Sr. TPM, Prime Air

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our
culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization. How do
you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most
importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can
scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals,
and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to
customers and are excited for what's to come. If you are seeking an iterative
environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies
to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers,
Prime Air is the place for you. Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!
Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/drone

Amazon Prime Air (PA) is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager to oversee the
development of software functionality within our ultra-fast drone delivery
operations.

This role will be responsible for ensuring high standards for certifying
airborne systems, working closely with design and systems engineering staff
powering a flywheel of continuous improvement in drone design and system
integration.
Partnering with the drone system development and various engineering
disciplines, you will oversee software and hardware development, verification
and validation, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure
compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards. Strong
cross-functional engineering fundamentals skills are essential, as well as
strong technical communication and documentation skills. Your ability to
translate complex system functions into digestible insights and summarize
effectively with stakeholders at all levels will be critical to success in this
role.

This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon's ability to
apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Own and drive system-level milestone tracking and implementation, dependency mapping, and schedule updates.
• Oversee software and hardware development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards
• Communicate effectively across all organizational levels, presenting strategies and results to senior leadership and operational partners

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed