Sr. Technical Program Manager, Visual Search, Visual Search
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Do you want to pioneer new ways for people to shop? Do you want to work on a vision that leverages the Computer Vision, ML and AI to help customers shop with increased confidence?
A day in the life
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Managers to partner with Product Managers (PMTs)/Engineers to (1) develop delightful experiences for customers to shop using Visual Search; (2) identify, own and scale the selection of products where Visual Search shopping can increase customer value; (3) manage the delivery of our experiences in WW markets.
About the hiring team
You will be part of the Visual Search team. Our team comprises of designers, product managers, engineers, scientists and operators who obsess over customer problems and find inventive ways to solve them. We believe that it is Day One for Visual Search aided shopping experiences and you will be working on building the future with us.
Job responsibilities
The right candidate will possess a strong program management background, has experience leading large projects, and has a well-rounded technical background in current technologies. As a Sr. Technical Program Manager, your responsibilities will include writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. You will lead and coordinate operations and implementation efforts, coordinating across multiple teams to develop optimal solutions. You will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, destroy limits to scale, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives while rolling up your sleeves to get the job done. This role will require high judgement on how we can deliver for customers in both the short- and long-term.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior TPM you will:
• Enable transparency and decision-making across Visual Search leadership by providing critical communication and clear status of the initiatives you own.
• Manage technical programs to continuously improve our capabilities as VS continues to grow.
• Work across orgs to ensure we continue merging internal support capabilities with best-in-class customer experience as new services and features are launched.
• Unify distributed engineering efforts and own plans to deliver quality outcomes for our customers.
• Bring your expertise, problem solving skills, and creativity to add value to our team.