Sr. Technical Program Manager, Prime Air

- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, as fast as 15 minutes? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers everyday and are excited for what’s to come.

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Key job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to drive critical initiatives across Prime Air's data collection organization. The right candidate will have both a strong technical background and demonstrated experience in technical management or program/product management. You will partner with engineers, TPMs, Operations Managers, and leadership to bring drone delivery to millions of customers around the world.

Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.

Lead cross-functional program execution, partnering with stakeholders to deliver projects on time

Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and make tradeoffs balancing customer needs, business requirements, and technical constraints

Break down large, complex projects into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, and deliver them successfully and on time

Coordinate and plan across multiple teams, finding technical solutions that span services and applications

Identify and create mechanisms that raise the bar on quality and speed of delivery

Gather high-quality requirements and drive toward optimal architectural outcomes