Sr. Technical Program Manager , Amazon’s Worldwide Design and Engineering (WWDE) - Advanced Concept Team

About the role

The WWDE Advanced Concept Team defines and develops next-generation fulfillment center concepts before they enter firm engineering and construction phases. We drive network-impacting initiatives, develop functional requirements, and build the business cases that shape Amazon's fulfillment infrastructure investment. We integrate system-level thinking across process flow, automation, building systems, and associate experience — partnering with engineering and product teams to evaluate emerging technologies and validate feasibility. Our work directly shapes the template architectures deployed across Amazon's global network.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management of complex, multi-team concept development initiatives across multiple automation and fulfillment technology domains
• Drive program execution across engineering organizations, resolving conflicts and building consensus on key program objectives
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure business objectives are translated into actionable technical requirements and functional specifications
• Manage program dependencies, risks, and critical path across diverse technical workstreams; proactively identify and resolve blockers
• Facilitate design reviews and architectural discussions, ensuring cost/schedule/performance trade-offs align with organizational goals
• Build executive-level program documentation (business cases, concept approvals) and present to senior leadership
• Drive stakeholder alignment across partner technology teams from ideation through design approval
• Establish team mechanisms (WBRs, program cadences, design review gates) that create operational rhythm and accountability
• Lead strategic planning and resource allocation — defining priorities, balancing headcount, and deploying capacity against highest-impact opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 6+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure, complex systems, systems engineering
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent