Senior Product Manager, Technical, Smart Glasses

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Imagine being part of a team building the future of Smart Glasses. Echo Frames
(Amazon’s first Smart Glasses product) are just the beginning. Amazon is focused
on bringing AI, technology, and design into a form that is familiar to millions
of people in a way that has never been done before. If you are excited about
pushing the envelope and developing brand new experiences that empower users to
do more as they engage with the physical world, we would love to meet you.

Amazon is looking for a Senior Product Manager - Technical to join the Smart
Glasses team working to build new best-in-class consumer products. We are a
customer-obsessed team working on big bets in an innovative environment. As a
Senior Product Manager (Technical) on the Smart Glasses team, you will own and
lead the definition, development, and launch of future versions of smart
glasses. Since this role is inherently cross-functional and highly visible to
senior leadership, you will work closely and communicate effectively with
engineering/science, design, product, operations, and executive teams to drive
successful outcomes across our roadmap.

A successful candidate will have a proven track-record of developing and
shipping consumer products and features that deliver exceptional customer
experiences. They are adept at both strategy and execution, and are strong
communicators (written and verbal). They are customer obsessed, data-driven, and
embody a sense of urgency. They work collaboratively in a cross-functional,
fast-paced environment, and are adept at synthesizing a variety of customer
needs, technologies, and capabilities into products and experiences that
customers love. They are also open to learning and working on various aspects of
the product, from hardware to software, as the need arises.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with end to end product delivery
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
• Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning

Nice To Haves

• MBA
• Product management (technical) experience shipping complex wearable hardware/technology products
• Experience building/using AI tools to enhance product management workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution for future versions of smart glasses.
• Develop crisp working backwards documents (PR-FAQs) and detailed product requirements that can be used to create product specifications and architecture.
• Lead initiatives throughout various stages of the product lifecycle - from ideation to development to launch - while working cross-functionally across product, engineering, design, operations, and business teams with a hands-on, execution-focused mindset to deliver the product to market.
• Own and define the product roadmap based on team vision and strategy. Understand customer needs and identify opportunities to create or improve products and features. Champion and gain buy-in for the strategy and roadmap by influencing and effectively communicating with internal stakeholders and senior management.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals.
• Drive executive-level decision making and manage prioritization/trade-offs throughout the product lifecycle.
• Stay closely connected to the latest developments in the smart glasses and wearable technology categories, anticipating future trends and opportunities to drive innovation.

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: Mid Level