Principal Product Manager - Tech, Amazon Keyspaces

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Principal Product Manager for Amazon Keyspaces to own end-to-end product strategy and execution. You will drive multi-year vision, collaborate with engineering, and define success metrics with data-driven rigor.

You'll work with leadership across AWS to translate customer needs into differentiated cloud database solutions, mentor junior PMs, and influence cross-team decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Technical Product Management experience.
• 5+ years of technical (software, network, IT) experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale SaaS, PaaS or LaaS products from concept through GTM.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Partner with engineering to translate deep technical capabilities into customer-loved products.
• Set the metrics that measure success and use them to hold the roadmap accountable.
• Represent the product to senior leadership, customers, and the developer community.
• Mentor product managers and elevate the craft of product management.

Skills

7+ years Technical PM

5+ years technical experience

GTM / product lifecycle

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/CE or related

Tools

Agile methodologies

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to have broad ownership and to work on a team focused on helping customers solve some of their biggest data challenges? Do you enjoy diving deep on customer use cases and working backwards from the customer to create new products, features, and services? Are you data-driven and are you excited by breaking down complex business and technical problems to find innovative solutions to help customers?

Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) is a scalable, serverless, highly available, and managed Apache Cassandra-compatible database service. Many of the world’s fastest growing businesses such as Monzo, Intuit, PwC, and Experian depend on the scale and performance of Keyspaces to support some of the world’s most demanding applications. We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to own end-to-end product management for Amazon Keyspaces, including strategy, and execution, working across engineering, Finance, and go-to-market to define where the service goes next. You will operate with significant autonomy, set direction on ambiguous and technically deep problems, and influence senior leaders across AWS.

In this role, you will:

• Define and drive the multi-year product vision and roadmap for Amazon Keyspaces.
• Partner with engineering and Solution Architect teams to translate deep technical capabilities into products customers love.
• Work backwards from customer needs to make prioritization and investment decisions in a fast-moving, ambiguous space.
• Represent the product to senior leadership, customers, and the broader developer community.
• Use data and customer insight to define success metrics and hold the roadmap accountable to them.

Key job responsibilities

As a Principal Product Manager, you will own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for a strategic area of Amazon Keyspaces, and you will be accountable for the outcomes it delivers. You will work backwards from customers to identify the highest-value problems to solve, then partner closely with engineering to bring solutions to market. You will make the hard prioritization calls in an ambiguous, fast-moving space, defend them with data and customer evidence, and communicate them clearly to senior leadership across AWS. You will also help raise the bar for product management on the team, mentoring other PMs and setting standards for how the org works backwards from customers.

• Set and own the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap for your area, and align stakeholders behind it.
• Write the narratives - PRFAQs, strategy docs, and business cases - that drive decisions and secure investment.
• Partner with engineering to define requirements and ship products that meet a high bar for customer experience.
• Define the metrics that measure success, and use them to hold the roadmap accountable.
• Influence senior leaders and partner teams across AWS to align on direction and resolve tradeoffs.
• Engage directly with customers to ground the roadmap in real needs.
• Mentor product managers and elevate the craft of product management across the team.

A day in the life

We're a high-ownership, high-velocity team operating in a space that is being defined in real time.

We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Senior members engage in one-on-one mentoring, and we care deeply about career growth - assigning projects that build both product and technical expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex challenges over time.

About the team

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) and AmazeCon conferences, 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 in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of working as a Technical Product Manager experience
• 5+ years of technical (software development, network development, IT, other related) experience
• Experience delivering large-scale SaaS, PaaS or LaaS products where you are responsible for the full product lifecycle, from concept through GTM (go to market)

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience working within teams delivering software products and features using agile methodologies
• Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), AI tools for development productivity, contributing to open-source projects, and/or version control systems
• Master's degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or PhD

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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Benefits & Compensation

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 181,100.00 - 245,000.00 USD annually