Amazon

DESCRIPTION

The Product Knowledge Team builds the foundation that powers Amazon's shopping experiences worldwide. We develop standardized, semantically rich product knowledge that drives customer discovery, selling partner success, and internal data enrichment across the world's largest ecommerce catalog. As part of Amazon Selection and Catalog Systems (ASCS), we make product knowledge intuitive and compelling.

The Role: As a Sr. Technical Program Manager (TPM) on our team, you'll lead global initiatives that directly impact how millions of customers discover and purchase products on Amazon. You'll collaborate with ontology managers, software development managers, knowledge builders, and applied scientists to deliver innovative solutions. You'll also build strategic partnerships across Amazon, working with retail businesses, search teams, operations, and listing partners to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Key job responsibilities

We're a global team that celebrates diversity of thought, background, and experience. We're committed to inclusion, offering continuous access to internal affinity groups and diversity programs. We focus on your growth - from comprehensive onboarding to ongoing career development.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end program delivery - from strategy definition through implementation and measurement
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between engineering, ontology, and business teams
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on program status and impact
• Influence product roadmaps using data-driven frameworks
• Identify and remove blockers to help teams move quickly
• Improve how we track goals, status, and business metrics
• Mentor peers and evangelize semantic technologies across Amazon

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities paired with strong executive communication skills - verbal and written

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• Experience with ecommerce ontologies and semantic search

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/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.