We're seeking a Technical Program Manager in the Amazon Transportation Technology Team. In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large projects end-to-end.

- Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.

- You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal teams and outside merchants and vendors to develop optimal solutions.

- You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams.

- The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, will have demonstrated experience leading medium to large projects, and will have a well-rounded technical background in current web technologies.

- You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.

- This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. As a TPM, you will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.

- An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful and timely manner is expected. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.

Basic Qualifications:

- 10+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry

- 5+ years of coding experience in Java (or C#), C++, RDBMS and SQL

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field

- Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems and/or developing large scale web applications

- A first-hand working knowledge of current web technologies

- Experience with business applications such as Word, Excel and Project

Preferred Qualifications:

- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects

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