Sr Technical Program Manager, Alexa Ads

Description Alexa is the Amazon cloud service that powers Echo: the worlds best AI-powered digital personal assistant. We're seeking an experienced Sr Technical Program Manager to lead key Monetization initiatives for Amazon Alexa. This is an exciting opportunity to transform and shape the business while building delightful experiences on Alexa! We are a product and engineering team building products and underlying services to enable monetization experiences on Alexa. This team is special in 3 ways: (1) we have an impactful core mission with high visibility and revenue goals, (2) we are building innovative products both for end Alexa customers and advertisers (3) we encourage all members of the team to own and shape the roadmap and contribute to the success of the business. Come join a team that thrives on innovation, delighting customers, while driving business success! Experience in the following domains is preferred: e-commerce, online advertising, search, AI powered personal assistants, and related areas. Key job responsibilities In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large projects end-to-end. Responsibilities include collection of business requirements, translating requirements to specs, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing production launches. You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between teams to develop optimal solutions. You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams. Basic Qualifications - 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 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. 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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.