Sr System Tech Program Manager, Hardware-Central Engg Services

Amazon•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile devices like the Kindle, Echo and FireTV family of products. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. Since then, we have worked to produce best-selling tablets with breakthrough hardware technology as well as e-readers that have revolutionized reading. What will you help us create? Work hard. Have fun. Make history The Role: As a Senior Technical Program Manager - System, you will engage with an experienced inter-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, test and delivery. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead internal inter-disciplinary teams through the product execution phase process. The candidate is responsible for creating the project plan, including the schedule. You will work with the Product Manager to derive the product requirements and obtain executive approval. The Senior Technical Program Manager will drive and motivate the cross-functional team to deliver the product(s) as per the agreed-to requirements and cross functionally manage other internal team members. The Senior Technical Program Manager will be responsible for the coordination and planning of all engineering builds at the supplier and drive the configuration management deliverables to ensure the timely release of all assemblies to production. In this role, you will:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related or equivalent work experience
7+ years experience managing complex technology projects with compressed schedules
5+ years experience leading high performing, technologically savvy teams
5+ years of technical product or program management experience
7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in relevant discipline
Proficient at creating and tracking complex development schedules, managing issues and tracking bugs
Experience managing the introduction of new technologies
Solid understanding of product development lifecycles
Strong understanding of technical requirements for technology integration
Hands on experience at overseas manufacturing facilities
Excellent leadership skills
Excellent communication skills
Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
Master's degree in Engineering (any domain)
Experience developing and driving projects with tight schedules and multiple dependencies
Knowledge of agile product development and life-cycle management process
Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
Experience understanding product and technical requirements and interfacing with Product/Technology teams