Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Project/Program/Product Management--Technical, Technical Program Management, Cloud Computing
PrincipalProgramManager–Tech
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“Principal Program Manager – Tech at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Program management, Cross-team initiatives, Operational execution. Manage execution-oriented initiatives. Coordinate across stakeholders”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure CS COE operates with clarity; Ensure CS COE operates with discipline; Ensure CS COE operates with momentum; Drive organizational alignment; Drive outcomes requiring cross-organizational coordination; Accelerate execution on objectives
Industry & Context.
Resolve blockers; Identify operational barriers; Broker solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years technical product management, 5+ years working with engineering teams, 3+ years software development, 5+ years technical program management, Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, Experience building processes, Experience coordinating release schedules
Nice to Have
5+ years project management disciplines, Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, Experience building sustainable processes, Experience defining KPI's/SLA's, Reporting to senior leadership
What You'll Do.
Manage execution-oriented initiatives
Coordinate across stakeholders
Communicate about customer success tooling
Engage with account teams
Engage with GTM specialist teams
Engage with service teams
Manage cross-team initiatives
Coordinate with stakeholder teams
Serve as force multiplier
Operate with discipline
Operate with momentum
Serve as operating arm
Manage cross-team initiatives
Coordinate across CS COE
Coordinate across stakeholder teams
Leverage technical understanding
Communicate about technical issues
Own development of QBRs
Synthesize business performance data
Synthesize organizational health metrics
Serve as quality control lead
Ensure consistency in messaging
Ensure alignment with organizational priorities
Own process for operational planning documents
Drive creation of planning documents
Drive editing of planning documents
Participate in executive forums
Synthesize complex discussions
Drive organizational alignment
Serve as organizational lead for headcount tracking
Maintain visibility into staffing
Partner with Recruiting
Maintain visibility into actuals
Maintain visibility into forecasts
Maintain visibility into variances
Own Travel & Expense management
Architect annual summit
Architect events calendar
Manage events calendar
Lead meeting planning
Partner with communications
Support speaking engagements
Support award applications
Build strategic relationships
Leverage strategic relationships
Drive outcomes requiring cross-organizational coordination
Identify operational barriers
Broker solutions between competing interests
Influence senior leaders
Drive consensus on contentious issues
Accelerate execution on objectives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Stakeholder teams; CS COE teams; Peer business operations teams; Support functions
Communication Scope
Executive-level communicator; Communicate effectively; Communicate respectfully; Synthesize complex discussions; Synthesize business performance data; Synthesize organizational health metrics
Process & Methodology
Scope management, Schedule management, Budget management, Quality management, Risk management, Critical path management, Release schedules
Full Job Description
The Customer Success Center of Excellence (CS COE) is seeking a Principal Program Manager – Tech with strong technical acumen to serve as the operational backbone for the organization. This role manages execution-oriented initiatives that span multiple teams while maintaining deep technical understanding of our services to effectively coordinate across stakeholders including (e.g., account teams, GTM specialists, service teams) and resolve blockers. This is a highly operational role that requires technical fluency to communicate effectively across multiple stakeholder teams about customer success tooling the Customer Success Intelligence team is building, engage with account teams, GTM specialist teams, and service teams without requiring translation from other team members. The Principal Program Manager - Tech will manage cross-team initiatives between CS COE teams, orchestrate QBRs, coordinate with stakeholder teams to resolve blockers, and serve as a force multiplier to CS COE leadership. This person will be embedded in the highest-stakes moments of the business, from annual planning cycles to executive forums, and will play a decisive role in ensuring the CS COE operates with clarity, discipline, and momentum at scale. The ideal candidate is an operator with exceptional judgment, a strong sense of ownership, and bias for action who anticipates needs, connects dots across the organization, and acts decisively in ambiguous situations. This person must be technically fluent, an executive-level communicator, discreet with sensitive information, and capable of managing multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The role requires meticulous execution while never losing sight of the strategic picture. Key job responsibilities - Serve as the operating arm for the CS COE, managing cross-team initiatives that span organizational boundaries and require coordination across CS COE and stakeholder teams - Coordinate with stakeholder teams to ident
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