Principal Technical Program Manager, Kiro

Amazon • Seattle, WA

32d

About The Position

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence,
enabling customers to transform their businesses through cutting-edge AI
solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the
future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to
solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML
practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects
who work backwards from customer needs to create groundbreaking technologies. If
you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful
impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

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

• Strategic Initiative Coordination: Lead cross-functional technical initiatives from start to finish, ensuring alignment with priorities and on-time delivery.
• Executive Support & Decision-Making: Synthesize complex technical and business information to support leadership decisions; prepare briefing materials, facilitate strategic discussions, and drive follow-through on customer/executive engagements.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain relationships across the organization, acting as a bridge between technical teams and leadership to ensure clear communication and effective collaboration.
• Operational Excellence: Improve business rhythms and processes (e.g., goal reviews, QBRs, re:Invent demonstrations) to increase organizational efficiency.
• Operational Rhythm & Coordination: Participate in weekly leadership meetings to align priorities, coordinate business reviews (WBRs, MBRs, QBRs), and facilitate strategic planning using Amazon mechanisms (2-pagers, PR/FAQs, OP1/OP2 planning).
• Technical Program Leadership: Monitor large-scale technical programs, identify and resolve risks/blockers, and drive timely decisions to keep critical work moving forward.
• Innovation & Opportunity Development: Transform innovative ideas into executable plans by conducting analysis, gathering requirements, and creating frameworks to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Technical Escalation & Problem Resolution: Address critical technical issues, assess impact, coordinate resolution across teams, and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout.
• Strategic Initiative Tracking: Use structured frameworks to monitor progress against goals, identify obstacles, and provide regular updates to leadership.

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

What This Job Offers

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