Integrated Planning Program Manager – NA Startup

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 74,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Startup Integrated Planning team within GEMS in North America. This role shapes workforce strategy for contracted planners, oversees performance, drives standardization, and builds cross-functional partnerships across design, operations, construction, and IT to deliver integrated schedules for large-scale infrastructure projects.

You will push automation, define governance, monitor KPIs, and communicate progress to senior

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) and SQL
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of integrated scheduling experience with MS Project/Primavera P6 or equivalent
• Experience applying AI tools and automation to scale program operations
• Ability to handle ambiguous challenges with strong problem solving

Responsibilities

• Shape workforce and vendor strategy for contracted planners, including capacity modeling and procurement negotiations
• Oversee contracted project planners: set expectations, provide training, review deliverables
• Assign planners across projects based on priority, complexity, workload
• Track project budgets, manage invoicing, and provide funding inputs for planning resources
• Refine quality standards for integrated schedules and ensure single source of truth
• Contribute to planning maturity model and governance mechanisms
• Develop SOPs for planning activities and improve planning tools and templates
• Identify and mitigate program-level planning risks and surface cross-functional dependencies
• Build program-level relationships with design, operations, construction, IT, and engineering
• Represent Integrated Planning in global forums and drive standardization

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PMP or PMI-SP (preferred)

Tools

Excel

SQL

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Startup Integrated Planning team within GEMS in North America. This role shapes workforce strategy for contracted planners, oversees performance, drives standardization, and builds cross-functional partnerships across design, operations, construction, and IT to deliver integrated schedules for large-scale infrastructure projects.

You will push automation, define governance, monitor KPIs, and communicate progress to senior