Amazon

Senior Technical Program Manager , AWS Organizations

Amazon • $148K — $201K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of technical program management experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for both strategy and technical details
  • Expertise in AI/ML-assisted development workflows and automation
  • Experience in driving technical strategy for large-scale distributed systems
  • Collaboration experience with product, engineering, and non-technical partners
  • Proven track record of delivering quality products on time

Responsibilities

  • Lead communication, coordination, and execution of multi-year program vision across AWS
  • Define strategy and requirements with senior product and engineering leaders
  • Design and execute technical solutions that scale globally across AWS
  • Manage complex systems and cross-service integrations, balancing business and technical constraints
  • Drive consensus on technical approaches across tech teams for new initiatives
  • Identify opportunities to unify roadmaps and technical direction across governance systems
  • Shape how AWS customers secure and govern their cloud environments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • Mental Health Support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager to tackle complex and ambiguous problems that span numerous systems and organizations across AMG's portfolio. You will be a highly visible leader who owns the communication, coordination, and execution of multi-year program vision across AWS Organizations, Accounts, and Control Tower.

You will work with senior product and engineering leaders to define strategy and requirements. You will design, coordinate, and execute technical solutions that scale globally across AWS's multi-account and governance ecosystem. Managing numerous complex systems and cross-service integrations, you will make appropriate trade-offs between business and technical constraints, clearly communicate goals, roles, and responsibilities. Working cross-functionally, you will identify and secure commitment from tech teams across AWS for new initiatives, driving consensus on the technical approach.

The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded technical background and a history of leading large programs end-to-end. They will own efforts to coordinate and unify roadmaps and technical direction across multiple complex governance and account management systems. They will identify opportunities to converge overlapping technical efforts and drive long-term strategy across AMG's three pillars. Maturity, high-level judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent, and leadership are essential to success.

If you're looking for a chance to shape how every AWS customer - from startups to the largest enterprises - secures and governs their cloud environment; if you want to work at the intersection of security, policy management, and large-scale distributed systems; if you're excited about AI-native operations and how agents can transform the developer experience for cloud governance - then this is the role for you. Come work with our team of engineers, product managers, and technical leaders building the foundational layer of AWS.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience

- 5+ years of technical program management experience

- Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills - ability to clearly communicate high-level strategy as well as technical details

- Expertise with AI/ML-assisted development workflows and agentic automation.

- Experience driving technical strategy and architecture decisions, especially for large-scale distributed systems

- Experience collaborating with product, engineering, and non-technical partners

- Prior experience working on large cross-org programs with extensive technical deep-dive skills

- Track record for delivering quality products on time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

- Experience working with a diverse team of engineers, product managers, scientists, and senior leaders

- Experience in non-technical aspects including business analysis (e.g., SQL) and process optimization

- Experience with agile/iterative development and program management methodologies

- Demonstrated passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high-quality, innovative, and robust technical solutions

- Knowledge of software engineering best practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

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, CA, Santa Clara - 171,000.00 - 231,400.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

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