
Sr Technical Program Manager, Last Mile Delivery Automation
Role summary
Amazon is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the Data Management and Autonomy initiatives for its Last-Mile Robotic Delivery program. This role requires a strong technical background and program management expertise to drive strategy and execution across robotics, autonomy, simulation, safety, and data platforms. The TPM will own the end-to-end data strategy, drive the autonomy roadmap, define validation strategies, and lead cross-organizational alignment. Success hinges on leveraging data effectively to enhance autonomous delivery performance at scale, requiring the ability to influence senior engineering leaders and build data-backed decision frameworks.
Description
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to own and drive the Data Management and Autonomy charter for Amazon’s Last-Mile Robotic Delivery initiative. This role sits at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, simulation, safety, and large-scale data platforms, and is responsible for ensuring that the right data is captured, labeled, validated, and leveraged to continuously improve autonomous delivery performance at scale.
The Sr. TPM will act as the single-threaded owner for cross-cutting programs that span robot hardware teams, autonomy software, simulation, safety, tele-operations, and Last Mile Tech (LMT). Success in this role requires strong technical depth, crisp execution, and the ability to influence senior engineering leaders across multiple organizations.
Key job responsibilities
- Data Strategy & Governance
Own the end-to-end data strategy for last-mile robotic delivery, including on-robot data capture, edge-to-cloud pipelines, storage, labeling, retention, and access controls.
- Autonomy Program Execution
Drive the integrated autonomy roadmap across perception, localization, prediction, planning, controls, and human-robot interaction (HRI).
- Simulation, Scenario Coverage & Validation
Own programs that define scenario taxonomies, coverage targets, and validation strategies across physical testing and simulation.
- Cross-Org Leadership & Alignment
Serve as the coordination layer across autonomy engineering, robotics hardware, simulation, safety, tele-ops, and Last-Mile Tech.
- Metrics, Readouts & Decision Frameworks
Define and own the north-star metrics for autonomy readiness and data effectiveness. Build clear dashboards and mechanisms to track progress, surface blockers, and drive data-backed decisions.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
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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 - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
Company
- Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3147632
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