Technical Program Manager, DC Security

Amazon Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the AWS Data Center Physical Security team. The role focuses on scoping and delivering large end-to-end programs, collecting business requirements, writing specifications, and driving schedules from design to release.

You will lead cross-functional and external collaborations to develop optimal solutions, break down complex programs, and deliver high-quality functionality in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical product or program management.
• Experience in project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-team and cross-organization delivery of long-term customer-facing programs.
• Meet with internal and external customers to understand future requirements.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders in multiple business and technical teams to define and deliver on milestones; plan events and manage actions.
• Lead data-driven decision making through analysis of metrics and operational data, creating KPIs to demonstrate value.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional coordination

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Job ID: 10574748 | Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager for the AWS Data Center Physical Security team.

In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large programs end-to-end. Responsibilities include collection of business requirements from customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal teams, external teams and partners to develop optimal solutions for new features.

The right candidate will possess a strong technical and program management background, will have successfully managed multi-discipline, highly technical initiatives. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. You should be open to new challenges, extremely good at multi-tasking, innovative, creative, self-directed and a great team player.

At Amazon, along with technical strength, we expect our TPMs to interact with internal and external customers, partners and suppliers to understand our joint business goals and priorities, and to execute rapidly, delivering high-quality functionality. As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. An ability to take large, complex programs and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a timely manner.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage cross-team and cross-organization delivery of long-term customer-facing programs
• Meet with internal and external customers to understand future requirements
• Collaborate with project stakeholders in multiple business and technical teams to define and deliver on agreed upon milestones. Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs Plan and coordinate events including facilitation and action item management.
• Lead data-driven decision making through analysis of metrics and operational data, creating KPIs to demonstrate product/program value and effectiveness.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE), inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in technical product or program management
• Experience in project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with engineering teams
• Experience in software development

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

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.