Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
As a Senior Product Manager - Technical you will help create and drive the product strategy vision and roadmap for mobility antenna systems targeting maritime and ground transportation customers. This role is inherently cross-functional - you will work closely with engineering design operations finance and executive teams to envision develop and launch innovative products and services.
A successful candidate will be both creative and highly analytical able to work extremely effectively in a matrix organization and adept at synthesizing a variety of technologies and capabilities into products and applications that customers love. We are looking for someone customer obsessed and technology savvy with a proven track record of creating successful consumer products and services. Project Kuipers success requires leaders who are owners and who possess the entrepreneurial spirit needed to create new products. As a Sr. Product Manager you will assume end-to-end product ownership over the mobile antenna systems used to deliver services to our customers.
Key job responsibilities
Manage the product life cycle from inception to launch
Understand and articulate customer needs conduct on-going customer research leverage internal knowledge and expertise and prioritize feature requirements
Be a passionate advocate for the customer; provide the voice of the customer
Inspire the team with the product vision and work cross-functionally to bring the product to life
Write detailed market segment and product requirements documents and define use cases features and KPIs and drive tradeoff discussions and decisions with the development teams
Create the business case. Determine the product and service cost and release strategy
Serve as the product expert assisting marketing with press briefing industry talks and whitepapers and participating with business development in product and service discussions with customers
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the team
The Kuiper Antenna Systems Product management team supports the devices that connect our customers to the Kuiper network. We work hand in hand with hardware software engineering and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical work experience plus an MBA or 4 years demonstrated business leadership experience
- 8 years of experience in product or program management systems engineering or applications engineering for development and deployment of complex RF based products such as satellite or cellular communication devices for automotive or maritime customers.
- 4 years of experience working directly for or consulting for communication service providers
- 5 years of experience owning feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- 5 years of experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- 5 years of experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- MBA
- Exceptional written verbal and presentation skills; excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering global products
- Experience developing and launching high volume consumer electronic devices (wifi routers cable/satellite home gateways etc.)
- Experience with wired and wireless network technologies with deep curiosity for learning
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop project business cases
- Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping and other creative mechanisms to gather direct customer feedback early in the development process
- General manager/owner mentality entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to influence others
- Experience working different types of consumer products suppliers (OEMs ODMs CMs semiconductor suppliers etc.) in defining and developing products and negotiating pricing
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.