Principal TPM, Music Subscription and Identity Org

Music Subscription and Identity org acts as the backbone of Amazon Music by powering the identity subscription and payments systems that underpin growth retention and profitability. We undertake Amazon-wide initiatives which are foundational to Musics long-term growth.

Identity org will unify customer identity across Amazon reshaping how customers and households share content and benefits. For Music this ensures seamless access across Alexa Prime and AMU. We will deliver child and teen profiles that are compliant safe and trusted.

Subscription org will support Musics launch in new countries and expand our acquisition funnels improving payment parity and building efficient purchase flows. We will deepen our lifecycle strategy ensuring customers find value from their first play through last mile. Personalization will improve early-use stickiness cancellation flows will evolve into benefit-rich retention moments and payments will become more resilient to prevent involuntary churn.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Technical Program Manager to lead complex cross-functional initiatives that drive significant business impact. This role requires a strategic leader who can navigate ambiguity influence senior stakeholders and deliver results at scale across multiple organizations. You will be trusted to operate with complete independence and are often assigned to focus on areas where the business and/or architectural strategy has not yet been defined.

You effectively partner with all levels of leadership. You are adept at building consensus. You are able to represent verbally and in writing complex decisions technical trade-offs and potential solutions clearly to leaders up to 3 levels above to help them understand the decisions they have to make and what options they have. You influence organization priorities system owners business and technology direction. You manage cross-functional communication to ensure all stakeholders are informed and needs aligned. You recognize when current programs are susceptible to prior technology failure patterns and actively steer teams to avoid repeating these failures. You know when a design or solution requires additional technical guidance (e.g. from senior engineers or subject matter experts). You show excellent judgment in driving executive-level escalations. You deliver solutions that meet Amazon high standards for customer satisfaction efficiency stability extensibility simplicity and operational excellence.

About the team
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans artists and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts concert livestreams to artist merch Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode and top ad-free podcasts included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited on-demand access to 100 million songs including millions in HD Ultra HD and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans artists and creators on a global scale. Learn more at 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 7 years of technical product or program management experience
- 5 years of software development experience
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

- 8 years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Culver City - 177000.00 - 239400.00 USD annually