Technical Program Manager
Job ID
252216
Location
IN-AP-Hyderabad
Posted Date
9/23/2014
Company
Amazon Services India Private
Position Category
Project/Program/Product Management--TECHNICAL
Job Description
Technical Program Manager:
Does the challenge and ownership that comes from leading and driving large, cross-organizational projects and initiatives for one of the largest online marketplaces excite you? Did you know that Amazon already has a vibrant and thriving marketplace where 2 million sellers experience great success selling their products? We want to rapidly grow this marketplace in scale and geography. Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions? Come join us in taking the innovation in our sellers business and technology to the next level. Marketplace sellers worldwide on Amazon are collectively responsible for selling about 1/3 of all items ordered on Amazon. The business continues to be a growth engine year-over-year. We are looking for a Manager, TPM to lead our mission to further empower Amazon marketplace sellers.
In this role you will work closely with stakeholders, software engineers and product teams to deliver our most complex, high quality, scalable products deployed around the world. You will collaborate with the product teams to deliver the best product with most efficient use of resources and technologies. You will work with all the stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting project milestones. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and encourage risk taking behavior to maximize business benefit. Successful candidates will have a technical background, be detail driven and have excellent problem solving abilities. You should not only be passionate about delivering extensible, on-time solutions, but should also be obsessed with contributing to the development of high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, continuous process improvement, and mentorship.
Does the challenge and ownership that comes from leading and driving large, cross-organizational projects and initiatives for one of the largest online marketplaces excite you? Did you know that Amazon already has a vibrant and thriving marketplace where 2 million sellers experience great success selling their products? We want to rapidly grow this marketplace in scale and geography. Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions? Come join us in taking the innovation in our sellers business and technology to the next level. Marketplace sellers worldwide on Amazon are collectively responsible for selling about 1/3 of all items ordered on Amazon. The business continues to be a growth engine year-over-year. We are looking for a Manager, TPM to lead our mission to further empower Amazon marketplace sellers.
In this role you will work closely with stakeholders, software engineers and product teams to deliver our most complex, high quality, scalable products deployed around the world. You will collaborate with the product teams to deliver the best product with most efficient use of resources and technologies. You will work with all the stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting project milestones. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and encourage risk taking behavior to maximize business benefit. Successful candidates will have a technical background, be detail driven and have excellent problem solving abilities. You should not only be passionate about delivering extensible, on-time solutions, but should also be obsessed with contributing to the development of high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, continuous process improvement, and mentorship.
Basic Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar major.
2+ years of experience in a software engineering role
4+ years experience managing software development projects with aggressive schedules.
Further, you must be able to:
Interact with Project Sponsors, Technical Program Managers and multiple Development Teams to define and deliver complex features.
Lead the effective and efficient delivery of the large, complex projects.
Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
Maximize resources for the greater good of the organization.
Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders.
Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
2+ years of experience in a software engineering role
4+ years experience managing software development projects with aggressive schedules.
Further, you must be able to:
Interact with Project Sponsors, Technical Program Managers and multiple Development Teams to define and deliver complex features.
Lead the effective and efficient delivery of the large, complex projects.
Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
Maximize resources for the greater good of the organization.
Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders.
Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with agile methodologies.
Experience developing Internet products and technologies.
Candidates must demonstrate proactive technical leadership, strong verbal and written communication skills, and a proven ability to multi-task and manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Candidate must have a strong customer focus and excellent expectation management abilities.
A BS or MS degree in Computer Science is required with 7-10 years of experience managing software development projects with aggressive schedules.
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Experience developing Internet products and technologies.
Candidates must demonstrate proactive technical leadership, strong verbal and written communication skills, and a proven ability to multi-task and manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Candidate must have a strong customer focus and excellent expectation management abilities.
A BS or MS degree in Computer Science is required with 7-10 years of experience managing software development projects with aggressive schedules.
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