Senior Technical Product Manager, AR Robotic Sortation
DESCRIPTION
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
Amazon Robotics is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Product Manager – Technical who will be working with the AR Sortation product development teams focused on package sortation and container movement solutions. The Sr PM-T is responsible for defining the customer requirements for a system of integrated products/services and working alongside the development teams through the full product lifecycle. This position will be responsible for strategic planning, financial analysis, feature definition and specification, and resource scoping and commitments for multiple programs. This role is also a customer facing position and will require the ability to build relationships with internal and external partners, and to develop and assess external requirements. The position will report within the product management organization with Amazon Robotics.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Voice of the Customer for the product line throughout its life cycle from initial concept creation to launch, and subsequent support of the product.
- Identify new product opportunities by evaluating the business and competitive landscape, understanding customer needs and value drivers
- Write business and product requirements documents and ensure clear communication and coordination of requirements to the business, design and development teams.
- Participate as a member of the core team during development, including research, requirements definition, metrics analysis, implementation, testing, and launch efforts.
- Work cross-functionally to manage bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints, and maximize business benefit while building great customer experiences.
- Measure and analyze existing products for opportunities to innovate and improve, providing additional benefits to customers
- Present confidently to Amazon senior management as well as other large audiences.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for all parts of a sortation solution. Based on your research, you will build a compelling vision and roadmap through prioritization decisions that are well-reasoned and customer-oriented. You will collaborate tightly and artfully negotiate tradeoffs with internal business partners and technical program teams, while communicating efficiently and effectively through superb verbal/written skills.
You will promote a cutting-edge product process by designing scalable technical solutions to solve pain points for a rapidly growing sortation vertical. Critical to your success will be partnering with technical teams by bringing crisp, clear requirements to engineers and fully engaging in technical discussions. Along the way, you will anticipate and solve problems typical of a fast-paced environment, maintain stakeholder alignment, pay attention to details, and demonstrate end-to-end ownership.
As a seasoned technical product manager, you will add structure to ambiguity by driving clarity while exercising good judgement. There will be times that you need to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces to deliver them in a successful and timely manner. Last, but not least, in this role you will lead by example to shape the culture and morale of a diverse and growing team.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience managing technical products or online services
- Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in using analytical tools, such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight
- MBA
- Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
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