Principal Technical Program Manager, Alexa for Shopping

Amazon Conversational Search is the exciting new LLM-based feature in the Amazon App / Desktop to allow customers to engage with Amazon in natural language conversations. We are looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to deliver mission critical programs to build the leading edge infrastructure behind this experience as well as build new delightful customer experiences in this space.


Key job responsibilities
Key responsibilities for the role will include:
* Running high visibility programs across multiple teams in Alexa for Shopping org.
* Managing stakeholders across these teams as well as senior leadership of Search and adjacent orgs.
* Mentoring and growing other technical leaders to help them scale and lead mission critical initiatives.
* Using data and key metrics, to drive improvements that enhance our operational effectiveness.

A day in the life
As a senior leader in this emerging critical space for Amazon, you will have exposure to teams and leaders across the entire company. You will be a part of a leading edge research and development team and will work on many aspects of the Amazon business. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to improve things for our customers. You will have ownership and responsibility for defining and executing processes that deliver productivity for our developers and delightful experiences for our customers.

About the team
We are a part of Amazon Shopping focused on building a LLM-based conversational shopping experience called Alexa for Shopping. Our goal is to allow customers to intuitively engage with Amazon in natural language to get the most convenient shopping experience.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

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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, CA, Santa Clara - 203,500.00 - 275,300.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually