Do you love to read? Are you an author that wants to share your story? The Kindle Store and Content team might be the right place for you. The Kindle team is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead high-impact Kindle releases that improve reading for millions of Kindle customers. The TPM role requires excellent leadership skills, strong technical expertise and hands-on project management skills. The right candidate will be adept at writing technical specifications, owning program schedules from design to release, partnering effectively with other teams within and outside of Amazon, and managing client launches. The TPM will also be responsible for setting program standards and expectations as well as leading and mentoring other TPMs. You will have the opportunity to impact customers worldwide by working with development teams across the Kindle team globally. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable digging into business requirements and product planning as well as drilling
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline - 5+ years of relevant software engineering or system design experience - 5+ years of experience leading software development projects with aggressive schedules. - 5+ years of leading large cross-functional projects with large groups of technical and business stakeholders- Exhibit a strong track record of on-time project delivery for large, cross-functional projects, preferably in mobile platforms or E-commerce domain. - Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to