Sr. Program Manager, Planning & Strategy, AMZL ORBIT

Have you ever ordered a product on Amazon and when that box with the smile arrived you wondered how it got to you so fast Have you wondered where it came from and how much it cost Amazon to deliver it to you If so the WW Amazon Logistics Last Mile team is for you. We manage the delivery of tens of millions of products every week to Amazons customers achieving on-time delivery in a cost-effective manner to deliver a smile for our customers.

Amazon Logistics is looking for a Principal Program Manager to lead AMZL-wide strategy and business planning in support of AMZL projects products and workstreams. This role will act as the strategic partners for senior leaders across the organization. The Principal Program Manager will work closely with the PMO team to support the business review cadence OP1/OP2 and drive the alignment across teams. They will also partner closely with key stakeholders teams and Operations Leadership while also maintaining critical partnership with global teams to share and adopt best practices.

The Principal Program Manager will utilize advanced business and technical writing skills program management background combined with a fluent understanding of current technologies and operations. They can develop and drive strategic initiatives and can also roll up their sleeves dig in and get the job done. The candidate will need to be comfortable with high velocity business judgment ability to influence cross-functional and remote teams a customer-centric and creative mindset and advanced analytical skills are essential. This opportunity requires excellent program management prioritization and communication skills as well as the ability to navigate ambiguity.


Key job responsibilities
Effective business writing: writing white papers or technical documents to justify why new ideas should be implemented and communicate business reviews to senior leaders.
Executive communication
Gathering and understanding data requirements working with the team to achieve high quality data insights
Thinking big by developing and nurturing new ideas while simultaneously applying high standards to weed out ideas that are less impactful
Collaborating and influencing team members working with development teams and other business groups and presenting projects to senior leadership on a regular basis
Mentor other program managers on the team to drive best practices across the org and teams
Partnering to build and execute on new initiatives and product roadmaps each year
Compiling managing and reporting on project metrics and being responsible for leading many high profile meetings to align on project requirements
Building relationships and identifying with stakeholders across the organization
Having the technical aptitude to quickly grasp complex technical issues and communicate directly with technical teams
Understanding how to thrive in ambiguous environments and lead other teams without line of sight to a clear solution in the short term


About the team
Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A) for Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is responsible for driving metrics WW parity across NA EU and addition this team supports the Planning and Execution Organization to get insights on Operations and focus on Impactful areas. Providing Insights is critical in todays world where the is abundance of metrics and data available. With the growth of Last Mile and addition of new business in the Last Mile Space its exciting time to be part of this Org and make tangible impact of the AMZL Organization.

- 8 years of program or project management experience
- Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

- 5 years of Business strategy or Non-Tech Program Management experience
- Masters degree or MBA in business operations human resources adult education organizational development instructional design or related field
- Knowledge of general AI tools
- Experience designing implementing and scaling upskilling apprenticeship or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

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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 TN Nashville - 104100.00 - 155400.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 115600.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 115600.00 - 160000.00 USD annually