This Senior Technical Program Manager position will support the growth of an exciting new business within AWS. The new business is taking AWS services closer to our customers worldwide. This role will work to launch multiple new technology products each year, in many new countries, working with multiple manufacturing and design partners plus multiple AWS internal teams. Because of the pace and complexity of this program, candidates should thrive in a dynamic environment and have great abilities to work in a matrix organization. This roll is challenging and exciting, and will be very rewarding for the right candidate.
AWS is at the forefront of providing a broad set of global cloud-based services including compute, storage, databases, networking, and enterprise applications, to help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. This is a dynamic business within Amazon.com, and one of the world’s fastest growing and evolving companies, with a team of exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. Global Trade and Product Compliance (GTPC) is responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure equipment necessary to support the AWS services are imported/exported in a compliant manner across the multiple countries where AWS operates and will expand, including all product certification/safety regulations.
Key job responsibilities
1. Engage with AWS Global Launch teams, AWS hardware design teams, certification laboratories, and OEM manufacturers to drive product certification schedules worldwide for strategic new AWS business.
2. Drive project launch discussions to ensure that Product Safety, EMC/EMI, Energy Efficiency, and RF certifications are delivered to support launch schedules delivering Release to Production decisions.
3. Collect, validate, and log evidence of compliance at the product and country level across a large portfolio of hardware products. Provide real-time compliance status of equipment to key business partners.
4. Manage relationships with test labs and certification agencies, including contracting and budget.
5. Track certification expiration and manage renewal of certifications.
6. Design and drive scalable processes within a Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure consistent compliance with product regulatory requirements around the world.
7. Partner with key stakeholders to help define program strategy, project plans, and manage technology implementations.
8. Track business metrics on regular cadence, providing key insights around shifts and bottlenecks.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams 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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.