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If you are a collaborative, resourceful, and analytical program manager who is motivated by working on challenging initiatives, we want to hear from you.\nKey job responsibilities\n- Define and manage the lifecycle of cross-functional programs, including mission, vision, objectives, and measurable success criteria, while driving alignment across teams and stakeholders.\n- Analyze data and key metrics to identify trends, surface risks, and inform program decisions that improve efficiency and deliver quantifiable business results.\n- Lead stakeholder discussions to align priorities, resolve conflicting perspectives, and make crisp trade-off decisions that keep programs on track.\n- Write clear program narratives and status communications, presenting progress, trade-offs, and recommendations to directors and senior leaders.\n- Identify process improvements and reduce dependencies across teams, streamlining execution and removing barriers that slow delivery or impact the customer experience.\nKey Deliverables:\nOwn Building Requirement Specification for all sites.\nOwn incremental throughput per site over different planning cycles and reviews.\nOwn IB capacity and OB capacity utilization.\nOwn ops cost FC. \nA day in the life\nYou will start your morning reviewing program metrics and adjusting priorities based on the latest data. Throughout the day, you will partner with engineering, operations, and business teams to remove blockers and drive decisions. You will draft program documents, prepare updates for leadership, and mentor fellow program managers. Expect to navigate ambiguity regularly, balancing long-term strategy with the tactical work needed to keep initiatives moving forward.\nAbout the team\nOur team is focused on delivering programs that improve the experience for Amazon customers worldwide. We work across organizational boundaries, partnering with product, technology, and operations teams to solve problems that matter at scale. We value clear thinking, collaboration, and a willingness to challenge assumptions in pursuit of better outcomes. This is a great opportunity to join a group where your contributions will be visible and your growth as a program leader will be supported.\nBasic qualifications\n- 5+ years of program or project management experience\n- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements\n- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership\n- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership\nPreferred qualifications\n- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience\n- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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