Amazon

Principle Program Manager, Leo Bus & Flight Operations

Amazon • $177K — $239K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
  • 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams
  • Proven ability to build processes and coordinate release schedules

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategy, planning, and execution of automation programs for Leo fleet operations
  • Own end-to-end program strategy for satellite onboard agents and ground services
  • Partner with engineering leaders to translate business objectives into actionable plans
  • Identify and resolve cross-team risks and dependencies to maintain schedules
  • Define and report on program metrics reflecting delivery health and service availability
  • Communicate program status and risks to senior leadership and stakeholders
  • Lead process improvements to enhance development velocity and quality

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Mental health support and employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will drive the strategy, planning, and execution of programs that enable our team to automate mission planning and execution to efficiently operate the Leo fleet at scale, while maintaining space safety and maximizing service availability for Leo satellite Internet customers.

* Own the end-to-end program strategy for Leo satellite onboard agents and ground services, aligning roadmaps across satellite command, file transfer, telemetry, and logging workstreams

* Partner closely with engineering leaders to translate business and mission objectives into actionable program plans, driving clarity on scope, dependencies, and sequencing across embedded software (C, C++, Rust) and AWS cloud service development

* Identify, track, and resolve cross-team risks, blockers, and dependencies between Leo ground service teams and satellite agent teams to keep programs on schedule

* Define and report on program metrics/OKRs that reflect delivery health, space safety posture, and service availability for Leo satellite Internet customers

* Drive operational rigor - business reviews, roadmap planning, retrospectives - and build mechanisms that scale as the team and fleet grow

* Communicate program status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to senior leadership and stakeholders across engineering, product, and operations

* Lead process improvements that increase development velocity and quality across the software development lifecycle, from requirements through implementation, test, and operations

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience

- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

- 5+ years of software development experience

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience

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

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, WA, Redmond - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually

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