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Amazon Senior Technical Program Manager, Ring Eng, Ring in Hawthorne, California
Description
Ring is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Senior Technical Program Manager with excellent technical program management skills and a background in software engineering to join Ring’s Cloud Engineering Team.
In this senior role, you will work with cross-functional teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders to define strategy, capture requirements, anticipate bottlenecks, plan for dependencies, mitigate project risks, and interpret, communicate, and drive full lifecycle software engineering programs. You will work with Product, Software (Mobile Apps, Cloud) and Hardware (Firmware) Engineering teams to evaluate and develop device-related features and services. You will provide technical leadership that gets software applications built and integrated. If you enjoy working in a rapidly changing environment and influencing the strategic direction of a global organization, this position will provide you with a challenging opportunity.
One of your primary responsibilities will be to collaborate with engineering leadership and drive programs to simplify our cloud stack and best meet the needs of the business. Other responsibilities will include collaborating across a variety of Ring and Amazon engineering teams as we continue to launch industry-first affordable smart security solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with technical and non-technical teams responsible for launching new devices and features across remote and multi-site teams
Own delivery of large and impactful program initiatives, while accurately tracking a set of smaller projects
Scope, plan, implement, and deliver software programs efficiently and successfully while collaborating with product, engineering, business stakeholders, and senior leadership in order to align with strategic vision and goals
Drive strategic planning, working closely with engineering to develop feature plans, roadmaps, dependency identifications, and resourcing plans
Lead technical design reviews, lead deep dive assessments and leverage data to identify success criteria, trends and insights
Evaluate solution designs and complex business and technical requirements and communicate any program risks and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Good judgment and proven ability to influence without authority
Communicate clearly and effectively to management about plans, status, and critical issues
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
5+ years of technical product or program management 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
Experience with service-oriented architectures and and cloud technologies/development
Collaborate with business, engineering and other internal teams to solve business needs
Own stakeholder relations, track and manage their progress, and respond to their requests
Break down and convert business needs into actionable and trackable plans for development teams
Work with remote and multi-site teams to deliver related system components
Communicate regularly with senior management on status, risks, and change control
Be expected to dive deep into the technical details of a program
Preferred Qualifications
7+ 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
6+ years of software engineering experience
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills
Experience driving large scale enterprise projects as a Technical Program Manager
Skilled in risk management and making complex technical/risk trade-off recommendations and decisions
Good judgment and proven ability to influence without authority
Independently driven, resourceful, and able to deliver results with minimal direction
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with developers, product managers, and senior business and engineering leaders
High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
Demonstrated experience with project and stakeholder management
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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.
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