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Strategic Operations Program Manager, Amazon Leo, Satellite Vehicle Engineering

Amazon$82K — $129K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of program or project management experience
  • Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
  • Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams
  • Knowledge of general AI tools
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in a highly agile environment

Responsibilities

  • Support the rhythm of business for SVE's direct reports, ensuring cross-functional deliverables stay on track.
  • Act as a central contact for stakeholders to accelerate deliverables and provide guidance.
  • Manage administrative functions for internal coordination, including calendar management and communications.
  • Develop dashboards and reports to provide leadership with visibility into priorities and organizational health.
  • Take on strategic operations projects as identified, adapting to the team's evolving needs.

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and options for supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Strategic Operations Program Manager (PM) to join the Satellite Vehicle Engineering (SVE) team. In this role, you will support the lead SVE Strategic Ops PM and broader leadership team across a range of operational and programmatic workstreams; from rhythm of business and executive communications to space planning and cross-functional program coordination. You will work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure SVE operates with clarity, speed, and accountability.

This role is ideal for a highly organized, proactive PM who thrives in fast-paced environments and is comfortable navigating ambiguity across multiple workstreams. You will develop and maintain mechanisms that keep the organization running smoothly while serving as a trusted partner to SVE leadership. Your ability to synthesize information, communicate clearly, and drive action across a broad set of stakeholders will be critical to our success.

This is an individual contributor role based in Redmond, WA.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
• Support a comprehensive rhythm of business for SVE's direct reports, identifying gaps, driving alignment, and ensuring cross-functional deliverables stay on track. Including recurring meeting cadences, agendas, action tracking, and follow-through to ensure leaders are equipped with the right information at the right time.
• Be a central point of contact for internal stakeholders to accelerate deliverables. Provide guidance and support SVE teams and stakeholders to unblock paths forward in their deliverables across assigned workstreams.
• Own administrative functions for internal coordination, including function-based calendar management, creation and maintenance of knowledge artifacts, and driving internal communications. This may include drafting org-wide updates, announcements, and leadership messaging.
• Develop and maintain mechanisms, dashboards, and reporting to provide leadership with visibility into organizational health, priorities, and risks.
• Take on additional strategic operations projects as they are identified. The scope will grow with the role and the team's needs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of program or project management experience

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

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

- Knowledge of general AI tools

- Can show strong verbal and written communication skills

- Experience in a highly agile environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience

- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience

- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization

- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

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

- Experience supporting leadership in an executive assistant, chief of staff, or strategic operations capacity

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, Redmond - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually

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