Technical Program Manager - Appstore on Amazon Devices Amazon
Irvine, CA

Job Description

Do you want to lead teams to develop the coolest new software in the mobile and device space? Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment, solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions to millions of customers worldwide? If so, come join Amazon's Digital, Apps, Games and Services (DAGS) team. We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive our mission while further developing and extending our products.

In this role you will lead software engineering and product teams to deliver new, consumer-facing products on Amazon's Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices, which are deployed around the world. You will collaborate with product teams to deliver the best product with most efficient use of resources and technologies. You will lead and influence stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting project milestones. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and encourage risk taking behavior to maximize business benefit.

Successful candidates are senior leaders with a technical background who are detail driven and have excellent problem solving abilities. You should not only be passionate about delivering extensible, on-time solutions, but should also be obsessed with contributing to the development of high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, continuous process improvement, and mentorship.