What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Program Manager position at Amazon?
Description
Amazon is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. We're building revolutionary robotic systems that combine cutting-edge AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible in robotic manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction.
Our collaborative team is at the forefront of building world-class industrial automation solutions. Our team is searching for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) that can manage the complexity and vast technical workstreams across all aspects of our program. As the TPM, you seek to maximize decision-making velocity by removing obstacles. This role is empowered to audit, evaluate, and escalate risk to the functional leader when technical decision or delivery status is a risk driver to schedule or the overall technical vision. Your role is critical to managing the total timing, overall risks/issues and dependencies, and scope changes to partner/dependent teams as required.
Key job responsibilities
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, MA, N.Reading - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10422971
Amazon is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. We're building revolutionary robotic systems that combine cutting-edge AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible in robotic manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction.
Our collaborative team is at the forefront of building world-class industrial automation solutions. Our team is searching for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) that can manage the complexity and vast technical workstreams across all aspects of our program. As the TPM, you seek to maximize decision-making velocity by removing obstacles. This role is empowered to audit, evaluate, and escalate risk to the functional leader when technical decision or delivery status is a risk driver to schedule or the overall technical vision. Your role is critical to managing the total timing, overall risks/issues and dependencies, and scope changes to partner/dependent teams as required.
Key job responsibilities
- Establishing and contributing to a mechanism and cadence to manage the Amazon industrial robotic program
- Managing escalations or misalignments when there are risks to delivering committed services with high quality; facilitating/leading tradeoff decisions with customers, stakeholders, and partner teams when there are conflicting priorities
- Working with teams to determine whether a decision is a one-way or two-way door. Managing necessary discussions with customer and partner teams to manage expectations, impacts, and risks, associated with said decision(s)
- Contributing to and publishing a clear RACI to create transparency with customer teams and to drive ownership and accountability
- Coordinating across internal teams to ensure alignment and enablement of delivering deployment services
- Exercising strong technical judgement to influence and drive deployment methodology expertise to program level decisions
- Ability to understand scalability requirements and determine feasibility of technology deployments at scale – acting as the voice back to Product and Engineering teams to protect for those requirements on emerging technical products
- 5 years of technical product or program management experience
- 3 years of software development, or 3 years of relevant technical position experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 3 years of hands-on work managing cross-functional and complex technology projects experience
- 3 years of hardware development experience
- Experience building sustainable processes across hardware, software, and science
- Experience working in Scaled Agile Frameworks across HW/SW teams
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, MA, N.Reading - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10422971