Sr. Program Manager, Prime Video - Advertising

About the role

We are looking for a seasoned product leader with strong domain expertise in video advertising, supply utilization, and advertising business inputs. The preferred candidate will have both broad and deep understanding of the advertising ecosystem with a proven ability to influence and drive vision, goals, and launch complex products across large organizations. If you enjoy working with high performance teams, being part of a rapidly growing business, and inventing creative solutions to complex product problems, this role is for you.

The ideal candidate should have experience in a fast-paced environment, strong technical depth in advertising, video streaming, and/or paid media. Success in this role requires a customer-centric approach, innovative thinking, and effective communication across technical and business stakeholders. Join us in our exciting journey to be the world’s best ad-supported streaming service by creating customer-obsessed ad experiences and unparalleled product innovation to deliver for our customers and advertisers.

Qualities we value

• Passion for TV/movies and excitement about the changing media entertainment landscape
• Data-driven and analytical approach, balanced with sound judgement for decision-making in ambiguous situations
• Willingness to dive into a variety of problems and own solutions end-to-end
• Ability to actively engage with internal streaming service teams and audiences
• Skill in identifying industry trends, determining customer experience best practices, and developing strategies for optimizing video investments
• Comfort with experimentation and rapid learning in a fast-moving environment

Responsibilities

• Lead key, strategic projects for large, complex workstreams, identifying, assessing, and prioritizing opportunities based on strategic goals, business needs, and customer value
• Mine and analyze data for metrics and decision support
• Identify and remove systemic bottlenecks that slow decision-making or delivery across organizational boundaries
• Ensure cross-functional dependencies are visible, tracked, and resolved before they become blockers
• Consult with key partners to determine program prioritization, while sourcing and coordinating resources
• Act as a subject matter expert by contributing perspective, insights, and knowledge to guide the establishment of new processes and systems
• Think big and invent new ways to improve Prime Video Ads for viewers and advertisers
• Design and maintain the organizational operating rhythm (business reviews, planning cycles, leadership forums) that keeps the organization synchronized

You will be exposed to a wide range of technologies, systems, and business challenges. You will have the freedom and encouragement to explore your own ideas and the reward of seeing your contributions live in front of customers.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
• Experience owning end-to-end programs to drive results
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design, or related field
• Knowledge of general AI tools
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Experience with digital technologies, consumer products, media, and e-commerce
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment similar to a high-tech start-up
• Experience managing workload during times of stress or escalated activity
• Experience in advertising or streaming video (a plus)
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
• Adept at making data-driven decisions
• Proven ability to make smart trade-offs on time-to-market versus features

Pay

• USA, NY, New York: $127,200.00 - $185,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $115,600.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

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