Strategic Program Manager - Integrated Planning & Scheduling

Amazon Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to join the Startup Integrated Planning team within the Global Engineering, Materials, & Sustainability (GEMS) organization.

This role oversees a team of contracted project planners and helps mature planning as a discipline across North America infrastructure projects, connecting cross-functional workstreams into unified, reliable schedules that guide execution on large-scale builds and expansions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contracted project planners: set expectations, provide training on planning standards, review deliverables.
• Refine quality standards for integrated project schedules; ensure plans connect timelines and handovers into a single source of truth.
• Track planning health via KPI dashboards; report schedule integrity and milestone adherence to leadership.
• Build relationships with design, operations, construction, launch, IT, and engineering to drive planning adoption.

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to join the Startup Integrated Planning team within the Global Engineering, Materials, & Sustainability (GEMS) organization.

This role oversees a team of contracted project planners and helps mature planning as a discipline across North America infrastructure projects, connecting cross-functional workstreams into unified, reliable schedules that guide execution on large-scale builds and expansions.