Principal Product Manager - Technical, External Services, Amazon Aurora (AWS)

Amazon; East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 208,300 - 281,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a Principal Product Manager - Technical for the Aurora team in East Palo Alto. You will shape the enterprise roadmap for a MySQL/PostgreSQL-compatible cloud database engine and lead cross-functional teams from strategy through launch.

Responsibilities include defining user experiences, GTM plans, and enabling sales, service, and partners. Strong emphasis on customer insight, market research, and delivering scalable cloud services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager.
• 5+ years of technical experience (software development, network development, IT, or related).
• Experience delivering large-scale SaaS/PaaS/LaaS products with end-to-end lifecycle ownership.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Define seamless user experiences across Aurora—improving getting-started, query execution, and generative-AI experiences.
• Create product strategy for new services and launch vision, roadmap, and go-to-market plans for enterprise customers.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute the full product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical execution.
• Craft detailed product requirement documents with deep understanding of market segments and customers.
• Enable sales, service, and partner teams with enablement tools and go-to-market plans.
• Drive sales via business development, customer calls, and creation of support tools.
• Track metrics and establish goals to identify opportunities for success.
• Research and identify new innovation opportunities on behalf of AWS customers.

Skills

Technical Product Manager

Cross-functional leadership

End-to-end lifecycle ownership

SaaS/PaaS/LaaS product delivery

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Principal Product Manager - Technical, External Services, Amazon Aurora

Job ID: 10407158 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Are you interested in building hyper‑scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage vast volumes of data? This role is part of Amazon Aurora, a MySQL and PostgreSQL‑compatible relational database engine that combines high performance with simplicity and cost‑effectiveness. Aurora handles provisioning, patching, backup, and scaling so customers can focus on data insights.

Joining the Amazon Aurora team gives you the opportunity to:

• Work on a disruptive product that’s still early in its life cycle
• Solve challenging problems that will revolutionize database computing in the cloud
• Be part of a recognized leader in the cloud computing space
• Have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of AWS database service users
• Engage in the fast‑growing big‑data space and learn from experts

Responsibilities

• Define seamless user experiences across Aurora – improving getting‑started, query execution, and generative‑AI experiences
• Create product strategy for new services and launch vision, roadmap, and go‑to‑market plans for enterprise customers
• Lead cross‑functional teams to execute the full product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical execution
• Craft detailed product requirement documents, leveraging deep understanding of market segments and customers
• Enable sales, service, and partner teams with enablement tools and go‑to‑market plans
• Drive sales via business development, customer calls, and creation of support tools
• Track metrics and establish goals to identify opportunities for success
• Research and identify new innovation opportunities on behalf of AWS customers

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager
• 5+ years of technical experience (software development, network development, IT, or related)
• Experience delivering large‑scale SaaS/PaaS/LaaS products with end‑to‑end lifecycle ownership
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in computer architecture or building complex software systems delivered to customers
• Prior expertise with building and shipping database services
• 3+ years of relevant professional or military experience after undergraduate and before advanced studies
• Experience working with external enterprises

Compensation

Base salary ranges by location:
USA, CA, East Palo Alto - $208,300.00 – $281,800.00 annually
USA, WA, Redmond - $181,100.00 – $245,000.00 annually
USA, WA, Seattle - $181,100.00 – $245,000.00 annually

The Amazon package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D, optional supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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