Principal TPM - Datapath - Seattle

Job Description

Datapath is a Tier-1 serverless platform for low-latency, high-throughput, federated logical microservices. If Amazon.com is conceptualized as a giant database application, Datapath fulfills a critical role as a distributed query engine. It runs business logic for features such as buying options, search, offer listings, and a host of computations for the Detail Page. Datapath’s logic federation and co-location features enable SDO teams that rely on other teams for pieces of their business logic to operate at the latency and efficiency of a monolithic service without compromising the benefits of service-oriented architecture.

We are looking for a passionate, technical, and results-oriented Principal Technical Program Manager to join our team. The Principal Technical Program Manager in the Datapath organization owns programs, planning, and client engagement. The L7 TPM builds internal mechanisms to maximize the capacity of Datapath across engineering teams spread across 4 locations. With hundreds of client teams, the L7 TPM, in partnership with peer PMTs, builds customer-facing mechanisms to improve roadmap prioritization, transparency, and customer satisfaction. Leaders in this space need to create a culture of innovation, encouraging their colleagues to find new and better ways to identify and solve problems.

The L7 TPM drives large programs, like reducing builder toil, improving cost of operations for Datapath and client teams, with significantly complex cross-functional technology initiatives. They remediate critical problems and manage escalations, as needed. They work on disambiguating complex requirements, driving clarity, building consensus and they define architectural strategies to meet the needs of Amazon builders developing logic for Datapath and improve their productivity by proposing solutions to streamline their experience.

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing programs across organizations running large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment

Basic Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

- 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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.