COMPLETE Principal Technical Program Manager, Prime Air - Seattle

Job Description

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).

If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a strong, results-oriented focus, to drive the delivery of impactful software programs powering the future of autonomous drones at Prime Air.

To be successful, you must combine superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. This person must be comfortable working with senior leadership of top-notch development teams and collaborating with our software engineering, hardware design, and integration/test teams. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. Cross-team coordination, project management, and executive presentation skills are essential.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with software engineering leadership to ensure ongoing software development meets program needs
- Mentor and potentially manage other TPMs to ensure correct program management coverage throughout organization
- Use metrics to inform our product roadmap and priorities
- Manage the constraints of integrating with the Drone landing areas and the Drone itself to enable scaling
- Partner with key stakeholders to understand needs and deliverables across all organizations within Prime Air
- Present a unified view of program status of a 5-7 team organization to senior leadership weekly

Export Control License
This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

- 4+ years of software development experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience working within a regulatory aerospace framework (e.g. DO-178C, DO-254, DO-279)

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $141,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.