Interested in Machine Learning and AI Our teams mission is to make machine learning easy stronger and universal in the world of Natural Language. At Amazon we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the worlds most beloved brands customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our Technical Program Managers (TPM) help solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.
You will leverage Amazons heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate development with multimodal Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI). You will be solving difficult non-deterministic workflows work with highly scaled systems and build technological frameworks/systems that keeps raising the bar on quality.
The right candidate will enjoy finding solutions to hard problems possess a strong program management background will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects and will have a well-rounded technical background in one or more of machine learning applications device software and/or web development. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives but can also roll up your sleeves dig in and get the job done.
Key job responsibilities
As a Technical Program Manager you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large projects end-to-end. In this you will collaborate closely with a team of scientists and engineers to influence our overall strategy and define the teams road map. A successful candidate will have a background in engineering large scale software systems a strong technical ability great communication skills and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to take large complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces develop functional specifications then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected
- Talk through technical tradeoffs and potential impacts as it relates to system design inputs
- Collect business and systems requirements from internal and/or external customers
- Anticipate bottlenecks provide escalation management make tradeoffs and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
- Have high judgment negotiation skills and ability to influence
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to generate and communicate meaningful metrics
- Strong problem solving and organizational skills
- Skilled in forecasting risk management and change control
- Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic work environment
- Fast learner on new technologies especially machine learning approaches
About the team
This role is in a team that is building a family of AI-enabling services. This team is considered strategic and has visibility with Amazon leadership at the highest levels. The role offers a chance to build and launch new AI services from the ground up learn the state of the art in machine learning (ML) technology and work closely with an exceptional group of product engineering and science leaders. AI/ML background is preferred but not required.
- 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3 years of technical product or program management experience
- 3 years of software development experience
- 3 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 multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
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