Senior Program Manager, Emerging Shipping Initiatives

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Shipping is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Arlington, VA to own emerging programs from incubation through delivery. You will coordinate across Operations, Technology, Commercial, and Product teams, building execution frameworks and providing leadership with clear visibility into program health.

You will drive go/no-go decisions and scale successful initiatives with carrier partners and field operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Knowledge of general AI tools.
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive emerging programs from incubation through delivery, coordinating cross-functional execution across Operations, Technology, Commercial, and Product teams.
• Build execution frameworks tailored to early-stage programs where milestones shift, scope evolves, and success criteria may be redefined.
• Provide leadership with clear, honest visibility into program health to enable timely go/no-go funding decisions.
• Establish governance mechanisms that maintain accountability without slowing experimentation.
• Coordinate operational readiness for new capabilities, working with carrier partners, compliance teams, and field operations.
• Surface learnings early and systematically so programs can be scaled, pivoted, or wound down based on evidence.
• Build and maintain cross-organizational partnerships that enable rapid iteration despite competing priorities.
• Support quarterly planning with senior stakeholders, aligning investments across the emerging programs portfolio.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven decisions

Leadership communication

Education

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Amazon Shipping is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Arlington, VA to own emerging programs from incubation through delivery. You will coordinate across Operations, Technology, Commercial, and Product teams, building execution frameworks and providing leadership with clear visibility into program health.

You will drive go/no-go decisions and scale successful initiatives with carrier partners and field operations.