Senior Technical Program Manager, Alexa Smart Home at Amazon
Senior Technical Program Manager, Alexa Smart Home Details
May 24, 2019, 6:36 a.m.
Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
Alexa Smart Home
Seattle, Washington
Senior Technical Program
Alexa is the Amazon cloud service that powers Echo, the groundbreaking new Amazon device designed around your voice. We believe voice is the most natural user interface for interacting with the home and is fundamental to enabling the dream of the smart, connected home. You will be part of a team that is delivering features that are highly anticipated and well received by our customers. We're seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the Connected Home team. In this role you will be responsible for scoping and delivering large projects end-to-end. Responsibilities include collection of business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. You will lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal teams and outside merchants and vendors to develop optimal solutions. You will be expected to make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market,
• 5+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry • 3+ years of coding experience in Java, C++, and Perl • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field • Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems and/or developing large scale web applications • A first-hand working knowledge of current web technologies • Experience with business applications such as Word, Excel and Project• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals. • Excellent oral and written communication skills