Amazon

Sr. Project Manager, GEMS, NA Startup

Amazon$115K — $160K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of program or project management experience
  • Proficiency in using data and metrics for improvements
  • Experience in owning program strategy and end-to-end delivery
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Preferred: 3+ years in driving process improvements
  • Preferred: Master's degree or MBA in relevant field
  • Preferred: Knowledge of general AI tools and workforce development experience

Responsibilities

  • Manage new and existing programs to successfully deliver projects
  • Partner with program managers to secure resources and set priorities
  • Own program communication and drive timely decisions
  • Influence strategic design processes across the organization
  • Govern execution of all business and administrative functions
  • Provide accountability and escalate issues as necessary
  • Maintain overall project schedule for success based on milestones

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan
Full Job Description
Amazon is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and coordinate the execution of successful new build infrastructure and expansion/retrofit projects in our Global Engineering, Maintenance, & Sustainability (GEMS) Organization. This individual will lead a team of support personnel and coordinate the resources required to launch new and complex projects with the goals of achieving timelines, staying within budget, and driving standardization within our network. The Project Manager will manage medium to large capital projects with significant schedule commitments. The Project Manager will lead and coordinate schedule of multiple vendors at the same time, as well as interface at all levels of the organization.

This role requires up to 80% nationwide travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Key job responsibilities

Manage new and existing programs, successfully delivering difficult projects and goals across multiple organizations

- Partner with other program managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones and drive delivery

- Owns program communication, accelerating progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, clearing blockers (e.g., path to green), escalating as appropriate

- Influence design and development of strategic processes

- Work with program managers and business leaders to communicate and impact critical business initiatives

- Develop, implement, and governs the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned program, project, or sub-task

- Provide accountability while reporting on status, asking for help, and immediately escalating issues and problems as necessary

- Responsible for overall project schedule that enables the teams to be successful based upon the project milestones and Go-Live

- Position includes travel up to 80% (Nationwide). Travel involves air travel to regional airports and driving to site locations. A valid driver's license is required due to project assignments in areas with limited public transportation and rideshare options.

A day in the life

A Day in the Life:

Monday

- Travel to location (Uber, Airport, Rental Car) / 3PL Schedule Review Meeting / Emails / PO Approval / Inventory Tracking

Tuesday

- Stakeholder Weekly Meeting / Site Walk/ Budget Report /Meetings / Project Incentive Work

Wednesday

- Safety Walk / Order Review with Procurement / Non-Inventory Review with Site 3PL / Risk Management / PMO Reporting

Thursday

- Travel to home (Uber, Airport, Rental Car) / Emails / Meetings / Invoice Approvals / Risk Review / Safety Reporting

Friday

- Update Project Health Tracker / File Travel expenses / Book Travel 3 Weeks Out / Document Lessons Learned / Team Meeting / One-on-One / Project Meetings / Update Travel Calendar

*** This role requires you to have exceptional organizational skills to maintain a successful work

life harmony

Amazon Benefits:

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

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

- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of driving process improvements 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.

USA, CA, San Francisco - 127,200.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Santa Monica - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, IL, Chicago - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Boston - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, TN, Nashville - 104,100.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Irving - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$386 billion
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