Principal, Technical Program Manager , Amazon Customer Service
About the role
Amazon Customer Service (CS) is reimagining the associate experience from the ground up. We're building a future where every associate—from their first day through their entire career—has an experience designed around them as individuals. Network Solutions is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead program execution orchestration for the Associate Journey.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end program execution for Associate Journey capabilities spanning pre-hire through tenured associate experiences
Orchestrate how and when we deliver—coordinating parallel execution tracks across Engineering, Applied Science, Data Engineering, Product, Operations, and UX
Drive technical architecture decisions that impact delivery timelines, operational scalability, and system integration
Manage dependency chains across teams, organizations, and systems—identifying blockers early and unblocking teams to maintain momentum
Build program mechanisms including delivery milestones, risk registers, and status reporting that provide leadership visibility into execution health
Partner with Service Delivery Operations teams to validate implementation feasibility, rollout readiness, and operational constraints
Establish program rhythms including sprint planning, dependency reviews, and stakeholder syncs that keep distributed teams aligned
Lead coordination for AI-native product development, ensuring engineering, science, and product teams are synchronized on delivery timelines
Navigate high ambiguity—defining execution paths and delivery plans where precedent doesn't exist
Influence senior leadership on delivery approach, resource needs, and technical trade-offs that impact timelines
Drive data-driven program management through analysis of delivery velocity, execution health, and program risk indicators
Own program retrospectives and continuous improvement mechanisms that improve delivery velocity and execution quality over time
Ensure delivery milestones align with product roadmap and business commitments
Qualifications
Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
7+ years of technical product or program management experience
10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects, or experience communicating results to senior leadership
Experience defining and executing program requirements
Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)