Principal Tech Program Manager, Amazon Ads PubTech

About the role

The PubTech (Publisher Technologies) team builds and operates extensible services that empower publishers (1p and 3p) to improve the monetization of their customer experiences, along with the experiences themselves. We bias toward standards-based and flexible designs that allow publishers the ability to invent on top of our solutions and to interoperate well with other advertising technology providers—both internal and external.

We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager who will define and deliver programs with significant complexity and/or broad cross-organizational, global, or technology impact. Your work will focus on large engineering efforts that solve significantly complex or endemic problems. You will operate with complete independence and are often assigned to areas where the business and/or architectural strategy has not yet been defined. You will partner with all levels of leadership, build consensus, and represent complex decisions, trade-offs, and potential solutions clearly to leaders up to three levels above. You influence organization priorities, system owners, business, and technology direction while managing cross-functional communication to ensure stakeholders are informed and aligned.

You recognize when current programs are susceptible to prior technology failure patterns and actively steer teams to avoid repeating these failures. You know when a design or solution requires additional technical guidance (e.g., from senior engineers or subject matter experts) and show excellent judgment in driving executive-level escalations. You deliver solutions that meet Amazon’s high standards for customer satisfaction, efficiency, stability, extensibility, simplicity, and operational excellence. You amplify your impact by educating the TPM and engineering communities on program management best practices and participate in internal conferences to share knowledge and collaborate with other TPMs.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver complex programs with cross-organizational, global, or technology impact.
• Solve significantly complex or endemic engineering problems with large-scale solutions.
• Operate independently in areas where business or architectural strategy is undefined.
• Partner with leadership at all levels to build consensus and represent decisions clearly.
• Influence organization priorities, system owners, business, and technology direction.
• Manage cross-functional communication to align stakeholders and ensure informed decision-making.
• Identify and mitigate technology failure patterns to avoid repeating past mistakes.
• Seek additional technical guidance when needed and drive executive-level escalations.
• Deliver solutions meeting Amazon’s standards for customer satisfaction, efficiency, stability, extensibility, simplicity, and operational excellence.
• Educate the TPM and engineering communities on program management best practices.
• Participate in internal conferences to share knowledge and collaborate with peers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes, and coordinating release schedules.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience managing complex technology projects.
• Experience managing projects across cross-functional teams, building sustainable processes, and coordinating release schedules.

Pay

Base salary range: $177,000.00 – $239,400.00 USD annually (Seattle, WA). Your compensation package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D, with optional 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.

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.