Job Information
Amazon Sr. Technical Program Manager, Tax Engine in Vancouver, British Columbia
Description
Does the challenge of launching Amazon marketplaces in new countries & advancing one of the world’s most scalable, reliable, and secure e-commerce platforms that processes tens of billions of dollars in transactions, in multiple currencies and countries excite you?
Are you equally comfortable digging in to business requirements as well as drilling into architecture with development teams and then drive the project development process?
Key job responsibilities
Amazon is seeking Sr. Technical Program Manager to join our e-commerce services team. If you feel excited by the challenge of setting the course for large company wide initiatives, building and launching customer facing products in international locales and being hands-on involved in the delivery of these initiatives, this may be the next career move for you.
As a Sr. Technical Program Manager on the team:
You will have end to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, and resource planning and project execution.
Along with business initiatives, you will also lead the definition and execution of strategic projects aimed at reducing the total cost and time to market for launch.
You will work closely with business and operations leadership, including executive leadership at Amazon, to define the product and provide updates on the program.
At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be hands-on in driving the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the project such as project planning, requirements definition, risk management, communication, and implementation planning.
You will be a technical problem solver on the team, identifying innovative solutions to project deadlocks and resolving issues and constraints through consensus and sound judgment.
You will be responsible for making project decisions, achieving tactical goals while retaining a strategic focus.
You will work closely with the development teams and play a leadership role in product architecture and design.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
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
Preferred Qualifications
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
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The base salary for this position ranges from $128,100/year up to $214,000/year. Salary is based on a number of factors 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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.