Sr Technical Program Manager, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery

Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC, in Seattle, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of large-scale recommendation systems powering Prime Video. You will lead cross-functional teams across software, product, and business to design, implement, and ship innovative solutions for our customers.

In this role, you will manage roadmaps, coordinate releases, and drive KPI/SLA metrics for multi-million dollar outcomes.

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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Craft a goal update for a key goal that goes up to our VP
• Attend an engineering standup and help unblock a key milestone
• Update the experimental roadmap with updates on hundreds of experiments in flight across the org
• Work through a launch-blocker with some engineers
• Talk with Product managers about the requirements for an upcoming project
• Respond to emails and work through the release strategy for an upcoming project

Skills

Technical PM

Program management

Software development

Cross-functional leadership

Roadmaps

System design

KPI / SLA definition

Risk management

Job description

Description

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

Description

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!

Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of customers finding what they love to watch in one place.

Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals such as the Emmy Award-winning comedies Fleabag and Fallout, The Rings of Power, and The Summer I turned pretty, exclusives live sports including Thursday Night Football and licensed content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will work deeply with engineering and science teams on the design, implementation, and drive the delivery of large scale recommendations systems that power all Prime VIdeo surfaces

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

• Craft a goal update for a key goal that goes up to our VP
• Attend an engineering standup and help unblock a key milestone
• Update the experimental roadmap with updates on hundreds of experiments in flight across the org
• Work through a launch-blocker with some engineers
• Talk with Product managers about the requirements for an upcoming project
• Respond to some emails and work through the release strategy for an upcoming project
  
  

About The Team

We are a team that is passionate about using Machine Learning and experiments to recommend the right content to every customer at the right time. We love experimentation and learning how we can improve the quality of our recommendations. As a TPM, you will work across the team and the broader PV organization to deliver meaningful change.

We move fast, seek impact and don't forget to have fun on the way. Come help shape this important business for Prime Video and change the streaming industry.

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 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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Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10534275