Principal Technical Program Manager, Amazon Leo

Key job responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, cross-functional programs spanning multiple engineering teams and business units.
• Define program strategy, establish success criteria, and hold self and others accountable for outcomes, not just activities.
• Identify risks and blockers early and act immediately to resolve them, escalating with data and proposed solutions rather than waiting for direction.
• Challenge proposals, timelines, and technical approaches when you believe they are wrong, even when it is uncomfortable or unpopular.
• Build mechanisms that create transparency, accelerate decision-making, and prevent recurring failures.
• Influence VP-level stakeholders and partner teams without formal authority, earning credibility through your depth of understanding, clarity of communication, and track record of delivering results.
• Define and drive operational excellence across your programs, establishing metrics, review cadences, and escalation paths that ensure sustained delivery velocity.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 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 work managing complex technology projects experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at here.