Principal Technical Program Manager, Leo data platform platform and Agentic AI

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the Leo Data Platform and Agentic AI programs. You will drive technical innovation and cross-team delivery, shaping data and AI practices, and engaging with senior leaders across business, tech, legal, and policy.

You will partner with senior engineers to map data origination and destinations, oversee design and funding, and own end-to-end data flows with accountability for ambitious 3+ year goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior engineers to map data flows across systems.
• Lead high-level and detailed design to create compliant architecture for managing user consent.
• Oversee scoping and funding of resources for the design across teams.
• Drive implementation of technical tasks and monitor dependencies and risks.
• Own end-to-end data flows from origin to destination and influence technical direction.

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Software development

Eng. collaboration

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Role

Leo is looking for a dynamic and high-judgment Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join the Leo Data Platform and Agentic AI team. This role is responsible for driving technical innovation and high-impact program delivery across Leo services globally. In addition, the Principal TPM will play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of Leo's data and AI practices. This involves framing and engaging in high-stakes discussions and decision-making with senior leaders from business, technology, legal, and public policy teams.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Partner with senior engineers to map the origination, augmentation and destinations of customer data across systems.
• Lead high level and detailed technical design with senior engineers to create compliant and efficient architecture for enforcing user consent.
• Oversee scoping and funding of technical resources required to deliver the technical design across teams.
• Drive implementation of technical tasks, monitoring key dependencies and reporting risks/issues/blockers.
• Own a broad scope and plenty of opportunity to influence technical direction across Leo business and engineering teams.
• Act as single threaded tech lead accountable for understanding and controlling end to end data flows from origin through destination.
• Set a comprehensive program portfolio to deliver an ambitious 3+ year vision of technical innovation.
• Engage with Principal Engineers, Engineering-Managers and PMTs to reach decisions on hotly debated technical topics.
• Hold partner engineering teams accountable for setting and delivering ambitious goals that improve competitive practices within their services.
• Identify inter-system dependencies and align on then monitor paths to address them.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands‑on work managing complex technology projects experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

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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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, Redmond - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually