TPM Ops and Strategy, Wireless Connectivity

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to serve as the Chief of Staff for Amazons Wireless Connectivity organization ( engineers across US and Asia). This person will own operational excellence strategic planning and AI-powered program management for a leadership org that ships wireless connectivity solutions (WiFi Bluetooth Thread Zigbee Matter Sidewalk) across Amazons entire device portfolio Echo Fire TV Ring Blink Key smart eyewear and next-generation smart home products.

This is not a traditional track one program TPM role. You will be the operating system for a hardware engineering organization: running the planning cadence driving headcount and budget decisions preparing executive documents (OP1/OP2) monitoring health of 30 concurrent programs and building AI-augmented workflows that replace manual toil. You will be the person leadership relies on to know where every program stands and keep a pulse check on org health.

Key job responsibilities
Org Operations & Cadence

- Own and run the leadership operating rhythm: WBR MBR QBR OP cycles
- Drive cross-team coordination across 4 sub-orgs
- Prepare agendas track action items and ensure decisions are documented and followed through
- Manage org-wide communications: announcements hiring updates launch celebrations

Strategic Planning & HC Management

- Own the annual/bi-annual OP1/OP2 planning cycle end-to-end: narrative writing HC asks cost modeling
- Manage headcount forecasting
- Run monthly HC scrub: validate loading against 9-Box rules identify violations prepare remediation plans
- Model trade-offs between programs functions and geos for leadership decisions
- Prepare and maintain roadmap-to-HC mapping for 50 product programs

Org Health & Escalation

- Monitor org health across the full portfolio (milestones risks blockers dependencies)
- Build dashboards and automated reports that surface Red/Yellow status before review meetings
- Prepare escalation write-ups with data context and recommended actions for leadership


AI-Augmented Operations (Differentiator)

- Build maintain and improve AI agent workflows that automate operational toil
- Design and operate LLM-based tools for: HC scrub automation program mapping report generation document
drafting

executive summaries
- Continuously identify manual processes that can be automated with AI/ML tooling
- Evaluate and adopt new AI capabilities (coding assistants document analysis data pipelines) for org-wide
benefit

Executive Communication

- Write executive-ready narratives: OP documents business reviews org highlights 6-pagers
- Translate technical wireless engineering work into business impact for non-technical audiences
- Prepare data-backed briefing materials for leadership reviews



- 5 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 2 years of technical product or program management experience
- 5 years of analytical quantitative communication and presentations experience
- 3 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- Experience in business analysis and functional roles requiring quantitative analytical and organizational skills including intermediate Excel skills (Pivot Tables VLookups)
- Experience producing executive-level written materials and presenting to executive audiences
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Experience in stakeholder management dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
- BS degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent or 5 years of technical work experience
- AI agents) to solve operational problems not just using ChatGPT but designing systems
- tools. Can build a model from scratch not just consume one
- - Engineering literacy: Can read a program schedule understand hardware development phases (Proto EVT DVT
- PVT MP) comprehend basic system architecture and ask intelligent questions of engineers without needing to do the engineering

- 3 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Experience in new hardware product development
- Experience in scripting for automation (e.g. Python) and advanced SQL skills.
- - Familiarity with wireless technologies (WiFi BT/BLE cellular RF antenna) enough to contextualize risks
- not design circuits
- - Experience with Amazon planning tools (Foresight Kingpin Quip iCIMS) or similar enterprise planning
- systems
- - Experience building AI/LLM agent workflows (prompt engineering RAG systems tool-use agents MCP)
- - Prior Chief of Staff or Business Operations experience for a senior leader

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 Sunnyvale - 146200.00 - 197800.00 USD annually