Amazon

Principal, Release Management, Advertising Services

Amazon$181K — $244K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience managing cross-functional programs.
  • Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach.
  • Proven capability to lead complex programs with significant organizational impact.
  • Experience in communicating with technical and product stakeholders to align on requirements.
  • A background in driving large-scale cross-functional initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the global release management strategy for AI products.
  • Coordinate large multi-functional launches on time, anticipating bottlenecks unique to AI systems.
  • Drive shared goals and prioritize investments across the AI product portfolio.
  • Manage communication with cross-functional teams to align on business and technical requirements.
  • Review AI product workflow design, balancing immediate needs with long-term customer experience.
  • Provide escalation management and make trade-offs between business needs and technical constraints.

Benefits

  • Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) matching to help with retirement savings.
  • Paid time off and parental leave for work-life balance.
  • Access to mental health support and wellness programs.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health expenses.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Principal Product Release Manager to define and lead the global release management strategy for Amazon Ads' AI-powered advertising products and tools for our Services org. This role sets the standard for how AI solutions are evaluated, launched, and continuously improved across Services, acting on behalf of advertising customers. You will establish the mechanisms, frameworks, and organizational muscle that allow Amazon Ads to ship AI capabilities with speed, rigor, and confidence at a scale and complexity no prior release model was designed to handle.

Key job responsibilities

While Product and Science leaders drive AI product vision, model development, and technical requirements, Principal Release Managers provide data-driven, cross-product business understanding of AI release impact and success. They drive shared goals and gain investment prioritization alignment across the AI product portfolio. They coordinate large, multi-functional launches on-time, anticipate bottlenecks unique to AI systems (model readiness, evaluation gaps, probabilistic output risk), provide escalation management, make trade-offs, and balance business needs versus technical constraints. They review AI product workflow design and balance near-term business need with longer-term CX and operational implications for Amazon. They rationalize business priorities and technical requirements with cross-functional teams including Science, Engineering, Product, and Services effectively managing communication to ensure all stakeholder needs are aligned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

- Experience leading complex programs with significant change impact across organizational boundaries

- Experience demonstrating strong analytical abilities and confidence in the use of data

- Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps

- Experience owning and driving large-scale cross-functional programs

- Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in online or digital advertising

- Experience with and deep understanding of advertising technologies (i.e., ad server, DSP)

- Experience running user trials, beta, field testing or collecting customer feedback

- Experience leveraging technology to drive process improvements

- Direct experience launching AI/ML products or agentic systems, with working knowledge of the operational and CX risks specific to probabilistic outputs

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 181,000.00 - 244,900.00 USD annually

About Amazon

Audible is a provider of spoken audio information and entertainment , on the Internet. They provide premium spoken audio content, such as audio versions of books and newspapers and radio programs, that is delivered over the Internet and played back on personal computers and hand-held electronic devices. The Audible service allows consumers to purchase and download their content from their Website, store it in digital files and play it back on personal computers and electronic devices. More than 15,000 hours of audio content are available on their Web site, including audio versions of books, periodicals and radio programs. Several manufacturers have agreed to support and promote the playback of their content on their hand-held audio-enabled electronic devices.

Amazon Careers

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