Amazon · 5 hours ago
Technical Program Manager III, Production & Post Technology
Culver City, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $201K/yr
5+ years expAmazon MGM Studios is seeking a Technical Program Manager III to own and drive the lifecycle of large, complex programs for their Studio in the Cloud initiative. The role involves managing cross-functional teams to transform entertainment content creation through cloud-based solutions, requiring deep technical judgment and exceptional program management skills.
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Responsibilities
Own and manage the lifecycle of a large, complex program with cross-organizational impact (e.g., end-to-end VFX workflow transformation, global Editorial infrastructure, multi-region disaster recovery, rendering platform scaling, or organizational roadmap ownership)
Define program strategy including mission, vision, tenets, and objectives. Set clear, measurable success criteria. Drive data-driven improvements quantified with metrics (adoption rates, production satisfaction, system performance, cost efficiency)
Work independently with limited guidance to drive teams across your organization to deliver. Influence resource allocation, team priorities, and architectural decisions through data-driven contributions
Understand system limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and architectural decisions in your program domain. Enlist Senior/Principal Engineers to ensure architectures scale to match business requirements
Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks. Drive mindful discussions leading to crisp decisions on which projects move forward and in what priority order
Make smart trade-offs between time, effort, features, short-term needs, and long-term architectural requirements. Provide context for business and technology choices with long-term perspective
Drive simplification and efficiency in engineering processes and architectures to unblock innovation and increase speed of delivery. Streamline and eliminate excess process. Influence teams to decouple from dependencies and eliminate architecture problems that stifle innovation
Oversee gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures. Help organization reduce exposure to classic failure modes (insufficient requirements, ineffective collaboration, long-term impacts of third-party technologies, insufficient testing)
Write effective narratives (Amazon 6-pagers) and present them to Directors and VPs. Communicate complex decisions, tough trade-offs, and potential solutions clearly to senior leadership
Build consensus when confronted with discordant views. Harmonize conflicting perspectives and lead resolution of contentious issues across teams and organizations
Actively recruit, mentor, and develop others in your organization. Provide Tech promotion assessments for TPMs moving to level 6
Regularly review metrics and proactively seek improved data/mechanisms for visibility. Ensure program stays aligned with organizational objectives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of technical product or program management 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
Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
Preferred
5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
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
Company
Amazon
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$8.11BKey Investors
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