Sr. Program Manager - Capital Planning, WWRGD

About the role

The Amazon's Worldwide Retail Grocery Development (WWRGD) team is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Program Manager to join their Capital Planning team. This role supports Amazon's multi-banner grocery portfolio, working closely with Real Estate, Design, Pre-Construction, Construction, and Finance teams to ensure efficient and strategic capital stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead OP1/OP2 and quarterly guidance cycles, coordinating with stakeholders and providing analyses for leadership review.

• Own and manage the full Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) process, including CAR Funding Templates and standardized white paper formats.

• Maintain and monitor portfolio-wide cost posture, conducting monthly Post-launch CapEx Reviews and quarterly deep dives into spending.

• Develop and present CARs and related follow-ups, ensuring alignment with senior leadership and managing the full approval lifecycle.

• Build repeatable processes to improve CAR creation efficiency, leveraging AI and automation tools for cost management and forecasting.

• Establish and support capital accounts under grocery business units, enhancing speed to capital access and identifying cost reduction measures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.

• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.

• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.

• Master's degree or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design, or related field preferred.

• Knowledge of general AI tools.

• Experience in designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs.