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Posted date: Jan 20, 2026
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Location: Seattle, WA
Estimated salary: $208,200
Range: $177,000 - $239,400
Description
Are you ready to revolutionize how the world's largest retailer manages its vast product catalog? At Amazon's Classification & Policy Platform organization, we harness Cloud computing and Generative AI to monitor, classify, and execute policies on billions of items across our global catalog. We are at the forefront of ensuring Amazon's selection remains safe and compliant with global regulations while enabling seamless commerce worldwide. Your work will directly impact how products are handled in our distribution centers, how selection is managed across marketplaces, and how we maintain customer trust through intelligent classification. This is a high-visibility role where you'll influence technical direction, and partner with senior leadership to shape the future of Amazon's catalog management.Key job responsibilities
• Drive Strategic Vision: Partner with Project Sponsors and senior leadership to define and execute the technical roadmap for complex, multi-year initiatives across the Classification & Policy Platform
• Lead Cross-Functional Programs: Deliver complex programs spanning multiple engineering teams, applied science groups, and business stakeholders across global organizations
• Influence Technical Direction: Guide software development teams on architecture, design, and priorities while setting best practices for program execution across the organization
• Executive Communication: Provide clear, concise communication to VP/SVP-level stakeholders on program status, risks, and strategic recommendations
• Build Strategic Partnerships: Establish and maintain relationships across Amazon to leverage existing technologies, drive adoption of team initiatives, and influence organizational priorities
• Manage Complex Trade-offs: Lead risk assessment, escalations, and strategic trade-offs between business needs, technical constraints, and resource limitations
• Scale Best Practices: Create frameworks and processes that can be adopted across multiple teams to improve program delivery and operational excellence
Qualifications
- 10+ years of technical product or program management experience- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience working with engineering & applied science teams in Agile environments
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence partners to achieve business objectives
Extended Qualifications
- 12+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience- Experience leading programs that span multiple organizations and have driven measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, or customer experience
- Demonstrated success building and scaling technical programs from inception to delivery
- Demonstrated success working with distributed teams across multiple time zones and geographical locations
- Background in machine learning, AI/ML systems, or large-scale data processing platforms
- Experience in e-commerce, catalog management, or compliance/policy systems
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually
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