Sr. Technical Program Manager, PXT Central Science

About the role

The Central Science Team within Amazon's People Experience and Technology org (PXTCS) uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, well-being, and the value of work to Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team, which combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex technical programs involving machine learning models and artificial intelligence systems that improve employee experience for over 1.5 million Amazonians worldwide.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering, product, data science, and business teams to successfully deliver these programs.
• Develop detailed plans, schedules, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Identify dependencies and enable seamless collaboration between engineering and science teams building the AI/ML models, product managers defining requirements, data scientists providing insights, and business stakeholders across Amazon's employee services.
• Continuously monitor progress, highlight roadblocks early, and develop contingency plans.
• Lead communication across various levels, including providing executive visibility into these high-impact programs.
• Work closely with senior business partners and our interdisciplinary team of data scientists, economists, and engineers to create positive employee experiences through innovative technology at Amazon's scale.
• Mentor and develop more junior TPMs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 4+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience working directly with engineering teams

Skills

• Experience with large scale data platforms and working with large/unstructured data sets

Benefits

Amazon 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

Base salary range for this position is $148,700.00 - $201,200.00 USD annually.

Schedule

Location: USA, VA, Arlington - $148,700.00 - $201,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - $148,700.00 - $201,200.00 USD annually