Program Manager, Integrated Planning — NA Startup

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Program Manager to join the Startup Integrated Planning team within the GEMS organization. This role oversees the integrated planning function for North America's infrastructure project portfolio, coordinating cross-functional workstreams into unified schedules that guide execution across large-scale builds and retrofits.

You will lead contract planners, enforce planning standards, and drive automation initiatives to improve efficiency and consistency across programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics.
• Advanced Excel and SQL knowledge.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of integrated scheduling with MS Project/Primavera P6.
• Experience applying AI tools and automation to scale operations.
• Strong problem-solving abilities to handle ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Shape and advance the workforce and vendor strategy for contracted planners.
• Oversee contracted project planners: set expectations, train, review deliverables, and support escalations.
• Assign and rebalance planners across projects based on priority and workload.
• Track project budgets, manage invoicing, and provide funding inputs.
• Refine and enforce planning quality standards connecting discipline timelines and handovers.
• Contribute to the planning maturity model and governance mechanisms.
• Design and implement governance to validate schedule quality at scale.
• Ensure weekly planning status reports are accurate and timely.
• Track planning health via KPI dashboards covering schedule integrity and milestones.
• Build relationships with partner functions to drive planning adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement of integrated planning across disciplines.
• Represent the program in cross-functional forums to align standards.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)

SQL

MS Project

Primavera P6

AI tooling / automation

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Program Manager to join the Startup Integrated Planning team within the GEMS organization. This role oversees the integrated planning function for North America's infrastructure project portfolio, coordinating cross-functional workstreams into unified schedules that guide execution across large-scale builds and retrofits.

You will lead contract planners, enforce planning standards, and drive automation initiatives to improve efficiency and consistency across programs.