Functional Programming Languagesunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Multiplatform/Cross-Platformunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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