Senior Technical Program Manager - Books Discovery Recommendations Books Discovery Recommendations Experience
Senior Technical Program Manager - Books Discovery Recommendations Books Discovery Recommendations Experience
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Senior Technical Program Manager Shape the Future of Books Discovery at Amazon
Passionate about books and reading The Discovery & Recommendations Experience team helps customers find books they love through relevant content recommendations and innovative shopping experiences. We are looking for a Senior Technical Product Manager to lead the technical of a strategic new initiative that will transform how millions of customers discover and engage with books. Youll orchestrate complex technical programs involving multiple teams across Books Kindle and Audible organizations driving architectural decisions and technical strategy that will shape the future of our digital retail experience.
In this role youll own endtoend technical program management of critical business initiatives partnering with product engineering and UX teams. Youll be accountable for driving technical strategy managing complex systems integration and establishing new mechanisms while ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence. The ideal candidate combines deep technical acumen with exemplary program and stakeholder management skills and has a proven track record of delivering largescale technical solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Technical
Lead endtoend technical program management for strategic Books discovery ML and personalization initiatives including architecture reviews technical roadmap development and crossteam implementation
Drive technical strategy and across distributed teams managing dependencies and ensuring alignment between business requirements and technical solutions
Partner with central personalization teams to integrate new capabilities and drive innovation in book discovery
Drive infrastructure cost planning in partnership with broader Store organization
Program Management & Operational Excellence
Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans risk mitigation strategies and technical documentation for complex multiteam initiatives
Establish and optimize program management mechanisms including metrics tracking status reporting and operational excellence frameworks
Lead operational excellence initiatives including data privacy compliance and customer profile management
Orchestrate crossfunctional program including sprint planning milestone tracking and dependency management
Implement best practices for technical program management and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Crossfunctional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Partner with product and engineering leadership to define technical requirements evaluate tradeoffs and drive architectural decisions
Lead crossfunctional working groups and foster collaboration between engineering product design and business teams
Manage comprehensive program communications with executives including regular updates on delivery progress risks and mitigation strategies
Collaborate with finance to drive quarterly demand goal reporting for the Store organization
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
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 KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Experience with ML/AI systems recommendation engines or personalization technologies
Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture
Proven ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization
Excellence in technical documentation and executive communication
Experience with data analytics and metricsdriven decision making
Track record of driving technical innovation and process improvements
Background in building scalable highperformance systems
PMP or similar program management certification
Experience working with global distributed teams
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Passionate about books and reading The Discovery & Recommendations Experience team helps customers find books they love through relevant content recommendations and innovative shopping experiences. We are looking for a Senior Technical Product Manager to lead the technical of a strategic new initiative that will transform how millions of customers discover and engage with books. Youll orchestrate complex technical programs involving multiple teams across Books Kindle and Audible organizations driving architectural decisions and technical strategy that will shape the future of our digital retail experience.
In this role youll own endtoend technical program management of critical business initiatives partnering with product engineering and UX teams. Youll be accountable for driving technical strategy managing complex systems integration and establishing new mechanisms while ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence. The ideal candidate combines deep technical acumen with exemplary program and stakeholder management skills and has a proven track record of delivering largescale technical solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Technical
Lead endtoend technical program management for strategic Books discovery ML and personalization initiatives including architecture reviews technical roadmap development and crossteam implementation
Drive technical strategy and across distributed teams managing dependencies and ensuring alignment between business requirements and technical solutions
Partner with central personalization teams to integrate new capabilities and drive innovation in book discovery
Drive infrastructure cost planning in partnership with broader Store organization
Program Management & Operational Excellence
Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans risk mitigation strategies and technical documentation for complex multiteam initiatives
Establish and optimize program management mechanisms including metrics tracking status reporting and operational excellence frameworks
Lead operational excellence initiatives including data privacy compliance and customer profile management
Orchestrate crossfunctional program including sprint planning milestone tracking and dependency management
Implement best practices for technical program management and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Crossfunctional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Partner with product and engineering leadership to define technical requirements evaluate tradeoffs and drive architectural decisions
Lead crossfunctional working groups and foster collaboration between engineering product design and business teams
Manage comprehensive program communications with executives including regular updates on delivery progress risks and mitigation strategies
Collaborate with finance to drive quarterly demand goal reporting for the Store organization
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
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 KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Experience with ML/AI systems recommendation engines or personalization technologies
Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture
Proven ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization
Excellence in technical documentation and executive communication
Experience with data analytics and metricsdriven decision making
Track record of driving technical innovation and process improvements
Background in building scalable highperformance systems
PMP or similar program management certification
Experience working with global distributed teams
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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