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Ever wondered what's involved in owing a key feature on Amazon’s websites across the globe that is actively used by hundreds of millions of customers? Does the opportunity of building and supporting the scale of business at Amazon fascinate you? If you answered yes, the Amazon Lists team is looking for engineers like you!

Customers think about shopping anywhere and anytime – while making breakfast, while driving home, at work, in the bus. They create lists for their personal use, to share with friends and family and to inspire other customers discover the millions of products Amazon has to offer. We strive to find new and contextually-relevant places to offer List functionality to continuously improve the shopping experience for our customers.

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to build the next generation of Lists for Amazon. The opportunity is big – there are millions of List users everyday – and we want to grow that number substantially by over-hauling the way people use Lists to shop, share, and collaborate.

In this role, you will ensure the teams are delivering the highest quality products and services predictably while meeting the technical needs of our community. You will guide both strategy and tactical decision-making to deliver complex cross-team programs. As well as partner with program managers to help support the strategic deliverables while working with engineering to support important technical efforts.

The role will require constant balance between long term product vision along with addressing immediate needs, driving an incremental approach that is metrics and data driven. It will require communicating effectively with leaders across Director and VP level on a regular basis while ensuring that the teams are aligned and stakeholders are aware of key performance indicators.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
You will be responsible for diving deep into technical systems, understanding them well and staying connected to the details
You will be responsible for delivering results despite working in an ambiguous environment
You will need a strong bias for action and be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
You will define strategy and build and execute road maps for the programs you own
You will the primary point of contact for world-wide stakeholders of Amazon lists team