Principal Product Manager, Amazon Talent & Compensation
About The Position
The Principal, Product Manager in Talent Management is a senior individual contributor who designs, leads, and scales enterprise-wide talent management strategies and programs. This role operates with significant autonomy in highly ambiguous environments, driving talent management initiatives across multiple business units or geographies. The Principal serves as a recognized subject-matter expert and trusted advisor to senior leaders (Director and VP level), shaping the talent agenda and influencing long-term workforce strategy. Amazon doesn't just hire great talent — we obsess over how to develop, retain, and grow it. Our Talent Management team builds the programs, systems, and strategies that shape the employee experience for over 1.5 million people worldwide. This is where people science meets product thinking at a scale no other company can match. We're looking for a Principal who thinks like a product leader and operates like a program owner. Someone who can take a complex, cross-functional challenge — spanning product, UX, engineering, and analytics — and turn it into a launched experience with clear strategy, measurable outcomes, and executive-level visibility. You'll own end-to-end product management and design for talent programs, writing docs, orchestrating cross-functional teams, and presenting to PXT leadership monthly. You won't inherit a playbook. You'll write one.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience as a product manager or owner
- 10+ years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, HR business partnership, or a related field
- Demonstrates experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide talent management programs (e.g., talent evaluation, performance management, growth & development)
- Experience advising and influencing senior leaders (Director level and above) on talent strategy and organizational health
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and voice of the customer to drive talent decisions and measure program effectiveness
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree or advanced certification in a relevant discipline (e.g., MBA, M.S. in I/O Psychology, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent)
- Experience with performance management systems, competency frameworks, and assessment methodologies
- Demonstrated ability to manage through influence rather than authority, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
Responsibilities
- Design and own the end-to-end talent management strategy for the enterprise, including talent evaluation, high-potential identification and retention, performance management, and AI-enhanced talent experiences.
- Own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery for talent management programs. Write strategy docs, engage UX/Design/Analytics/Engineering partners, and drive cross-functional teams to ship at scale — without direct authority over those teams.
- Present product launches and program updates to PXT LT and executives monthly. Translate complex technical and programmatic work into crisp narratives for senior leadership.
- Leverage data and analytics to diagnose organizational health trends, identify talent risks, and develop proactive interventions. Translate complex talent data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
- Design talent evaluation and calibration processes, ensuring consistency, fairness, and alignment with role guidelines and leadership principles.
- Architect and implement scalable growth & development programs that accelerate the growth of high-value talent and address capability gaps across the organization.
- Drive experimentation and adoption of AI-powered talent experiences, partnering closely with engineering and technical teams to bring innovation from concept to production.
- Create scalable mechanisms, tools, and frameworks that raise the bar on talent management practices and can be adopted broadly across the company.
Benefits
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
