Principal Product Manager - Technical, Kindle Software

Amazon

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Are you an experienced product leader with a passion for shipping great products? Are you inspired by re-inventing how people find and engage with digital content? Do you like the idea of seeing your work impact millions of customers? Do you love to read? Answer yes to any of these and you belong with Amazon Kindle and Books. Kindle is among the bestselling products in the history of Amazon, with a rich legacy for driving customer-focused innovation. Our continued growth requires leaders who operate both strategically and tactically; think big to drive new opportunities in new technologies like generative AI; dive deep in data to uncover customer insights; break down and solve complex problems; and drive operational excellence for their teams.

Kindle is looking for a Principal PM-T to lead strategic development of customer experience frameworks and user journeys across Kindle’s digital reading applications. In this role, you'll orchestrate how millions of readers discover, shop and engage with digital content on multiple apps and devices. You’ll work with teams across Books and Amazon to change the paradigm for how customers discover and manage their content across Kindle devices and apps. The ideal candidate will combine deep customer empathy with analytical rigor to define comprehensive CX frameworks that accelerate innovation for Kindle customers.

This role is inherently cross-functional; you will work closely with engineering, design, research, analytics and more to bring your vision to life, and ultimately deliver a delightful experience to our customers. If you're passionate about both the future of reading and building products that become an essential part of people's daily lives, this role offers you the chance to make a lasting impact on how people engage with the written word in the digital age.

Key job responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for balancing key user journeys across discovery, purchase and engagement.
  • Serve as a key influencer in developing and auditing business strategy, contributing significantly to the overall Kindle strategy, customer engagement and analytics.
  • Closely monitor and advocate for investments in emerging technologies and use cases enabled by generative AI
  • Define product requirements through deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and technological capabilities.
  • Work with teams across Amazon and Books, and cross-functionally with design, research and engineering to deliver an inspiring product roadmap that balances short term wins with long term bets based on that vision.
  • Drive product launches including working with the public relations team, executives, legal, marketing, customer service and other product management team members.
  • Role is global in nature and will work with teams in other countries.

About the team

The Kindle Software Product Management team owns the customer facing software experiences across all Kindle devices and apps - ranging from how you read, navigate, acquire content and more. We believe reading is essential for a healthy society; our mission is to be the world's favorite place to read, write and get more out of reading.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
  • Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
  • Experience technical product management
  • 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
  • Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement

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 $161,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279,900/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.

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