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Description

Amazon Design Excellence (ADX) is an internal team aiming to elevate the impact of design at Amazon and our reputation as a top destination for design talent. We are seeking a talented, creative, and experienced Sr. Design Program Manager to join our team, working to help create thriving conditions for design excellence at Amazon. We are an innovative, customer-obsessed team, empowering groups and individuals across Amazon to strengthen, connect, and evolve Amazon to be the best home for design and creative professionals on the planet.

As a Sr. Design Program Manager of Learning & Development, you will hold a pivotal role as a single threaded leader, developing a learning roadmap and curriculum to enhance the careers of designers, creatives and researchers at Amazon. We are seeking a creative, strategic, and self-directed specialist to define, create, and launch a framework for L&D and design curriculum. You will play a critical role in our vision to make Amazon the place where designers and creatives can do the best work of their careers, developing best in class design L&D programs that drive measurable results.

Key job responsibilities

• Identify and build L&D experiences and new curriculums to equip the design community with skills, knowledge and leadership capabilities

• Oversee the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of learning modules, including recruitment and production of content

• Partner with global L&D teams and People eXperience and Technology (PXT) teams to deliver innovative learning solutions

• Drive measurable community impact through initiatives, reporting on insight and taking actionable steps to increase sentiment

• Source and maintain design content to spotlight, cross Amazon and externally

• Develop and maintain resource library

• Optimize L&D across team work streams including events, community and communications

• Lead in depth discussions and secure leadership alignment on program roadmaps and requirements

A day in the life

A successful candidate will:

- Thrive in ambiguity, possessing excellent problem solving and communication skills

- Foster teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across leaders and members of the design community

- Understand design and creative roles, identifying learning needs from the ground up, to develop work streams end to end

- Demonstrate exceptional analytical abilities and judgement, using insights to prioritize and influence decisions

- Show creativity, innovation and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

- Partner with key stakeholders and senior leadership to shape the L&D vision and strategy

- Actively seek out, implement and share best practices

Basic Qualifications

- 6+ years of design program management experience

- Experience understanding needs of business and end customers and translating them into right solutions

- Experience gathering and analyzing large amounts of data and delivering continuous business improvements

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of project management tools and methodologies (agile to waterfall)

- Experience working and contributing to project playbooks, building schedules, managing issues/risks, establishing communication plans and stakeholder management

- Experience designing or developing learning solutions for Design professionals

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $192,600/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.