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Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon Rufus

Palo Alto, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$171,000–$231,400 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • LLM
  • Amazon Rufus
  • Technical Program Management
  • cross-functional teams
  • release schedules
  • data analysis
  • key metrics
  • KPIs
  • SLAs

Nice to have

  • project management disciplines
  • scope
  • schedule
  • budget
  • quality
  • risk management

Role summary

Amazon Conversational Search is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead mission-critical programs for its new LLM-based conversational shopping experience, Rufus. This role involves managing high-visibility programs across multiple Amazon teams, coordinating with senior leadership, and mentoring technical leaders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical program management, software development, and cross-functional team collaboration, with a strong focus on data-driven improvements and process building. Experience with project management disciplines and defining KPIs/SLAs is preferred.

Amazon Conversational Search is the exciting new LLM-based feature in the Amazon App / Desktop to allow customers to engage with Amazon in natural language conversations. We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to deliver mission critical programs to build the leading edge infrastructure behind this experience as well as build new delightful customer experiences in this space.

A day in the life
Key responsibilities for the role will include:
* Running high visibility programs across multiple teams in Amazon Rufus.
* Managing stakeholders across these teams as well as senior leadership of Search and adjacent orgs.
* Mentoring and growing other technical leaders to help them scale and lead mission critical initiatives.
* Using data and key metrics, to drive improvements that enhance our operational effectiveness.

About the team
We are a part of Amazon Search focused on building a LLM-based conversational shopping experience called Rufus (search for Amazon Rufus). Our goal is to allow customers to intuitively engage with Amazon in natural language to get the most convenient shopping experience.
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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, CA, Palo Alto - 171,000.00 - 231,400.00 USD annually

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