Amazon
Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM), PXT Central Science
Amazon, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM), PXT Central Science
Job ID: 2738568 | Amazon.com Services LLC - A57We are seeking multiple Principal Technical Program Managers to own and drive large, critical programs that span multiple teams and organizations at Amazon. You will manage complex technical programs involving machine learning models, artificial intelligence systems, and causal econometric models that improve employee experience for over 1.5 million Amazonians worldwide.
The scientific program areas our team leads apply cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to enhance all aspects of work for employees and managers including benefits, compensation, recruiting, voice of employee, management practices, and organizational culture. You will coordinate cross-functional engineering, product, data science, and business teams to successfully deliver these programs. This involves developing detailed plans, schedules, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies.
You will identify dependencies and enable seamless collaboration between technical teams building the AI/ML models, product managers defining requirements, data scientists providing insights, and business stakeholders across Amazon's employee services. Continuously monitoring progress, highlighting roadblocks early, and developing contingency plans will be critical. You will lead communication across various levels, including providing executive visibility into these high-impact programs.
You will work closely with senior business partners and our interdisciplinary team of UX researchers, data scientists, economists, and engineers to create positive employee experiences through innovative technology at Amazon's scale. Mentoring and developing more junior TPMs is also expected.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of employee experience at Amazon through cutting-edge AI/ML technology and data-driven insights. Ideal candidates will have experience with research data/research models, building ML tools, and working with large/unstructured data sets. If you are passionate about driving cross-functional, cross-team innovation with large-scale impact, we would love to hear from you.
About the team
The People eXperience and Technology (PXT) Central Science Team uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms, process improvements and products, which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, wellbeing, and the value of work of Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team which combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal. We invest in innovation and rapid prototyping of scientific models, AI/ML technologies and software solutions to accelerate informed, accurate, and reliable decision backed by science and data.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
7+ years of technical product or program management experience7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experienceExperience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedulesBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related technical fieldProven ability to influence without authority and drive results through leadership and collaborationExperience leading Agile development processes for AI, machine learning, or quantitative modeling initiativesDemonstrated ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and provide executive program visibilityPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Economics or related quantitative fieldExperience managing programs that apply machine learning, AI, or econometric modeling techniquesAbility to understand and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholdersKnowledge of data science, quantitative research methods, and experimental designTrack record driving innovation and operational excellence in a technical program management roleAmazon 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 .Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.Posted:
September 18, 2024
(Updated about 1 hour ago)
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Job ID: 2738568 | Amazon.com Services LLC - A57We are seeking multiple Principal Technical Program Managers to own and drive large, critical programs that span multiple teams and organizations at Amazon. You will manage complex technical programs involving machine learning models, artificial intelligence systems, and causal econometric models that improve employee experience for over 1.5 million Amazonians worldwide.
The scientific program areas our team leads apply cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to enhance all aspects of work for employees and managers including benefits, compensation, recruiting, voice of employee, management practices, and organizational culture. You will coordinate cross-functional engineering, product, data science, and business teams to successfully deliver these programs. This involves developing detailed plans, schedules, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies.
You will identify dependencies and enable seamless collaboration between technical teams building the AI/ML models, product managers defining requirements, data scientists providing insights, and business stakeholders across Amazon's employee services. Continuously monitoring progress, highlighting roadblocks early, and developing contingency plans will be critical. You will lead communication across various levels, including providing executive visibility into these high-impact programs.
You will work closely with senior business partners and our interdisciplinary team of UX researchers, data scientists, economists, and engineers to create positive employee experiences through innovative technology at Amazon's scale. Mentoring and developing more junior TPMs is also expected.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of employee experience at Amazon through cutting-edge AI/ML technology and data-driven insights. Ideal candidates will have experience with research data/research models, building ML tools, and working with large/unstructured data sets. If you are passionate about driving cross-functional, cross-team innovation with large-scale impact, we would love to hear from you.
About the team
The People eXperience and Technology (PXT) Central Science Team uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms, process improvements and products, which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, wellbeing, and the value of work of Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team which combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal. We invest in innovation and rapid prototyping of scientific models, AI/ML technologies and software solutions to accelerate informed, accurate, and reliable decision backed by science and data.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
7+ years of technical product or program management experience7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experienceExperience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedulesBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related technical fieldProven ability to influence without authority and drive results through leadership and collaborationExperience leading Agile development processes for AI, machine learning, or quantitative modeling initiativesDemonstrated ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and provide executive program visibilityPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Economics or related quantitative fieldExperience managing programs that apply machine learning, AI, or econometric modeling techniquesAbility to understand and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholdersKnowledge of data science, quantitative research methods, and experimental designTrack record driving innovation and operational excellence in a technical program management roleAmazon 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 .Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.Posted:
September 18, 2024
(Updated about 1 hour ago)
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