Senior Manager of Product Operations, Amazon

• 10+ years of program management, tech program management, or related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience leading large-scale, technical or engineering programs with a proven record of thought leadership, business case development, realizing customer benefits, and successful program completion
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
• Comprehensive knowledge of consumer electronics supply chain from component sourcing through manufacturing and fulfillment

Desirable

• As a Senior Manager, Product Operations, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive, design and develop innovative consumer products
• The person will lead a team responsible for defining and committing to the operations plan for delivery of innovative consumer products within Kindle Product Operations
• In this role, you will operate at the earliest and most influential stage of the Product Development Process (PDP), the pre-concept phase, where you will combine the expertise of a business ownership, commodity expertise, product technical needs
• You will be the operations authority that shapes product Roadmap for Kindle devices when decisions matter most, influencing critical choices before designs crystallize and features are locked
• You must demonstrate leadership in a cross-functional, matrixed environment and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, peer environment
• * Leading a team of high-impact professionals to define future products based on customer needs and viability
• * Decomposing product concepts into component and manufacturing drivers using industry benchmarks and deep supply chain knowledge
• * Influencing executive management on design decisions through dive deep into assumptions, communicating complex tradeoffs with clarity and confidence
• * Facilitating decision-making conversations with Product Management, Engineering, and Supply Chain that balance product feature requirements, development timeline, and cost considerations
• * Building and implementing methodology to enable high-fidelity analysis for product tradeoffs in early concept phase
• * Providing guidance and support to both OPMs and MPMs to ensure cohesive supply chain strategies across Kindle Product Line
• * Problem solve and explore solutions to current processes and systems
• * Coordinate with cross functional teams throughout development and manufacturing
• * Drive continuous improvements
• * This role will require international travel
• As Sr. Manager, Kindle Product Ops, you will lead a small team of highly skilled operations professionals to define the next product concepts
• You will spend significant time in collaborative sessions with product managers and engineers, framing complex tradeoffs between customer experience, technical performance, development timelines, and cost
• You will proactively guide teams toward viable directions in the ambiguity of pre-concept development
• Your afternoons might include assessing strategic recommendations, or diving deep into manufacturing requirements to assess feasibility of novel approaches
• Our Kindle Product Operations organization drives innovation in consumer electronics, bringing exciting products from concept to customer hands
• The early-stage costing function sits at a critical juncture—where strategic decisions have maximum leverage but information is most uncertain
• Our team values analytical rigor combined with practical judgment, collaborative problem-solving, and the courage to influence difficult decisions
• You'll work alongside engineers, product managers, and supply chain professionals who are passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences at sustainable costs