Principal Product Manager - Technical, AWS Identity and Access Management

About the role

We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to drive the evolution of AWS Identity and Access Management (including related services like Access Analyzer, Sign‑in, and Security Token Service) as agents reshape the developer experience. In this role you will define the roadmap for IAM’s authentication and authorization technologies, risk classifications for agent actions, propagation of agent and human identities for downstream access control and auditing, and “on‑behalf‑of” mechanisms based on evolving industry‑standard protocols. You will collaborate directly with engineering, product, and executive leadership, and mentor junior product managers.

Responsibilities

• Define product requirements for customer‑facing cloud identity services.
• Set business strategy and make high‑judgment roadmap prioritization trade‑offs.
• Synthesize customer requirements from developers, cloud architects, security engineers, and data administrators.
• Communicate to AWS executive leadership.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage risk and escalations, balancing business needs against technical constraints.

About the team

We’re the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. We build and operate one of the largest and most important software systems in the world – used by every AWS customer, making authentication and authorization decisions about every AWS API request, and scaling with all other AWS services.

Basic qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager.
• 5+ years of technical experience (software development, network development, IT, or related).
• Experience delivering large‑scale SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS products through the full product lifecycle, from concept through go‑to‑market.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies.
• Expertise in identity and SSO protocols, including OIDC/OAuth, SAML, and SCIM.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or a master’s degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, or marketing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans.
• Employee Assistance Program and mental health support.
• Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Compensation

Base salary range: $181,100 – $245,000 USD annually (Seattle, WA). The package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.