Amazon is seeking a Senior Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives and complex, cross-functional programs that directly impact our customers and business. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering results in ambiguous environments, influencing without authority, and driving operational excellence at scale.
As a Senior Program Manager:
- You will own end-to-end program delivery, working with senior leaders across multiple organizations to define strategy, set goals, and execute against ambitious timelines.
- You will be responsible for identifying and solving complex problems, driving process improvements, and ensuring programs deliver measurable business impact.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Own and drive complex, cross-functional programs from conception through delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs
- Partner with senior leadership across multiple organizations to define program strategy, goals, and success metrics
- Develop and maintain detailed program plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies
- Identify and resolve blockers, escalating appropriately to ensure program momentum
- Drive operational excellence through process improvement, automation, and standardization
- Communicate program status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional partners, influencing without direct authority
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program success and business impact
- Mentor and develop junior program managers, raising the bar for program management excellence
- Drive mechanisms that scale, ensuring programs can grow efficiently as the business expands
A day in the life
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:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 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 skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
- 5+ 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
- 2+ 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
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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, Bellevue - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually