Sr. Program Manager , Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

6d • $115,600 - $185,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Manager owns end-to-end execution of the Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator, a program that discovers and integrates external decarbonization technologies into Amazon Devices and Services products, services, and operations. This role drives program delivery across all phases, manages the relationship with our third-party operator, coordinates cross-functional Amazon stakeholders, and ensures cohort companies advance toward product integration.

Requirements

• Five or more years of program or product management experience, preferably in hardware, sustainability, or technology acceleration
• Experience managing third-party vendor relationships with contractual accountability
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programs
• Strong written communication skills aligned with Amazon's document-driven culture
• Experience planning and executing multi-day international events
• Ability to work across global time zones
• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Technology Readiness Levels and Manufacturing Readiness Levels
• Understanding of Life Cycle Assessment methodology and carbon measurement
• Experience with climate technology, hardware integration, or supply chain decarbonization
• Background in accelerator or incubator program management
• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
• Knowledge of general AI tools
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

Responsibilities

• Own the full program timeline from Pre-Launch through Pitch Day, ensuring milestones are met on schedule
• Drive Integration Assessment document development as the final document owner, finalizing content and leadership recommendations
• Determine company advancement decisions during the Integration Assessment phase and manage off-ramp processes when needed
• Serve as the primary Amazon point of contact for the program operator
• Hold the operator accountable to contractual deliverables including application quality, event execution, and cohort coaching
• Enforce acceptance criteria, manage remediation processes, and escalate when standards are not met
• Coordinate with Product Lines, Subject Matter Experts, Science team, and senior leadership throughout selection and evaluation
• Manage judging panel onboarding, scheduling, and evaluation workflows
• Facilitate deliberation sessions for cohort selection decisions
• Serve as Amazon Mentor to assigned cohort companies
• Lead planning and execution of the Technology Showcase and Pitch Day events
• Own the run of show, speaker coordination, agenda, and logistics oversight
• Lead the hybrid evaluation process combining operator screening, AI-enhanced carbon impact assessment, and team analysis
• Manage the application-to-cohort funnel from initial submissions through final selection

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: Senior