Principal Product Manager - Technical, Amazon Lists

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock plan

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a Principal Product Manager – Tech (PMT) to lead a high-ambition 0→1 initiative shaping how customers discover, organize, and share across Amazon. This role demands deep technical fluency, strategic vision, and strong leadership across engineering, science, and design teams.

You will drive a bold product vision, define metrics, and mentor senior PMs while leveraging Gen AI to deliver scalable customer experiences at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion a bold product vision for a new 0→1 initiative within Amazon Lists.
• Identify and drive opportunities to apply Gen AI and large language models.
• Partner with engineering and applied science teams to evaluate feasibility and architecture trade-offs.
• Align stakeholders across Amazon at VP+ levels and drive consensus.
• Define success metrics, conduct deep customer research, and prioritize by impact.
• Mentor senior PMs and contribute to a culture of invention and high standards.

Skills

Technical product management

Roadmap strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Gen AI knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

What if you could re-invent how millions of customers plan their shopping needs? We are looking for a Principal Product Manager – Tech (PMT) to lead a new 0→1 initiative that will shape the future of how customers discover, organize, and share across Amazon. This is a high-ambiguity, high-impact role that requires creative product thinking, deep technical fluency, and a strong point of view on how Generative AI can unlock transformative customer experiences.

Description

What if you could re-invent how millions of customers plan their shopping needs? We are looking for a Principal Product Manager – Tech (PMT) to lead a new 0→1 initiative that will shape the future of how customers discover, organize, and share across Amazon. This is a high-ambiguity, high-impact role that requires creative product thinking, deep technical fluency, and a strong point of view on how Generative AI can unlock transformative customer experiences.

As a Principal PMT, you will define the long-term vision and strategy, influence senior leadership, and drive execution across engineering, science, and design teams. You will operate with significant autonomy, navigating ambiguity to identify the biggest customer problems worth solving and delivering innovative solutions at scale.

Key job responsibilities

You will define and champion a bold product vision for a new 0→1 initiative within Amazon Lists, grounded in deep customer understanding and market insight. You'll identify and drive opportunities to apply Gen AI and large language models to create differentiated, intelligent customer experiences. You'll partner with engineering and applied science teams to evaluate technical feasibility, define architecture trade-offs, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery. You'll align stakeholders across Amazon (retail, personalization, Alexa, etc.) without direct authority; earn trust and drive consensus at VP+ levels. You'll conduct deep customer research, define success metrics, and relentlessly prioritize based on customer impact. You'll raise the bar on product thinking; mentor senior PMs and contribute to a culture of invention and high standards.

About The Team

Amazon Lists helps hundreds of millions of customers organize and share the things they love — from wish lists and gift registries to idea boards and collections. We're entering a new chapter, applying state of the art AI to re-imagine how customers curate, discover, and connect through lists.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
• Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement

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• 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 - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC