Program Manager, Amazon

• It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion-dollar business and we are looking for a Program Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology and information systems, who thinks and acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions
• The ideal candidate will possess both the technical background that enables them to work with technology and a demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically about Project Kuiper initiatives
• They will experience a wide range of problem-solving situations requiring an understanding of technical infrastructure and stakeholder expectations
• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Bachelor's degree
• 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

Desirable

• Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Project Kuiper, Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?
• Possess a strong program management background and have experience leading large/complex/cross-org projects
• Drive project schedules from design to release, managing the production launch for a product/feature, and using metrics to provide status
• Relentlessly simplify and demonstrate significant innovation, creativity, and good judgment when solving challenging problems
• Drive best practices on the team, deal with ambiguity and competing objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks
• Write effective narratives and present them concisely and effectively to senior management
• Develop program and team processes and tools as required
• Build deployment project plans and manage risks impacting successful delivery
• Develop use cases by gathering business requirements, work with software development to build required features, clearly communicate dependencies and manage/track exceptions
• Participate in Proof of Concepts (POCs) sessions to ensure proposed solutions can meet business requirements
• Active participation in Unit Test, System Integration Test, User Acceptance Test, and User Training
• Have an ability to navigate through a large amount of ambiguity and drive consensus between cross-functional stakeholder groups
• Demonstrate crisp communication skills, have experience communicating project status to a broad audience and be willing to follow appropriate escalation channels to ensure delivery as planned
• This role will be highly collaborative, requiring partnerships with cross-functional leaders to drive positive results
• You will tackle challenging business problems and have the opportunity to work with Kuiper and Corporate technical teams
• Kuiper Finance Technology (KFT) is a part of Devices and Services (DaS) FinTech team supporting Kuiper Finance. KFT provides program management, SAP product, and BI reporting solutions to support Kuiper business initiatives