Lead Global Fiber Infrastructure Program Manager

Amazon; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s Global Connectivity Infrastructure Development (GCID) team seeks a TIPM II – Material Development to drive tactical material development workstreams across the pipeline. You will coordinate vendor R&D timelines, qualification trials, and program tracking to move materials through gates toward global deployment.

In this role you will partner with procurement, standards, QA, fiber engineering, and field teams, enabling efficient introductions of new materials for next-generation fabric

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience
• 3+ years of program management, product development, or material/manufacturing engineering experience
• 3 years experience managing vendor or supplier relationships in a technical development context
• 3 years demonstrating ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams through structured lifecycle gates
• 3+ years managing the standards of programs; reviewing data center designs for fiber requirements, and overseeing long haul fiber deployment projects

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day tracking of materials through lifecycle to ensure tasks clear gates on schedule
• Coordinate development timelines with vendor R&D partners; track milestones and action items
• Coordinate field trials end-to-end: test plans, logistics, lab scheduling, Go/No-Go decisions
• Support RFQ processes, track vendor build progress, document Go/No-Go decisions
• Create and maintain standardized templates, runbooks, evaluation rubrics, and document libraries
• Collaborate across procurement, standards, QA, fiber engineering, and field deployment teams globally
• Flag novel solutions for IP consideration; support IP filings
• Prepare monthly program updates and draft content for senior leadership
• Travel: 10–30% to vendor sites, labs, field trials

Skills

Vendor management

Program management

Product development

Infrastructure lifecycle

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Asana

Jira

Job description

Amazon’s Global Connectivity Infrastructure Development (GCID) team seeks a TIPM II – Material Development to drive tactical material development workstreams across the pipeline. You will coordinate vendor R&D timelines, qualification trials, and program tracking to move materials through gates toward global deployment.

In this role you will partner with procurement, standards, QA, fiber engineering, and field teams, enabling efficient introductions of new materials for next-generation fabric