Principal Tech Program Manager, Sponsored Ads

Description

Amazon is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the development of an AI agent for new ad products that leverage AI to help customers find and engage with brands and sellers on Amazon. This role involves managing complex technical programs across multiple VP-level organizations, aligning on project requirements, creating work back plans, defining API contracts, and communicating with executive stakeholders.

• Work with teams across engineering, product, operations, legal, UX, sales, and marketing to define requirements and deliver complex ad products that leverage generative AI.
• Lead daily stand-ups, track progress against key milestones, and lead technical conversations.
• Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, from early career university hires to senior executives.
• Represent the team in conversations and debates related to complex decisions, trade-offs, and solutions.
• Build relationships and manage by influence in a matrix organization to solve complex AI problems against tight timelines.
• Mentor senior and Principal TPMs and serve as a role model across the organization on TPM best practices (e.g., status reports, workback plans, executive communications).

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of software development experience
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

Preferred Qualifications

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

Company Information

• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave.