Technical Program Manager, Gateways, KGS

Amazon; Milano; In loco; EUR 114.000 - 198.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology company is looking for a Technical Program Manager to oversee the Amazon Leo satellite network’s program. This role requires managing project timelines, establishing baselines, and ensuring team accountability. Candidates should have over 5 years of technical program management experience and ideally understand satellite communications systems. This position is based in Milan, Italy, and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Servizi

Competitive salary

Full range of medical benefits

Equity and sign-on payments

Competenze

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of satellite communications systems preferred.

Mansioni

• Manage the program team and monitor overall program progress.
• Collaborate with the ALG product and engineering teams.
• Deliver programs procuring satellite antennas and components.

Conoscenze

Technical product management

Cross-functional team management

Strong writing skills

Business judgment

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Descrizione del lavoro

Technical Program Manager, Gateways, ALG

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Job ID: 10037

Key job responsibilities

• As a Sr. Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for managing the program team, establishing program cost, technical and schedule baselines, and tracking progress towards that baseline. You will identify project critical schedule paths, establish and implement plans to avoid and recover from challenges, and ensure your programs meet customer cost, technical and schedule goals.
• You will work with ALG product, engineering, contracts, finance, supply chain, and business development employees to support your programs. You will work closely with the Amazon Leo commercial team to organize resources, schedule milestones, and track achievements. You will work in a collaborative, analytical, fast-paced environment and must be comfortable interacting with highly technical cross‑functional teams.
• The candidate must have strong business judgment, dive deep into data, have strong writing skills, and be comfortable leading executive‑level reviews.
• The best candidates will have deep understanding of satellite communications systems and components, systems engineering, and program management. Candidates with experience executing programs to develop, field, maintain, and support SATCOM ground radio frequency antennas and components, and supporting networks will be preferred.

Security Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active (within the past 2 years) TS/SCI security clearance.

A day in the life

• Propose and drive adoption of improvements to the Amazon Leo program for government users.
• Lead and document trade studies for intra‑team review for stakeholder buy‑in.
• Deliver programs that procure satellite antennas, components, and service; lead site preparation and construction activities; obtain site regulatory and local approvals; manage site installation, checkout, and commissioning; sustain sites; support product lines and fielded systems; and collect performance statistics and analyze for contract compliance and product improvements.
• Create program schedule, cost and technical baselines, define and track key program metrics, and manage execution of the program to meet those goals. Manage suppliers, subcontractors and support staff on your programs. Proactively manage the programs and devise plans to resolve breakdowns, remove roadblocks, avoid triggering threats, fulfill obligations and exploit opportunities. Organize regular project and team meetings, focusing design teams and support staff to meeting program baselines. Set agenda, communicate meeting notes and actions, follow up with responsible owners. Provide monthly program status updates to management, stakeholders, and customers. Fulfill program hardware, software, firmware, documentation, and service deliverables.
• Work with customers and the ALG team to foster strong relationships and high customer satisfaction to promote strong and growing revenue generation.
• Communicate clear and effective narratives to executive management on the plans, status, and critical issues. Escalate urgent issues appropriately and drive them to closure in a timely manner.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross‑functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Experience managing projects across cross‑functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules.
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi‑million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership.
• The best candidates will have deep understanding of satellite communications systems and components, systems engineering, and program management. Candidates with experience executing programs to develop, field, maintain, and support SATCOM ground radio frequency antennas and components, and supporting networks will be preferred.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.