Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon Leo Country Expansion

About the role

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Amazon LEO team is looking for a Sr. Technical Program Manager with experience in driving global expansion of products/business units. The role will interface with cross-functional product, business, and engineering teams to develop robust solutions to expand to new geographies that will go into satellites and ground equipment/terminals. Join us and make a difference in the lives of people around the world.

In this role you will

• Collaborate with engineering leaders both within Leo and across Amazon to create project execution plans for international expansion.
• Work with business, legal, accounting, and go-to-market teams to develop clear test and readiness criteria and plans.
• Work with engineering and product/program management to track and report launch status.
• Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues.
• Own visibility into launch status by proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers to key stakeholders and leadership.
• Export Control Requirement

Additional information

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life

As a Sr. TPM on the Country Expansion team, your day is a blend of technical problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration. You'll work with engineering, legal, and business teams across geographies to define requirements, resolve blockers, and drive decisions that determine whether a new country launches on time. From reviewing country-specific technical solutions to aligning on shared capabilities that accelerate future expansions, every decision you make today builds the foundation for customers in new geographies to seamlessly discover, buy, and receive products.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• 3+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of software development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

USA, WA, Redmond - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually