TPM, AWS SMGS - Planning Tools, AWS SMGS Ops AFX- Planning Tools

Amazon • Seattle, WA

17h

About The Position

The AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) Planning Tools team is seeking a passionate, innovative, results-oriented Sr. Technical Program Manager (TPM) to deliver solutions that make it simpler for our field team to manage and operate at scale. As a Sr. TPM on the team, you'll contribute to defining and building the next go-to-market (GTM) platform for the AWS Sales organization. In addition to working with the latest AWS technologies, you'll have the opportunity to innovate in the space of Sales Planning and Management. Our team manages a portfolio of complex, high-impact, and intelligent planning tools, with an exciting multi-year product roadmap. These are global, enterprise-level applications that are early and mid-stage in their lifecycle, and include both first-party and third-party products. Our team is seeking a talented, innovative Sr. Technical Program Manager with exceptional invent and simplify skillset, problem-solving abilities, clear communication skills, think big mindset, and the ability to translate customer and business needs into inventive software solutions. This role offers a challenging and highly visible position responsible for managing multiple projects and driving results across teams. You will be responsible for identifying stakeholders, working with leadership to develop a vision, executing projects, and delivering on our goals. Successful candidates will have a strong technical background, be detail-oriented, have excellent problem-solving and communication abilities, and possess a deep understanding of product design and implementation details. The candidate's technical expertise and operational excellence will raise the bar, influence the team's decisions, and drive secure and robust solutions with excellent customer experience. About AWS Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Understand project requirements by partnering closely with product managers, engineers, and key stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering teams to assess level-of-effort requirements
• Build project plans and sprint schedules based on engineering team bandwidth
• Manage dependencies both inside and outside the team to provide timely answers, unblock the team, and execute according to the aligned project plan and business deadlines
• Identify and escalate risks while managing issue resolution
• Implement project management best practices, establish appropriate processes, and align with existing processes to deliver results
• Earn trust from engineering teams, stakeholders, and leadership
• Set up Jira and other tools for capturing requirements and managing projects

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed