Program Manager, Amazon
Expansion, Prime Air Drone Delivery
$74.2-129.8k
+ Sign-on payments and restricted stock units
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Job no longer available
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$74.2-129.8k
+ Sign-on payments and restricted stock units
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- The ideal candidate brings positive energy and enthusiasm that inspires teams and elevates the work environment
- They have a demonstrated track record of delivering complex technical programs on schedule, and know how to tactfully hold deliverable owners accountable, keeping work moving and driving initiatives across the finish line without losing the trust of their partners
- They are skilled at looking around corners, proactively identifying upcoming risks and dependencies before they become blockers, and developing mitigation strategies that keep programs on track
- This role requires the ability to drive decisions in ambiguous environments, strong business acumen, and exceptional bias for action
- This role requires the candidate to be located near a major airport, as travel is expected to exceed 50% to support site launches, cross-functional team coordination, and operational expansion across multiple locations
- 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
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Travel up to 50% of the time
Desirable
- 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
- Expertise with project management tools like Asana, Smartsheet, Quick Suite, etc
What the job involves
- With operations already successful in multiple locations and expansion planned, we're seeking an experienced Program Manager to develop and implement strategic operational frameworks
- In this role, you'll work at the intersection of innovative technology, operational excellence and implementation, and strategic planning to help scale Prime Air's revolutionary delivery system
- Bring positive energy and a solutions-oriented mindset that motivates cross-functional teams and fosters a high-performance culture
- Proactively identify and mitigate upcoming risks by looking around corners
- Tactfully chase deliverable owners and hold teams accountable, ensuring commitments are met and work consistently moves across the finish line
- Remove barriers to success through collaborative problem-solving
- Develop and execute program level mechanisms to succinctly define program status, risks, and solutions to Sr. Leadership
- Lead cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination across engineering, operations, and regulatory teams
- Drive projects across the finish line, ensure successful new site openings, and turnover to operations
- Travel 50%+ to support site launches, operational reviews, and cross-functional program milestones
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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