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Technical Program Manager, Payroll Locker - Payroll Tech

Posted Sep 17, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Software Engineering & IT Technical Program Management
Salary
$148.7K – $201.2K/yr
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
6+ years of technical product or program management experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

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Role Summary

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This role leads technology and product delivery for Amazon Payroll Technology, which integrates and automates payroll systems, detects defects before payment, and provides operational insights. The Technical Program Manager influences product strategy, system architecture, and delivery of reliable, scalable, and secure features for Payroll Operations.

What You'll Do

  • Prioritize and own the product roadmap.
  • Define clear requirements and make design decisions.
  • Plan delivery dates and launch core product features.
  • Lead large, complex projects with globally distributed stakeholders.
  • Document complex business rules and manage delivery plans and detailed status reports.
  • Use testing, deployment, and production data to measure quality and provide actionable product improvements.

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Qualifications

Required

  • 6+ years of technical product or program management experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
  • Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems or developing large-scale web applications

Preferred

  • 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 defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

Payroll Technology at Amazon is all about enabling our business to perform at scale as efficiently as possible with no defects. As Amazon's workforce grows, both in size and geography, Amazon's payroll operations become increasingly complex, and our customers are asked to do more with less. Process can only get them so far, and that's where we come in with technology solutions to integrate and automate systems, detect defects before payment, and provide insights.

As a Technical Program Manager on our team, you will be responsible for leading the prioritizing and owning roadmap, defining clear requirements, making design decisions, planning and achieving the delivery dates, and launch of some of the core product features. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices to delivery high quality products. The ideal candidate is clearly passionate about new opportunities and has a demonstrated track record of success in delivering new features and products. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. You will tackle large complex projects, document complex business rules in a highly distributed team, and understand service-oriented architecture. create reliable, scalable, secure products for our customers in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast.

The position is a unique blend of technology and business. It is a dynamic, challenging, and exciting opportunity for a proactive, independent team player that thrives on delivering superior service to our Payroll Operations customer. The ideal candidate has wide ranging experience across project/program management, stakeholder management, integration, and internally built applications.

This position requires that you are a significant and autonomous contributor. Your work is consistently high quality. You solve complex problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices. Your focus is on designing, developing and effectively applying automated solutions that test major portions of software (e.g., significant component, set of features, mid-size application, service, etc.). You prevent and find defects early. You apply software testing techniques, such as equivalence class partitioning, boundary value testing, etc. You build complete test and/or measurement solutions (e.g., performance, load, scalability, usability, etc.) You use data from testing, deployment, and production to measure quality and provide actionable improvement to the product. You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to make trade-offs. Your solutions are pragmatic. You plan large scale complex projects, with stakeholders spread globally, manage the delivery plan, and send detailed status reports.

Basic Qualifications

- 6+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems or developing large-scale web applications

Preferred 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 defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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. Amazon also 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.



USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
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Amazon is a global leader in e-commerce and cloud computing, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Initially starting as an online bookstore, it has since expanded its offerings to include a vast range of products and services, including electronics, fashion, and digital content. With Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company also provides powerful cloud solutions to businesses around the world. Known for its innovation, customer-centric approach, and commitment to operational efficiency, Amazon continues to shape the future of retail and technology, consistently seeking new ways to enhance customer experiences.