Principal Technical Program Manager - Ecommerce Platform Services

Amazon's Ecommerce Platform Services team is looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to help drive the globalization of Amazon's ecommerce platform. Responsibilities include large-scale projects and  initiatives to help further grow Amazon’s platform in current and adjacent International markets. This is a highly visible position that will interact at all  levels of the Amazon.com business.
       
Strategic  Objectives
- Drive Global Expansion of Amazon's ecommerce Platform
- Develop a strategic and tactical plan that  drives the architectural evolution of the next generation of Amazon's Platform.
- Lead the organization through  change, evolution, and sustained growth. The right leader will evolve and  scale the organization along with the business. They will lead by example,  being just as passionate about operational performance and predictability as  they are about all other aspects of the customer experience. With the business  growing this rapidly, this leader will not have the luxury of having  tunnel-vision for any one area; rather, this individual will need to exhibit  excellent judgment on how to prioritize between focusing on existing versus  new customers and between features, architectural improvements and operational  excellence.
       
Job Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be clearly passionate about the large opportunity that Amazon's platform presents. This leader has thrived  and succeeded in delivering broadly adopted technology products/services in a  very high growth environment where priorities shift fast. He or she is a  strong leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly and compellingly and who understands how to drive a high level of focus and excellence with a  strong, talented, opinionated team. The role requires innovative thinking  balanced with a strong customer and quality focus. This leader will have a  strong track record of achieving that balance.
       
From a business and  technical perspective, this leader will:
- Have a strong track  record of shaping business strategy for technical products or  services
- Possess a strong understanding of the  industry
- Be conversant with internet  technologies
- Have an entrepreneurial  spirit
       
Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but  necessary for Amazon leaders:
- Exhibits excellent  judgment
- Hires and develops great people.
- Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status  quo)
- Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the  details of the business
- Expects and requires innovation of  her/his team
- Has passion and convictions and the innate  ability to inspire passion in others
- Strong results  orientation
- Thinks  big