Principal Technical Program Manager, Talent Acquisition Products

Amazon • Seattle, WA

6d • $177,000 - $239,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about transforming how Amazon hires world-class talent? Join our Talent Acquisition Products team where you'll lead innovative and complex technical initiatives that impact millions of potential employees, current staff, recruiters, and managers globally. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of Technical Program Management in the AI era, where you'll work with brilliant engineers, data scientists, and product leaders to revolutionize hiring technology.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you'll drive mission-critical programs that improve the quality and velocity of Amazon's global recruitment engine while delivering exceptional candidate experiences. You'll translate complex business requirements into innovative technical solutions, lead end-to-end program planning, and manage risks proactively to keep initiatives on track. This isn't just program management—it's about creating visible impact on systems that define how Amazon will operate for years to come.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for complex technical initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams to create comprehensive roadmaps that drive hiring technology innovation
• Drive technical innovation by translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions, working directly with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation and delivery
• Manage program lifecycle and mitigate risks proactively by identifying potential roadblocks before they become issues and developing mitigation strategies that keep programs on track
• Champion clear communication and stakeholder alignment by creating compelling status reports, facilitating decision-making meetings, and building consensus across teams when different views emerge
• Define and validate project requirements and scope while overseeing gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures to ensure program alignment with organizational objectives

Benefits

• 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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed