Are you someone with a big-picture vision and a drive to make that vision a reality? Do you enjoy working on innovative Pricing and Optimization initiatives in a fast-paced team environment to help shape the devices purchase experiences for millions of customers? Are you interested in scaling efficiency on a global scale? Amazon has a role or you.
Key job responsibilities
Amazon Devices – the team behind the best-selling Amazon Echo, Alexa, Kindle E-reader, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, Cloud Cam and Smart electronics product lines-is seeking a seasoned Principal Program Manager to join the Amazon Devices Pricing team to drive innovation, scale, and efficiency in across our global Pricing and Promotion initiatives.
As a Program Manager on the Amazon Devices Pricing team, you will be responsible for working with cross functional teams to innovate how we implement worldwide Devices Pricing and Promotions strategies. You will will coordinate processes across supply management, marketing (traffic analysis, merchandizing), finance (quarterly guidance) and engineering to scalable execute fully automated promotion plans. Within the team, you work closely with Marketing Managers, Product Managers, UX Designers, other Program Managers, and Data Engineers to deep dive into pain points and business opportunities to better serve our customers.
The successful candidate will have strong project management skills and excel at relationship building. This person will have a proven track record with forging, developing and fostering partnerships, deliver measurable results, possess the ability to complete a high volume of task and projects quickly, and have great attention to detail and organization skills.
A day in the life
• Being the expert in pricing and promotions to support Devices Sales teams execute high impact events, innovate new deals, maintain pricing accuracy, and increase efficiency.
• Deep-diving current processes to identify opportunity for improvement and more unified approach
• Developing set standards for communication and change management
• Removing and communicating blockers to project completion
• Exercising the ability to think strategically and execute methodically
• Partnership with WW Product Line Sales and Marketing teams, operational support, Finance, legal and other Devices teams to learn best practices and expand professional and technical knowledge
• Partner to provide business and tech requirements to tech teams owning the systems used by Devices business.
• Communicating data insights to stakeholders on a regularly set cadence, including owning business updates to senior leadership: PRFAQ, BRD, MBR and roadmap updates.
• Reviewing and challenging data to make data driven decision with sound business judgment
About the team
Our team is helping to integrate the perfect combination of Amazon devices and services into every home in the world. Devices Pricing is specifically responsible for designing systems, workflows, and processes that help us plan and execute device marketing initiatives. We build the tools that support pricing, promotions, and merchandising.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- 7+ years of program or project management experience
- 7+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 7+ years of working cross functionally across several teams experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience defining and executing program requirements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $111,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206,500/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.