• Sr. Program Manager

    Amazon (Austin, TX)


    Description

    Responsible for defining and managing the value proposition, work plan, resource needs, timeline, and budget for projects. Organizes and drives resources (capital, staff, tools) to achieve project objectives on time, within scope, and on budget. Responsibilities include overall project planning, direction, prioritization, change management, delivery, and post-delivery evaluation. Ensures project scope, planning, and implementation align with client expectations and business needs. Ensures alignment between multiple projects.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Independently manages complex projects requiring collaboration across multiple functions.

    • Manages cross-functional project teams comprised of diverse (for example, business, operational, technical) Team Members.

    • Plays a consultative role to help put in place the appropriate people, processes, and tools to enable effective project management and success.

    • Manages projects with complex business, operational, technical, and other challenges.

    • Determines and coordinates sharing of leveraged resources among projects.

    • Defines, implements, and consults on project management standards / processes for relevant teams or projects.

    Skills:

    • Expert understanding of WFM’s project management methodologies and requirements.

    • Expert ability to plan, estimate, organize, and monitor projects.

    • Advanced capability to oversee and advise on project management issues and assist with overcoming barriers.

    • Expert ability to keep multiple projects on track financially, creatively, and in accordance with stakeholder deadlines.

    • Advanced proficiency with project management software, such as

    • Expert understanding of WFM’s project management methodologies and requirements.

    • Expert ability to plan, estimate, organize, and monitor projects.

    • Advanced capability to oversee and advise on project management issues and assist with overcoming barriers.

    • Expert ability to keep multiple projects on track financially, creatively, and in accordance with stakeholder deadlines.

    • Advanced proficiency with project management software, such as SharePoint, MS Project, and Basecamp.

    • Conveys and / or consults on issues of moderate to significant complexity.

    • Regularly interacts with colleagues or customers up to the senior leadership level.

    • Provides process and policy advice to Team Members and customers.

    • Provides function-wide process advice and insight.

    • Offers guidance to less experienced Team Members.

    • Consults with and advises senior-level stakeholders and leaders.

    • Develops complex solutions to business problems through in-depth analyses and coordination / negotiation with key decision makers.

    • Uses experience, innovation, and judgment to make decisions that may be based on partial information.

    • Considers enterprise-wide implications of decisions and recommendations.

    • Leverages understanding of the customer base, market, and industry to drive project-related decisions and recommendations.

    • Demonstrates exceptional knowledge of the product mix, supply base, and retail operations.

    Basic Qualifications

    - 5+ years of program or project management experience

     

    - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

     

    - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

     

    - Bachelor's degree

    Preferred Qualifications

    - 2+ years of driving process improvements experience

     

    - Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

     

    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 $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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.