Senior Technical Program Manager, Global Transportation Technology Services (GTTS)
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14 hours ago
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Job Summary
Amazon moves millions of packages every day through the worlds largest transportation network of planes trucks and delivery vehicles. Before any package can be assigned to a route someone needs to design that network - figure out which lanes exist how much capacity each node and lane can handle and what changes are needed as demand shifts. Thats what we build.
Global Transportation Tech Services (GTTS) creates software that manages the foundation of Amazons outbound transportation network. Your work has direct financial impact on network efficiency and directly affects whether customers get their packages on time.
As Senior Technical Program (TPM) youll lead complex technical programs across multiple engineering teams. Youll drive strategic initiatives that impact Amazons global transportation network.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead multiple complex cross-functional initiatives simultaneously from initiation through delivery. Involves anticipating bottlenecks providing escalation management and communicating status broadly across all levels
- Make tradeoffs while balancing the business needs with technical constraints
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to define near term and long term product roadmap
- Create mechanisms to drive timely accurate and comprehensive project execution. Create clarity eliminate obstacles and drive issue resolution to ensure deliverables & timelines are met. Drive continuous improvement efforts to ensure delivery mechanisms get better over time
- Serve as a trusted advisor to product and engineering team
About the team
Were a global team with members in Hyderabad and Luxembourg. The team includes data engineers software engineers product managers technical program managers and applied scientists working on transportation problems. We combine startup mentality with Amazon-scale responsibilities. Our team embraces agile development works directly with customers and moves quickly from idea to implementation. We maintain and modernize existing systems while building new solutions when business needs demand it.
- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
- Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5 years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- 3 years of software development experience
- 5 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure complex systems systems engineering
- Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
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.
Global Transportation Tech Services (GTTS) creates software that manages the foundation of Amazons outbound transportation network. Your work has direct financial impact on network efficiency and directly affects whether customers get their packages on time.
As Senior Technical Program (TPM) youll lead complex technical programs across multiple engineering teams. Youll drive strategic initiatives that impact Amazons global transportation network.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead multiple complex cross-functional initiatives simultaneously from initiation through delivery. Involves anticipating bottlenecks providing escalation management and communicating status broadly across all levels
- Make tradeoffs while balancing the business needs with technical constraints
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to define near term and long term product roadmap
- Create mechanisms to drive timely accurate and comprehensive project execution. Create clarity eliminate obstacles and drive issue resolution to ensure deliverables & timelines are met. Drive continuous improvement efforts to ensure delivery mechanisms get better over time
- Serve as a trusted advisor to product and engineering team
About the team
Were a global team with members in Hyderabad and Luxembourg. The team includes data engineers software engineers product managers technical program managers and applied scientists working on transportation problems. We combine startup mentality with Amazon-scale responsibilities. Our team embraces agile development works directly with customers and moves quickly from idea to implementation. We maintain and modernize existing systems while building new solutions when business needs demand it.
- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
- Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5 years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- 3 years of software development experience
- 5 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure complex systems systems engineering
- Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
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