Amazon

Program Manager II, NAST ACES

Amazon$74K — $129K *
Tempe, AZ 85281In-Person
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 3+ years in program or project management
  • 3+ years in defining and implementing process improvements using metrics
  • Experience working cross-functionally with both tech and non-tech teams
  • 3+ years of developing program strategies and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) and knowledge of SQL

Responsibilities

  • Develop and govern key performance indicators (KPIs) for portfolio visibility
  • Manage multiple projects with strong organization and time management skills
  • Analyze data to establish project management standards for reporting
  • Support fast-paced environment with simultaneous projects and programs
  • Lead development and implementation of standard work and technology at network level
  • Travel domestically up to 50% of the time

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
Full Job Description
The North American Surface Transportation (NAST) ACES team is seeking to hire a Program Manager to support the Amazon Transportation network. The person in this role will identify network-level opportunities and drive projects end-to-end through cross functional teams, with a focus on improving efficiencies and eliminating defects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team in a rapidly growing area within Amazon.

This PM will partner with Operations, ACES, Finance, and Technology stakeholders, while working independently to influence stakeholders. They will work across leadership, exercising sound judgment where clear guidelines may not exist.

Key job responsibilities

- Develop, implement and govern key performance indicators (KPI) for the portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones and performance across all projects

- Manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem solving skills

- Gather and analyze data across business functions to establish standards for project management status reporting and tracking

- Support a fast paced environment that deploys multiple projects, programs, and initiatives simultaneously

- Lead in the process to develop, adjust, improve, and implement standard work and technology at the network level

- Travel domestically up to 50%

A day in the life

NAST ACES PMs collaborate with stakeholders, analyze network performance, identify project /tech/process opportunities and drive holistic performance improvement. These PMs must be comfortable working in ambiguous environments to drive performance improvement from program and operations teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree

- 3+ years of program or project management experience

- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

- 3+ years of developing program strategies and plans, diving execution, and influencing senior stakeholders experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- PMP

- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL

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, AZ, Tempe - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually

USA, TN, Nashville - 66,800.00 - 116,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually

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