Amazon.com Services LLC
Media
TechnicalProgramManagerIII,BacklotSource
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“Technical Program Manager III, Backlot Source at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Technical program management, Media supply chain, Cloud-based solutions. Manage technology initiatives. Own program strategy and execution”
What You'll Achieve.
Unify millions of asset records; Enable automated content inspection; Support hundreds of millions revenue; Achieve industry-leading timelines
Industry & Context.
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What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years technical program management, Experience building system-level technical design, Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science, Written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
8+ years project management disciplines, Experience defining KPIs/SLAs, Experience with digital media workflows, Experience with AWS technologies
What You'll Do.
Manage technology initiatives
Own program strategy and execution
Define program mission and vision
Set objectives and drive improvements
Manage organizational roadmaps
Understand system architecture
Partner with engineering teams
Influence technical priorities
Drive mindful discussions
Align business and technical needs
Oversee gaps between teams
Produce optimal results
Work with engineering teams
Influence system owners
Influence architecture decisions
Communicate with Directors and VPs
Build consensus among views
Lead resolution of issues
Partner with customers and stakeholders
Create plans with success criteria
Communicate progress and outcomes
Identify and mitigate risks
Make smart trade-offs
Streamline excess process
Create predictable process paths
Drive launch readiness
Drive cross-team alignment
Drive technical approaches
Drive execution strategy
Drive hardware launches
Drive software rollouts
Handle stakeholder management
Handle escalation management
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multiple engineering teams; Cross-functional teams; External vendors
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Operational reviews
Process & Methodology
Scope management, Schedule management, Budget management, Quality management, Risk management, Critical path management
Full Job Description
Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television that are offered on Prime Video? Do you want to define the next generation of what Amazon customers are watching? Passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems that solve the complex problems involved in the digital media supply chain? If this sounds like the type of experience you'd like to help build - apply here and let's chat! We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to drive critical initiatives across the Amazon Studios' Media Supply Chain (MSC) program. MSC is transforming the end-end content post-production life cycle - including ingestion, global localization, asset management, packaging and distribution, into an industry-leading cloud-based solution called Backlot Source. This product encompasses the complete content lifecycle across five core functional areas: Source Plan (project planning and localization workflow orchestration), Source Fulfillment (vendor management and work order execution), Source Library (asset repository and discovery for all post-production assets), Source Validation (quality control and compliance testing), and Source Distribution (both first-party Prime Video delivery and third-party licensing to 120+ customer destinations). The platform manages hundreds of petabytes of content in current inventory while eliminating manual overhead and reducing delivery timelines. By 2027, Backlot Source will unify millions of asset records across the MGM library, legacy Prime Video originals, marketing content, and digital archives into a single source of truth, enabling automated content inspection, AI-powered localization workflows, and scaled distribution that supports hundreds of millions in annual licensing revenue while achieving industry-leading localization timelines for all Amazon Original titles. In this role, you will be accountable for the overall strategy and execution of a large program with considerable impact acros
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