Senior Product Manager-Technical Products, dbrown Team
DESCRIPTION
Are you a product geek and want to revolutionize the way people build use deep learning/AI in their applications? Want to work on the cloud technologies that are powering cutting-edge natural language processing, autonomous driving, voice recognition, 3D visualization applications, computational fluid dynamics and latest scientific research? Want to design products that make this happen at a global scale? The Amazon EC2 Accelerated Computing Product team is actively looking for seasoned product and technical leaders to help us build the future!
The Product: Amazon EC2’s accelerated computing instances features GPUs, FPGAs and Amazon built chips to enable customers of all sizes to turbo charge their deep learning/AI, HPC, graphics, and visualization applications. Customers around the world – from startups, to research institutes, to established enterprises – use EC2’s accelerated computing instances to develop and deploy the next generation of intelligent services. This ‘Accelerator Platform’ is ideal for deep learning training models, fluid dynamics, computational finance, seismic analysis, molecular simulations, genomics, and rendering applications.
The Team: The EC2 Accelerated Computing PM team brings new customers to EC2, and the team is in charge of delivering EC2 instances that offer the best price/performance in the cloud, are quick to get started with, and easy to scale elastically. The team builds and operates products that are defining the experience and economics of smart applications, and you’d be helping us make history with the next generation cloud computing platforms.
You: We’re seeking Product Managers who have a passion for developer-focused products, work backwards from their customers and move fast to keep up with the quickly evolving market landscape. You’d be joining a core group of experienced EC2 Product Managers who have helped build and scale products at Amazon such as the most powerful GPU training platform in the cloud and industry’s first instance featuring custom built accelerator for machine learning inference.
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Come join a smart, innovative team that’s operates in the highly interesting space of AI, ML, Graphics and HPC, is obsessed with serving its customers and is having fun doing so in a start-up-like environment!
Key job responsibilities
You would be responsible for:
- Developing detailed and crisp business requirements for product specifications and service architecture
- Engaging with AWS customers, sales and business development teams to understand customer feedback and crisply understand their pain points.
- Working closely with engineering teams, design, and program management in an agile environment to deliver products to market
- Managing prioritization and trade-offs between customer experience, performance and operational support
- Driving product launches, including working with public relations team, executives, finance, marketing, and legal stakeholders for your product
- Proactively identifying and resolving issues that may impair the team's ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals
- Defining high-quality roadmaps based on team strategy and vision
- Interfacing and partnering with all levels of the AWS and Amazon business leadership
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BS degree in computer science or electrical engineering
- 10+ years of technical product management with internet business experience
- Have experience delivering technology products/services in a high growth environment where priorities shift fast.
- Have a strong track record of delivering compelling products
- Have the ability to communicate complex technical issues simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences
- Be a strong leader who can prioritize well, and who understands how to drive focus and excellence within a strong, talented team.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- An MBA and a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (or the equivalent), or professional work experience as a hardware engineer.
- Strong knowledge of computer hardware
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Great analytic and problem-solving skills
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $137,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $236,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.