Sr. Manager, Program Management, Physical Store 3P (Just Walk Out Technology)

As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization we have a vision to provide business applications leveraging Amazons unique experience and expertise that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazons real-world experience to build opinionated turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Just Walk Out Services is a new kind of shopping experience with no lines and no checkoutyou just grab and go! Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by our Just Walk Out (JWO) Technology which automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a cart. When youre done shopping you can just leave the store. Check it out at . Designed and custom-built by Amazonians JWO uses a variety of technologies including computer vision sensor fusion and advanced machine learning innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer-centric company and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art and impacts the daily lives of our customers.
Just Walk Out Services is seeking a Sr Manager Tech Deployment Program Management. As a leader on the team you will be expected to operate at all levels diving deep into the details while providing strategic inputs for the product. You will be a key player in driving strategic planning project execution hiring and development of program management talent and helping to shape the team as our Physical Stores program expands. This is your opportunity to make a big impact and make history in the world of building experiences which scale and delight our customers!

Tech Deployment for Physical Stores is widely scoped - it means being responsible for technical execution and cross functional project management. This role requires a blend of strong leadership technical acumen and operational execution.

These projects need to be delivered while cultivating a high degree of ownership in the resolution of technical and operational issues. This role requires the development of relationships with a wide group of stakeholders including the management of external partners to reach project objectives.

A successful candidate will play an integral role in determining strategy resources features schedules and process for cross-company projects. They operate with significant autonomy and demonstrate creativity and judgement when confronted with complex issues. You must have strong written and verbal communications skills as well as an entrepreneurial spirit the ability to influence others and dive deep and a passion for technology.


Key job responsibilities
Lead a team of program managers responsible for the technical deployment of Just Walk Out Physical Stores.

Lead the management of projects and effectively influence negotiate and communicate with our technical development teams our business stakeholders contractors and vendors.

Responsible for overall project delivery.

Establish and maintain project schedules and perform risk management to minimize impact to the project critical path.

Serve as a direct partner to our design construction and business teams to deliver project objectives.

Help drive continuous improvement efforts.

A day in the life
In this role you will be working on challenging problems that need creative solutions. You should be comfortable building process and challenging assumptions.

The Tech Deployment Program Manager role is broad from ensuring all our AWS services are brought up from partner teams to management of the physical installation of our Just Walk Out technology installed by our engineers and technicians. You will report on store bring up progress and work closely with our key stakeholders.

Youll partner with our global teams to bring up the stores and youll have a huge opportunity to influence processes and mechanisms to make improvements for our customers.

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- Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
- Experience directly working with engineering teams
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and managing large complicated programs
- Experience conveying complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service and experience in managing and troublshooting network
- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences including senior leadership
- Experience building and managing teams
- Experience as a manager with a track record of success
- Experience in managing and troublshooting network or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Experience in driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership

- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- 3 years of program or project management experience or PMP certificate
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines or experience with end-to-end project management

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