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Amazon Senior Manager, TPM, Amazon Payment Products in Seattle, Washington
Description
Would you like to lead a team that creates impact on how millions of customers pay on Amazon every day? Are you an experienced and accomplished leader or leaders who is excited to lead a large team of Technical Program Managers? Do you enjoy coaching and developing a high performing team? Then this is the role for you.
Amazon Payment Products team in Seattle is looking for a Senior Technical Program Management (TPM) leader to manage a team of Technical Program Managers.
Key job responsibilities
This role requires working closely with your team of TPM managers, TPMs, engineering teams, and product management teams in North America. This position involves regular communication with our leadership on status, risks, plans, and launch strategy. Excellent communication – both verbal and writing skills and strong technical competency is a must.
You will be a driving force within and outside of Payments Products team. You will lead your team and key stakeholder teams to identify and implement critical programs. You will lead your team with empathy, develop career plans and identify growth opportunities for your team members.
Ideal candidate has thrived and succeeded in delivering broadly adopted technology products/services in a high paced environment. They are a strong leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly and who understands how to drive excellence. They will have hands-on technical project and program management skills, leading large cross-functional technical programs from definition to launch. The person should have excellent people management skills with proven track record of building high performing teams. A qualified candidate is a creative leader with superior analytical abilities across business and technology.
About the team
At Amazon Payment Products, we delight our customers with rewards, credit and the simplicity to buy across borders. Amazon Payment Products serves millions of customers worldwide through a global portfolio of products, delighting them with best-in-class rewards and access to credit. The global portfolio of products the team currently builds includes Co-branded Credit Cards, Private Label Credit Cards, Shop with Points, and Buy-Now-Pay-Later Installment products. Under Amazon’s long-term commitment to innovating on behalf of customers, the team constantly seeks to launch new payment products and features worldwide which makes shopping on Amazon ever more rewarding and convenient.
Basic Qualifications
15+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
10+ years of software development experience
7+ years of technical product or program management experience
4+ years of experience managing technical teams
Demonstrated experience in hiring and developing high-performing teams
Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
Ability to roll up sleeves and operate as an individual contributor to get the job done; at the same time be able to guide the team.
Able to provide architectural guidance and direction throughout project lifecycle.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Computer Science/Math or related field
Deep hands-on technical expertise, prior experience as a software developer
Experience in Agile development methodologies, deep understanding of software development in large teams, and a track record of shipping software on time
Experience managing teams of 20+ people
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Payments experience is a plus
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $175,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $302,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.