Principal Technical Program Manager, Talent Acquisition Products

Are you passionate about transforming how Amazon hires world-class talent Join our Talent Acquisition Products team where youll lead innovative and complex technical initiatives that impact millions of potential employees current staff recruiters and managers globally. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of Technical Program Management in the AI era where youll work with brilliant engineers data scientists and product leaders to revolutionize hiring technology.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager youll drive mission-critical programs that improve the quality and velocity of Amazons global recruitment engine while delivering exceptional candidate experiences. Youll translate complex business requirements into innovative technical solutions lead end-to-end program planning and manage risks proactively to keep initiatives on track. This isnt just program managementits about creating visible impact on systems that define how Amazon will operate for years to come.

Key job responsibilities
What Youll Do
- Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for complex technical initiatives partnering with cross-functional teams to create comprehensive roadmaps that drive hiring technology innovation

- Drive technical innovation by translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions working directly with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation and delivery
- Manage program lifecycle and mitigate risks proactively by identifying potential roadblocks before they become issues and developing mitigation strategies that keep programs on track
- Champion clear communication and stakeholder alignment by creating compelling status reports facilitating decision-making meetings and building consensus across teams when different views emerge
- Define and validate project requirements and scope while overseeing gaps between teams processes and system architectures to ensure program alignment with organizational objectives

A day in the life
Your morning begins with an AI-generated summary of critical program statuses across Asana Outlook and Slack highlighting key risks in hiring technology initiatives. You immediately spring into action bringing together engineering leads from three different teams to brainstorm mitigation options. You facilitate strategic decision-making meetings where your AI agent automatically captures and distributes meeting notes action items and decisions.

Throughout the day you collaborate with UX designers to ensure exceptional candidate experiences update senior leadership on program progress and celebrate major milestones achieved ahead of schedule.

About the team
Join the Talent Acquisition Products Technical Program Management team where youll drive mission-critical hiring technology initiatives that power Amazons global recruitment engine. Our TPMs lead innovative projects to improve the quality and velocity of hire while producing the best candidate experience. Were pioneering the future of program management in the AI era focusing on cutting down toil and surfacing relevant data to help teams focus on what matters most - human judgment.

Our team works with the best available technology and human resources creating solutions that directly impact millions of potential employees current employees recruiters and managers. Youll collaborate with world-class talent while shaping initiatives that define how Amazon will operate for years to come all while building inclusive teams that thrive on meaningful challenges and tangible results.

- 7 years of technical product or program management experience
- 10 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5 years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules

- 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.

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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 Bellevue - 177000.00 - 239400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 177000.00 - 239400.00 USD annually