DESCRIPTION

At Amazon Advertising, we are developing state-of-the-art large-scale advertising and real-time feedback based control application. The Budgeting and Pacing team develops systems that control Ad spend in real-time to adhere to the goals and constraints set by advertisers. Our systems process billions of ad impressions daily from across the internet to power our display advertising algorithms. Our engineers work with machine learning scientists, economists, and product managers on high impact initiatives for Amazon’s Display Advertising.

A Technical Program Manager (TPM) will partner with engineers, other TPMs, Product Managers and senior management to help create world-class solutions. We're looking for people who are passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, demonstrate a high degree of product ownership, and want to have fun while they make history. The ideal TPM is a creative, demonstrated leader with superior analytical abilities and an expeditious drive to deliver results. This opportunity requires deep technical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Key job responsibilities
Engineering execution - drive crisp and timely execution based on customer impact and business opportunity
Priority management - manage diverse requests and dependencies from world-wide teams
Process improvements – define, implement and continuously improve delivery and operational efficiency
Stakeholder management – interface with and influence your stakeholders, balancing business needs vs. technical constraints and driving clarity in ambiguous situations
Operational Excellence – monitor metrics and program health, anticipate and clear blockers, manage escalations

A day in the life
You organize a design review with a partner engineering team and ask probing questions to ensure the design meets customer needs. At the conclusion of that meeting, you ensure everyone understands what are the follow up action items, who owns them, and what are the expected delivery dates. You write a 1-pager to ask senior leadership for their guidance on a project issue that has bubbled up and could block the team. You prepare a bi-weekly program summary keeping senior leadership and other interested teams aware of progress toward goals.