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Principal Product Manager - Tech, Recommender…
- Amazon (Seattle, WA)
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Description
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
We are looking for an experienced Principal Product Manager to own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the core algorithms that power our personalization and discovery experiences. You will operate at the intersection of machine learning, customer experience, and business strategy, leading fast-paced, high-impact projects and partnering with experts in data science, ML engineering, and customer experience to ship ML-powered features at scale.
This role is ideal for a PM with deep experience in data and models who anchors every decision in customer value and measurable business outcomes. You will formulate the product and science vision for your algorithm domain, translate ambiguous customer and business problems into clear algorithmic objectives and technical requirements, and guide sound science decisions throughout the ML lifecycle—from problem framing and data strategy through experimentation, deployment, and ongoing optimization. Throughout, you’ll ensure that complex algorithmic capabilities become intuitive, high-quality customer experiences.
*Other Locations Available: Culver City, CA; New York, NY, San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Arlington, VA; Austin, TX
Key job responsibilities
* Own the roadmap and strategy for personalization products, including recommendation systems and ML/science-based models.
* Collaborate with applied scientists and ML engineers to translate business problems into model requirements and convert them into clear algorithmic objectives, metrics, and guardrails.
* Define, track, and analyze key metrics to measure recommendation quality, customer outcomes, and business impact; analyze user behavior data to identify opportunities to improve personalization.
* Lead A/B testing strategy and experimentation to validate algorithmic improvements and inform roadmap decisions.
* Partner with stakeholder teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical specifications and prioritized work.
* Communicate complex technical and algorithmic concepts clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
* Balance trade-offs between model complexity, latency, scalability, and business value to ensure robust, production-ready solutions.
Basic Qualifications
* 8+ years of technical product management experience.
* 6+ years of end to end product delivery experience
* Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
* Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
* Experience managing consumer-facing products where ML directly impacts user experience and engagement.
* Experience leading science and technology discussions and influencing strategy for ML- or science-driven products.
* Background in an applied science, engineering, or quantitative field, with a solid understanding of the model lifecycle, data readiness, and model evaluation frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications
* MS or PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
* Experience in content discovery, e-commerce, search, or recommendation systems
* Knowledge of modern ML techniques (deep learning, NLP, LLM, Agentic AIs) and their practical trade-offs.
* Strong leadership skills with ability to influence cross-functional teams
* Experience working with senior-level stakeholders
* Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- 6+ years of end to end product delivery experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience leading engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative/technical field such as computer science, engineering, statistics
- Experience as a strong leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly and effectively influence across cross-functional teams
- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience developing consumer-impacting applications of machine learning or artificial intelligence
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 Colorado base pay for this position ranges from $179,900/year up to $243,400/year. The National base pay for this position ranges from $161,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279,900/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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