Senior Program Manager, Real Estate Expansion, Rapid and Rural Logistics

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join its Rapid and Rural Expansions team. This role involves managing real estate expansion projects, driving process improvements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in program management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, ready to tackle complex challenges in a fast-paced environment. Join a dynamic team focused on revolutionizing logistics and delivering exceptional customer experiences across the U.S.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience in stakeholder management and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of real estate expansion from business requirement to lease signing.
• Drive program objectives, analyze data, and improve processes.

Skills

Program Management

Project Management

Capacity Management

Network Planning

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Process Improvement

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps)

SQL

Job description

Senior Program Manager, Real Estate Expansion, Rapid and Rural Logistics

Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, innovative company, on a rapidly growing team? If so, come make history with the Rapid and Rural (R2L) Expansions team.

The R2L Team increases the speed of delivery for customers in Urban areas and is responsible for the acquisition, construction and management of all facilities within the Sub Same Day program. We are looking for a program manager to join our R2L Expansions Team who will develop and manage a cross-functional process to identify and validate perspective new buildings or land options, think big to anticipate and work around potential blockers, and deliver site selections for new building launches.

For this role, we are looking for Program Manager with strong capacity management, network planning and proven project management experience to own both strategic and tactical real estate expansion projects and programs. This role requires scoping and creating project plans, developing and scaling processes, coordinating and driving execution, and communicating to cross-functional senior management on status, risks and process/product changes. Cross-team collaboration, project management and executive presentation skills are essential.


Key job responsibilities
- Roadmap early pre-lifecycle process for capacity planning and network expansion
- Manage full lifecycle of the real estate expansion process from business requirement to lease signing through cross-functional partnerships across Transactions, Legal, Capacity Planning, Operations, and Pre-Construction, among others
- Develop the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver new fulfillment locations
- Drive program objectives, analyze data and drive quantifiable improvements
- Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, and scaling factors
- Partner with cross-functional teams to source, allocate, and coordinate resources
- Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine project prioritization
- Identify gaps between teams, processes and systems, helping teams reduce inefficiencies
- Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks
- Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives
- Develop, implement, and track KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects
- Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers

About the team
We’re driving the key pillars of increased speed and wider coverage for the future of supply chain and enabling faster customer delivery for a wider range of products across the U.S. If you are seeking a fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation and execute on multi-million-dollar expansion deals, this is your opportunity. Come work on the Amazon R2L Worldwide Engineering and Innovation team!

- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.