Sr. Project Manager, GEMS, NA Startup

Key job responsibilities

• Manage new and existing programs, successfully delivering difficult projects and goals across multiple organizations
• Possess strong collaboration with other program managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones, and drive delivery
• Own program communication, accelerate progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, clear blockers (e.g., path to green), escalate as needed
• Influence design and development of strategic processes
• Work with program managers and business leaders to communicate and impact critical business initiatives
• Develop, implement, and govern the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned program, project, or sub-task
• Provide accountability while reporting on status, ask for help, and immediately escalate issues and problems as necessary
• Responsible for overall project schedule that enables the teams to be successful based upon the project milestones and Go-Live

A day in the life

A Day in the Life:

• Travel to location (Uber, Airport, Rental Car) / 3PL Schedule Review Meeting / Emails / PO Approval / Inventory Tracking
• Stakeholder Weekly Meeting / Site Walk/ Budget Report /Meetings / Project Incentive Work
• Safety Walk / Order Review with Procurement / Non-Inventory Review with Site 3PL / Risk Management / PMO Reporting
• Travel to home (Uber, Airport, Rental Car) / Emails / Meetings / Invoice Approvals / Risk Review / Safety Reporting
• Update Project Health Tracker / File Travel expenses / Book Travel 3 Weeks Out / Document Lessons Learned / Team Meeting / One-on-One / Project Meetings / Update Travel Calendar

Amazon Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

Qualifications

• 6+ 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
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ 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