Sr. Technical Program Manager, EU Prime and Marketing Tech

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr. Technical Program Manager, where you'll lead innovative projects that enhance user experiences for millions. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to tackle complex challenges in software engineering and program management. You'll be at the forefront of driving strategic initiatives, balancing customer needs with technical constraints, and influencing key decisions across the organization. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical program management with software engineering teams.
• Ability to manage complex projects and develop functional specifications.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate bottlenecks and manage escalations in technical programs.
• Drive multiple programs in parallel across various teams.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Software Engineering

Cross-functional Program Management

System Design

Analytical Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership

Job description

Sr. Technical Program Manager, EU Prime and Marketing Tech

Job ID: 2910492 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Are you looking for the opportunity to have a major impact on innovative technology used by millions of people every day? The EU Prime and Marketing team is looking for a Sr. TPM to work on our worldwide feature that helps Amazon customers find great deals on great products.

EU Prime and Marketing Tech solutions are an integral part of the Amazon shopping experience, and our science and infrastructure are used to drive experiences for hundreds of millions of customers WW.

We love to work with smart, solution-oriented people that have a strong sense of ownership and customer obsession. We are passionate about building well-designed, robust and scalable software to deliver inspiring user experiences that delight our customers. You will be part of a team of passionate and experienced professionals in the multi-cultural environment of the EU Amazon Development.

These teams are comprised of Software Engineers at multiple levels alongside Economists, Applied Scientists, Technical Program Managers, UX Designers, and Business partners. TPMs on this team will work closely with a variety of business and technology platform and service teams across Amazon.

We look for experienced software engineering leaders who possess a wide variety of skills. As the successful applicant for this role, you will solve varied complex problems across Amazon (including business prioritization, technical challenges in optimization, large-scale computing, distributed systems, web applications, scalability, security, and algorithms, to name just a few). You will drive multiple programs in parallel, working with business stakeholders and partner technical teams across Europe, Asia, India, and the USA. Our team is composed of many clever and generally awesome people, so you'll learn a huge amount - and have a lot of fun - in the process!

Key Job Responsibilities

As a Sr. TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance customer and business needs against technical constraints. An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent, and leadership are essential to success in this role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
2. Experience managing cross-functional programs and release schedules
3. Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
4. Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
5. Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
6. Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
7. Experience working directly with engineering teams
8. Experience in system design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience in project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management
2. Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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Posted: January 15, 2025