Amazon

Sr. Program Manager, Planning & Strategy, AMZL ORBIT

Amazon$104K — $155K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of program or project management experience
  • Proven ability to own program strategy and end-to-end delivery
  • Strong experience in data analysis and metrics-driven improvements
  • 5+ years in Business strategy or Non-Tech Program Management (preferred)
  • Master's degree or MBA in a relevant field (preferred)
  • Familiarity with general AI tools (preferred)
  • Experience in workforce development program design and implementation (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Write compelling white papers or technical documents for senior leadership review
  • Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders
  • Define data requirements and ensure high-quality data insights
  • Develop and nurture innovative ideas while maintaining high standards
  • Collaborate with teams to present project updates to senior leaders
  • Mentor program managers to improve best practices
  • Manage project metrics and lead high-profile meetings to clarify project goals
  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization
  • Translate complex technical issues for non-technical teams
  • Lead teams through ambiguous situations without clear immediate solutions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Mental health support
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Amazon Logistics is looking for a Principal Program Manager to lead AMZL-wide strategy and business planning in support of AMZL projects, products and workstreams. This role will act as the strategic partners for senior leaders across the organization. The Principal Program Manager will work closely with the PMO team to support the business review cadence, OP1/OP2, and drive the alignment across teams. They will also partner closely with key stakeholders teams and Operations Leadership, while also maintaining critical partnership with global teams to share and adopt best practices.

The Principal Program Manager will utilize advanced business and technical writing skills, program management background combined with a fluent understanding of current technologies and operations. They can develop and drive strategic initiatives and can also roll up their sleeves, dig in and get the job done. The candidate will need to be comfortable with high velocity business judgment, ability to influence cross-functional and remote teams, a customer-centric and creative mindset and advanced analytical skills are essential. This opportunity requires excellent program management, prioritization, and communication skills, as well as the ability to navigate ambiguity.

Key job responsibilities

Effective business writing: writing white papers or technical documents to justify why new ideas should be implemented and communicate business reviews to senior leaders.

Executive communication

Gathering and understanding data requirements, working with the team to achieve high quality data insights

Thinking big by developing and nurturing new ideas, while simultaneously applying high standards to weed out ideas that are less impactful

Collaborating and influencing team members, working with development teams and other business groups, and presenting projects to senior leadership on a regular basis

Mentor other program managers on the team to drive best practices across the org and teams

Partnering to build and execute on new initiatives and product roadmaps each year

Compiling, managing, and reporting on project metrics and being responsible for leading many high profile meetings to align on project requirements

Building relationships and identifying with stakeholders across the organization

Having the technical aptitude to quickly grasp complex technical issues and communicate directly with technical teams

Understanding how to thrive in ambiguous environments and lead other teams without line of sight to a clear solution in the short term

About the team

Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A) for Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is responsible for driving metrics WW parity across NA, EU and Japan. In addition, this team supports the Planning and Execution Organization to get insights on Operations and focus on Impactful areas. Providing Insights is critical in today's world where the is abundance of metrics and data available. With the growth of Last Mile and addition of new business in the Last Mile Space its exciting time to be part of this Org and make tangible impact of the AMZL Organization.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of Business strategy or Non-Tech Program Management experience

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

- Knowledge of general AI tools

- Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

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.

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About Amazon

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Amazon Careers

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