Technical Program Manager, Legal Financial Tools and Technology, Legal Operations, Outside Counsel Management

Join Amazon Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management (OCM) as a strategic Finance and Budgeting Program Manager driving financial excellence across our external legal spend portfolio. Youll own the complete lifecycle of legal budget managementfrom annual planning through quarterly forecasting and performance monitoringwhile serving as the financial architect for OCMs technology-enabled transformation strategy. This role uniquely combines deep financial expertise with technical program management capabilities partnering with engineering teams to build AI-enabled automated workflows that transform manual financial processes into intelligent self-service systems.

Key job responsibilities
- Own the annual budget planning process for Amazons external legal spend partnering with Finance and legal leadership to develop comprehensive forecasts and financial models supporting strategic decisions about retainer structures fixed-fee arrangements and budget allocation
- Manage the complete budget lifecycle from annual allocation through quarterly reviews ensuring legal teams have real-time visibility into their financial position while coordinating budget moves and reallocations across practice areas
- Drive AI and automation initiatives that transform manual financial workflows into intelligent scalable systemsincluding automated data reconciliation anomaly detection and predictive forecasting
- Partner with technology and engineering teams to design and implement automated solutions that reduce manual effort and increase accuracy building self-service dashboards and AI-enabled tools
- Serve as the primary financial partner to legal teams providing guidance on budget planning spend optimization and financial decision-making while collaborating cross-functionally with Finance Legal Tech Procurement and business stakeholders

A day in the life
Youll start your day reviewing quarterly forecast variances and preparing executive insights for MBRs and QBRs. Mid-morning youll partner with engineering teams on AI-enabled dashboard development then meet with legal practice leaders to evaluate budget reallocation requests against strategic priorities. Afternoons might include designing automated reconciliation workflows analyzing spend performance trends or advising legal teams on alternative fee arrangements. Youll maintain data integrity across multiple financial systems as the single source of truth for external legal spend data.

About the team
The Amazon Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management (OCM) team is transforming how we manage external legal spend through technology-enabled solutions. Our mission is to drive financial excellence and operational efficiency across Amazons legal portfolio. Youll work with Finance Legal Tech Procurement and business stakeholders to align financial processes with enterprise standards and influence adoption of innovative fee arrangements. Were building the future of legal financial management through AI automation and data-driven decision-making.

- 5 years of technical product or program management experience
- 7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3 years of software development experience
- 5 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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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 WA Seattle - 148700.00 - 201200.00 USD annually