The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced generative AI technologies - revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle – from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace ecosystem. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.
As a Principal Technical Program Manager for Amazon Sponsored Agent team, you will drive the execution of complex,
cross-functional programs at the intersection of generative AI and advertising.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of conversational commerce and advertising. You will manage the team's program roadmap and drive alignment with partner business, engineering, and science teams across Amazon on high profile projects that create new experiences for shoppers and advertisers. You will be instrumental in initiating greenfield programs and driving their development through all stages from inception to deployment.
Our ideal candidate will be highly self-driven, have excellent communication skills, possess a strong technical background focused on problem solving and
system design, and track record of driving cross-organizational projects from ground up. If you are an individual who is looking for an opportunity to lead, invent, design and build, while making a huge impact on Amazon and its customers, this is the perfect time to jump onboard.
Key job responsibilities
-Define and manage program roadmaps, milestones, and dependencies across engineering, science, product, and business teams ensuring alignment and on-time delivery for high-visibility launches
-Identify and resolve technical and operational blockers across partner teams, driving decisions with the right stakeholders
-Partner with engineering and science leads to translate technical architecture decisions into program plans, and ensure technical choices align with business and product goals
-Represent program status and risks in senior leadership reviews, synthesizing complex cross-team dependencies into clear narratives for VP and SVP audiences
-Initiate and structure greenfield programs at the intersection of generative AI and advertising, establishing the frameworks and processes needed to scale new initiatives
-Collaborate with legal, policy, and trust teams to ensure new ad formats meet compliance and launch readiness requirements across all markets and surfaces"
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
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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, SEATTLE - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually