Amazon

Sr. Technical Program Manager, Last Mile Planning

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in project management with experience in scope, schedule, budget, and quality control.
  • Proven track record managing cross-functional teams and coordinating complex release schedules.
  • Strong technical background in e-commerce and supply chain technologies.
  • Experience defining KPIs and SLAs for multi-million dollar businesses.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize strategically.

Responsibilities

  • Manage large, complex programs spanning multiple teams and businesses.
  • Deliver scalable technical solutions to support strategic initiatives.
  • Anticipate and address project bottlenecks proactively.
  • Break down complex projects into manageable tasks and develop specifications.
  • Drive high-level strategic initiatives while also executing on tactical tasks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and prescription).
  • 401(k) matching to support retirement savings.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support services.
Full Job Description
Our team is seeking a Technical Program Manager to manage large, complex programs with multi-year projects. In this role, you will be responsible for managing cross-cutting programs across the Last Mile org and our partners, delivering large scale solutions that span multiple businesses, technology, and operational teams. These projects will include initiatives, such as, rolling out new technology to new geographies as we expand, creating technical solutions to support new businesses and strategic Amazon initiatives, and building great technology platforms that can scale to Amazon's size and global market places.

The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects across multiple teams, and will have a well-rounded technical background in current e-commerce and supply chain technologies. You will thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. As a seasoned TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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, Bellevue - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
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