Sr Technical Program Manager, Prime Video Personalization

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Technical Program Manager for Prime Video Personalization, where you will take ownership of innovative software solutions and drive large technology initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with talented engineers and product managers, ensuring the delivery of exceptional digital experiences. You will be at the forefront of shaping the future of entertainment, crafting roadmaps, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve key milestones. If you are passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives across software engineering teams for Prime Video Personalization.
• Manage programs, build processes, and coordinate release schedules.

Skills

Technical product management

Software development

Program management

Cross-functional team management

System-level technical design

Roadmap execution

Job description

Sr Technical Program Manager, Prime Video Personalization

Job ID: 2887759 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.

As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.

We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career in Prime Video Tech takes you!

Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will work deeply with engineering teams on the design, implementation, and drive the delivery of large technology initiatives for Prime Video Personalization on the PV Homepage.

You will be responsible for leading initiatives spanning across teams of software engineers, designing and building innovative software solutions for our customers. You will need to be an excellent leader and bridge across various parts of Tech, Product, and business.

A day in the life:

1. Craft a goal update for a key goal that goes up to our VP
2. Attend an engineering standup and help unblock a key milestone
3. Update the experimental roadmap with updates on the 10s of experiments in flight across the org
4. Lunch with the Engineering team
5. Work through a launch-blocker with some engineers
6. Talk with Product managers about the requirements for an upcoming project
7. Respond to some emails and work through the release strategy for an upcoming project

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 3+ years of software development 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
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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