Manager, Tech Program Management

Manager, Tech Program Management

Amazon is looking for a Manager, Tech Program Management (TPM function) within Amazon's Grocery business to join a highly innovative team that is building brand new, mission critical software for millions of Amazon customers. This is a unique opportunity working in an entrepreneurial environment within a large company where teams experiment, fail fast, learn, and scale rapidly. The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, have demonstrated experience leading large programs themselves, demonstrated experience and an interest in managing a team, and have a well-rounded technical background.

Key job responsibilities :

• Own and drive delivery via your team on large projects across the Grocery technology space, including individual team member management duties and delivering results through your team.
• Guide your team in collecting business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, overseeing specification writing, and ensuring project schedules from design to release and production launches.
• Enable cross-team coordination to develop optimal solutions in an agile environment, leveraging your previous hands-on experience.
• Develop strategic roadmaps and long-term vision for your domain, while managing team performance through hiring, coaching, career development, and performance reviews.
• Manage budget planning, resource allocation, and build relationships with senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Drive operational excellence by implementing process improvements, identifying and mitigating risks, and establishing metrics to track team performance and project success.
• Empower your team to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, and ensure clear communication of goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to cross-functional and remote project teams through your direct reports and leadership chain in alignment with organizational mechanisms.