Sr. Wireless TPM - Ops and Strategy, Wireless Connectivity

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Technical Program Manager to serve as the Chief of Staff for the Wireless Connectivity organization in Sunnyvale, CA. You will own operational excellence, strategic planning, and AI-powered program management for a leadership team guiding WiFi, Bluetooth, Thread, Zigbee, Matter, and other device initiatives across Echo, Fire TV, Ring, and more.

You will run the leadership rhythm (WBR/MBR/QBR), coordinate cross-team efforts across 4+ sub-orgs, manage headcount forecasting and

Qualifications

• 7+ years directing engineering teams in complex programs.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of TPM experience with software engineering teams.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Own and run leadership operating rhythm: WBR/MBR/QBR and OP cycles.
• Drive cross-team coordination across 4+ sub-orgs and manage agendas.
• Prepare executive documents and track decisions with follow-through.
• Build AI-augmented workflows to reduce manual toil and surface insights.
• Monitor portfolio health with dashboards and escalation write-ups.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Program management

Software development

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Job description

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to serve as the Chief of Staff for Amazon's Wireless Connectivity organization ( engineers across US and Asia). This person will own operational excellence, strategic planning, and AI-powered program management for a leadership org that ships wireless connectivity solutions (WiFi, Bluetooth, Thread, Zigbee, Matter, Sidewalk) across Amazon's entire device portfolio — Echo, Fire TV, Ring, Blink, Key, smart eyewear, and next-generation smart home products.

This is not a traditional "track one program" TPM role. You will be the operating system for a hardware engineering organization: running the planning cadence, driving headcount and budget decisions, preparing executive documents (OP1/OP2), monitoring health of 30+ concurrent programs, and building AI-augmented workflows that replace manual toil. You will be the person leadership relies on to know where every program stands and keep a pulse check on org health.

Key job responsibilities

Org Operations & Cadence

• Own and run the leadership operating rhythm: WBR, MBR, QBR, OP cycles
• Drive cross-team coordination across 4+ sub-orgs
• Prepare agendas, track action items, and ensure decisions are documented and followed through
• Manage org-wide communications: announcements, hiring updates, launch celebrations

Strategic Planning & HC Management

• Own the annual/bi-annual OP1/OP2 planning cycle end-to-end: narrative writing, HC asks, cost modeling
• Manage headcount forecasting
• Run monthly HC scrub: validate loading against 9-Box rules, identify violations, prepare remediation plans
• Model trade-offs between programs, functions, and geos for leadership decisions
• Prepare and maintain roadmap-to-HC mapping for 50+ product programs

Org Health & Escalation

• Monitor org health across the full portfolio (milestones, risks, blockers, dependencies)
• Build dashboards and automated reports that surface Red/Yellow status before review meetings
• Prepare escalation write-ups with data, context, and recommended actions for leadership

AI-Augmented Operations (Differentiator)

• Build, maintain, and improve AI agent workflows that automate operational toil
• Design and operate LLM-based tools for: HC scrub automation, program mapping, report generation, document drafting executive summaries
• Continuously identify manual processes that can be automated with AI/ML tooling
• Evaluate and adopt new AI capabilities (coding assistants, document analysis, data pipelines) for org-wide benefit

Executive Communication

• Write executive-ready narratives: OP documents, business reviews, org highlights, 6-pagers
• Translate technical wireless engineering work into business impact for non-technical audiences
• Prepare data-backed briefing materials for leadership reviews

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 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

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.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 171,000.00 - 231,400.00 USD annually