Sr. PMT, DTD Capacity Planning, Amazon Leo

Description

Amazon Leo is building the world's most advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the globe. As part of this mission, we are seeking a Senior Product Manager – Technical (PMT), DTD Capacity Planning to define product requirements for and lead delivery of a new system capacity and optimization model based on forecasted subscriber demand globally for DTD service across NTN smartphones, IoT, and automotive.

This role requires technical mastery of the mobile 5G handset ecosystem, IoT modules, and automotive, including product lifecycle management, subscriber trends, attach/activation rates by segment, typical usage scenarios, network performance KPIs, demand forecast models, and the ability to translate these inputs into product requirements for a DTD system capacity planning model. The Senior Product Manager - Technical (PMT) will be at the forefront of defining and building 0-to-1 DTD satellite systems for consumer, business, and government customers globally.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
• Drive feature alignment with engineering on a satellite system capacity and optimization model for Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device (DTD) service, bringing solid business, product, and market research rigor into the process.
• Own the DTD system capacity and optimization model, ensuring on-time delivery across multiple workstreams with high standards and operational excellence.
• Work closely with Amazon Leo engineering teams and telco MNO/Device/Chipset ecosystem to define, build and run detailed capacity simulation models, ensuring deterministic behavior, low latency, and high reliability for satellite-based connectivity and TN-NTN mobility. Lead by example with systems thinking to solve problems.
• Stay current with industry trends, and evolving NTN deployment models to guide long-term product strategy, capacity, and demand models aligned to Amazon Leo’s roadmap.
• Write and present technical documents (6-pagers, PR/FAQs, BRDs, PRDs) to senior leadership.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering hardware, software, systems, operations, and program management teams across Amazon Leo.
• Be structured and flexible at the same time to learn as the business evolves.
• Provide visibility and communicate extremely well, with responsibility to provide updates to VPs, author operation plans, business review documents, and communicate to the broader Amazon Leo team.
• Be a seasoned product leader with a demonstrated history of leading product strategy, technology solutions, data analytics, and customer experience.
• Thrive on ambiguity and have a track record of delivering large-scale technology products and/or led large operational or technical teams.
• Lead large, global, and complex technology initiatives in a large business unit, working cross-functionally with several business and technical teams.
• The ability to think and move quickly and is inspired to build mechanisms to simplify and continuously innovate.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.
• Operate with a bias for action while maintaining the highest bar for quality and safety in satellite communications systems.
• Demonstrate Ownership by treating the team's mission as your own and Earn Trust through transparent communication and consistent delivery.

A day in the life
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Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team
You will be joining a team focused on defining and driving the product requirements for the Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device (DTD) satellite system.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience bridging technical and business teams to collect and refine requirements, prioritize incoming work requests, and ensure all committed work is delivered on time
- Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning
- Experience owning technology products
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or majors relating to these fields
- 5 years of solving problems with technology in complex systems
- 3 years of data science systems and implementation experience

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA
- Experience in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and interpreting financial results, or experience making strategic business decisions and managing internal relationships
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience working directly with engineering teams
- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience in Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry

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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.