Principal Program Manager - AI Strategy
Amazon · Irving, TX · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
Key job responsibilities
- Define and own the end-to-end AI transformation strategy, roadmap, and operating model across multiple VP-level organizations
- Build and lead a federated program structure (working groups, SPOCs, steering committees) that drives accountability while respecting distributed ownership
- Design productivity measurement frameworks that quantify AI's impact — including throughput metrics, complexity weighting, automation categorization, and baseline methodology
- Orchestrate the AI experimentation portfolio — connecting teams working on similar use cases, prioritizing investments, recommending scaling vs. sunset decisions, and synthesizing learnings
- Drive 1P AI platform adoption strategy, identifying high-impact use cases, removing adoption barriers, and partnering with product teams to shape tool roadmaps
- Lead executive communication — translating complex operational and AI impact data into compelling narratives for VP+ leadership through MBRs, QBRs, and strategic planning cycles
- Establish the governance model for AI experimentation including security review pathways, responsible AI guardrails, and scaling criteria
- Partner with analytics and data science teams to build dashboards and tracking mechanisms that provide real-time visibility into AI-driven efficiency gains
- Inform annual planning (OP1/OP2) by synthesizing experiment outcomes, common problem statements, and solution extensibility into resource and investment recommendations
- Serve as the cross-org "air traffic controller" — maintaining a bird's-eye view of all AI initiatives, identifying duplication, driving reuse, and ensuring initiatives sum to program-level goals
Basic Qualifications
- 7+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- 7+ years of program or project management experience
- 7+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality
- Demonstrated experience leveraging generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency and productivity, with the ability to craft effective prompts and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs in a professional setting
- Experience identifying opportunities to integrate AI solutions into products and services to drive business value.