Principal Technical Program Manager

Job Description

Jeff Bezos, 2016 Annual Letter to Shareholders: India is another example of how we globalize an offering like Marketplace through customer obsession and a passion for invention We re also globalizing Fulfilment by Amazon, adapting the service to local customer needs. In India, we launched a program called Seller Flex to combine Amazon s logistics capabilities with sellers selection at the local neighbourhood level. Jeff Wilke, Oct, 2017 to BS India: All the inventions happening here will find their way to other countries. There are things we invented in India that we are deploying elsewhere, examples being Seller Flex and Easy Ship. These are the ideas we have transferred to other geographies.SmartConnect team (under SellerFlex) located in Bangalore is looking for a Principal TPM to deliver strategic goals for Amazon eCommerce systems. This is an opportunity to join our mission to build tech solutions that empower sellers to delight the next billion customers. You will be responsible for building new system capabilities grounds up for strategic business initiatives. If you feel excited by the challenge of setting the course for large company wide initiatives and building and launching customer facing products in international locales, this may be the next big career move for you. We are building systems which can scale across multiple marketplaces and are on the cutting edge in automated large scale eCommerce business. We are looking for a tech leader to design and build our tech stack as a coherent architecture and deliver capabilities across marketplaces. We operate in a high performance co-located agile ecosystem where SDEs, Product Managers and Principals frequently connect with end customers of our products. Our SDEs stay connected with customers through seller/FC/Delivery Station visits and customer anecdotes. This allows our engineers to significantly influence product roadmap, contribute to PRFAQs and create disproportionate impact through the tech they deliver. We offer Technology leaders a once in a lifetime opportunity to transform billions of lives across the planet through their tech innovations.In this role, you will have front row seats to how we are disrupting eCommerce fulfilment and supply chain by offering creative solutions to yet unsolved problems. We operate like a start-up within the Amazon ecosystem and have proven track record of delivering inventions that work globally. You will be challenged to look at the world through the eyes of our seller customers and think outside the box to build new tech solutions to make our Sellers successful. You will often find yourself building products and services that are new to Amazon and will have an opportunity to pioneer not just the technology components but the idea itself across other Amazon teams and markets.As a Principal Technical Program Manager: You will have end to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, resource planning and project execution of the Seller Flex ProductAlong 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, 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams 7+ years of technical program management experience Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline Deep hands-on technical expertise Strong business and technical vision Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time Demonstrated ability to handle large ambiguous initiatives across business lines

Keyskills :
project executionsupply chainmanagementdeliveryproject planningresolving issuesprogram managementrisk managementresource planningagiledocumentationcomputer science