Senior Technical Program Manager, AWS SMGS Ops, IDEAS

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a technically savvy Technical Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives within the SMGS Ops organization. You will drive large- scale programs, coordinate with software engineering, data teams, and business stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The role emphasizes breaking down complex projects, managing tradeoffs, and delivering measurable impact on revenue growth and cost efficiency across AWS customers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams
• 5+ years of technical program management with software engineering teams
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams and coordinating release schedules
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects with a strong program management approach across cross-functional teams.
• Identify bottlenecks, escalate issues, and balance business needs with technical constraints.
• Break down large initiatives into manageable pieces and deliver on time with high judgment and leadership.

Skills

Engineering collaboration

Technical program management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in Cloud Computing. Our web services provide a platform for IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 500 companies. The Sales, Marketing, and Global Services Operations (SMGS Ops) mission is to enable the AWS field (“sellers”) organization to be the most efficient and effective in the world. Our goal is to reduce inefficiencies and overall cost of sales while identifying opportunities to accelerate revenue growth. Our team deliver the tools, data, mechanism, and processes that drive new sales strategies to accelerate revenue growth and more efficient cost of sales.

Key job responsibilities

As the right candidate, you will possess a strong program management background, have demonstrated experience leading large projects, and have a well-rounded technical background. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. Ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. High judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership experience will help to succeed in this role.

About the team

IDEAS — Insights, Data Engineering, Econometrics, Analytics & Science — is the organization within AWS SMGS Ops responsible for turning data into insight for the AWS Sales and Marketing business. The team builds and operates the data infrastructure, analytics, and data science capabilities that help leaders across AWS understand their business, make better decisions, and serve customers more effectively at global scale.

We build with both native AWS technology — including state-of-the-art Generative AI — and industry-standard products, pairing the best of each to move faster, work smarter, and continually raise the bar on what our data and insights can do.

It is a collaborative, intellectually curious, and fast-moving group that partners closely with stakeholders across the company.

About AWS

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Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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.

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.

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