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Original Job Post

Amazon · 2 days ago

Senior Program Manager

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$92K/yr - $185K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage full lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations

Development of the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver

Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics

Work autonomously in an ambiguous environment, seeking to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions

Partner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources

Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order

Oversee gaps between teams, processes and systems, helping teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood or documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party solutions, security not considered, insufficient stakeholder review, etc.)

Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)

Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives

Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects

Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers

Roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality

Create, communicate, and manage budget for projects

Qualification

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Required

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

Preferred

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

Benefits

Equity

Sign-on payments

Full range of medical benefits

Full range of financial benefits

Other benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a global tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 1994

Seattle, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://amazon.com

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