Manager, Tech Program Management

About the role

Amazon is looking for a Manager, Tech Program Management 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.

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.
• For Los Angeles County applicants: Work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams.
• 8+ years of technical program management experience.
• 7+ years managing complex technology projects hands-on.
• 3+ years of experience as a people manager.
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes, and coordinating release schedules.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Software Development experience.
• 5+ years as a tech team manager.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• USA, CA, San Diego: 163,600.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin: 163,600.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: 163,600.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.