Principal Product Manager Tech, Amazon Business Strategic Programs

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Come be a part of a rapidly expanding $35 billion dollar global business.

At Amazon Business(AB), we set out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo.

We stand at the intersection of tech and retail in the B2B space developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations reimagine buying.

Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible.

Join us in building and celebrating the value of AB to buyers and sellers of all sizes, unlocking our potential worldwide.

At Amazon Business, we are focused on building the world’s most customer-centric B2B marketplace.

We build solutions to enable business customers to discover, research and purchase products from a competitive marketplace with a vast selection, across multiple devices and regions, and with an increasing array of customer-centric features and integrations.

To be successful in this mission we are looking for a passionate and experienced Principal Product Manager to define and help accelerate the product development and business growth of strategic customer-facing tech and AI products.

You will own the product strategy, roadmap, business, and execution.

You will listen to and represent customers – from the world’s largest enterprises to high-growth startups - in order to deliver best-in-class global services and capabilities.

You will be hands-on with your engineering teams and work closely with senior leadership as well as both internal and external partners.

You are an owner, builder, and enabler, working with leaders across UX, Engineering, Business Development, Sales, Solutions Architecture, and Finance.

You will develop and drive a product roadmap, deliver value to customers, and work with senior leadership on strategy and investment decisions.

To be successful in this role you will need an established background in building and leading web-scale software services, a proven understanding of SaaS applications, and the ability to build strong relationships with customers and partners.

Strong team building and mentorship skills are essential.

You have to want to work hard, have fun, and make history.

You have a startup mindset.

Key job responsibilities
- Own and define the long-term vision and strategy for customer-facing Amazon Business tech & AI products.
- Define the cohesive strategy to deploy AI tools through various external channels.
- Innovate, obsessively monitor the voice of the customer and deep-dive on technological solutions to inform the product roadmap.
- Develop and own the product roadmap; define and prioritize features by making the right trade-offs, aligning with stakeholders and delivering value proposition for your customers.

Define business cases to justify investment where required.
- Navigate technical complexities and influence engineering teams in innovating a scalable technology solution that can impact diverse customers.
- Collaborate with and influence, sales, marketing, product/engineering and other internal stakeholders.

Share learnings and align across regions (US, EU, Japan, Canada).
- Own product discussions with senior leadership including alignment on the key value proposition and the product vision/direction.
- Create strategic documents including PR/FAQ, Product vision, strategy documents, operational plans.

Develop other product materials including requirements document, design specifications, process flows, system diagrams, API definitions, user guides and manuals.
- Constantly monitor your product metrics and identify opportunities to improve / drive product adoption.

Identify mechanisms to track results and inform colleagues and leaders.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 7+ years of end to end product delivery experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
- Experience leading cross-organizational programs and setting and holding teams and individuals to timelines and deliverables without explicit authority

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $161,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279,900/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.

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