Sr. Manager, Product Release Management, Advertising Services Job at Amazon in N

Amazon Ads operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of digital display advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers reach Amazon customers on Amazon.com, across our other owned and operated sites, on other high-quality sites across the web, and on millions of Kindles, tablets, and mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place. Amazon Ads is looking for a Senior Manager of Product Release Manager to lead release management globally for advertising products, tools and services that impact all Amazon advertisers and customers. As our ad products evolve, the Product Release Management (PRM) team's core function is to ensure all of Advertising Services are systematically equipped to support advertisers to be successful with our products. RM is an expert in Advertising Services and our ad products. This team is crucial for a successful product launch, acting as owners of our service models including required features for each product launch, the advertiser experience based on expert knowledge, and the publisher protections necessary to protect the viewing/shopping customer experience. The RM works closely with ad product owners across the full Amazon Ads portfolio. They establish and simplify processes to meet internal service team and advertiser needs (e.g. roadmap prioritization, Ad Services lifecycle) and audit mechanisms. They leverage their expertise of operational processes and their deep understanding of product architecture to influence prioritization of product requirements. By doing so, the RM mitigations risks to product and service launches. The candidate will have high standards for themselves and their team, and will be constantly looking around corners to prevent short-sighted decisions. This role requires a strong ability to find creative solutions to challenging problems, excellent communication skills, ability to easily navigate ambiguity and define a path forward. You must know how to influence and motivate to get the right things done. Key job responsibilities As owners of our primary service models, they drive product discussions (e.g. vision, goals, tenets, roadmap, narratives, MBR/QBRs) with executive representatives. They work cross org with leaders to create product material, service team training, and operational readiness. The RM actively drives discussions cross org for CX/service team usability, feature design trade-offs, product gap prioritization, and org-level business goals. Lastly, RMs are excellent at driving results, able to coordinate large, multi-functional projects on-time, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, and balance business needs versus technical constraints. They are involved in reviewing product workflow design and balance near term business need with longer term implications for Amazon. They rationalize business priorities and technical requirements with cross-functional teams, effectively managing cross-functional communication to ensure all business and technical stakeholder’s needs are aligned. A day in the life Release Managers lead product releases that are large in scope and impact to customers and to the advertising business. They are expected to influence product development strategy to launch the right advertising solutions for advertisers. They enable optimal business and investments decisions for upstream and downstream executing teams through providing data and insights that help identify opportunities for product automation and improved CX. Beyond RM responsibilities, they autonomously gain partner buy-in and implement mechanisms that raise the release readiness bar for all advertising Products and tools globally. They independently develop roadmaps, project plans, risks and dependency logs, releases planning calendars, status updates, and post-mortems. They build simplified processes that automate repeatable activities, promote global standardization, improve testing rigor, remove internal process bottlenecks, and drive productivity gains. They leverage their expertise of operational processes and their deep understanding of product architecture to influence prioritization of product requirements. As leader of this team, you functionally deliver through the team, often stepping in on high-impact releases to ensure successful launch. You lead by example, are the primary point of escalation, challenge the team and stakeholders to grow and develop, and build the right strategy to ensure product release success. 6+ years of product, business, or risk management experience Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level Bachelor's degree or equivalent 10+ Years of People ManagementThis is a multi-faceted role requiring a breadth of skills and expertise: Leadership with global stakeholders to understand priorities, and drive cross-team initiatives Identify scaled opportunities to help partners implement readiness solutions that expedite market launches and improve product performance Track program(s) health and success by evaluating performance and deriving insights via structured analyses in order to influence strategic decisions 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 $142,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $236,000/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. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: Amazon Ads is looking for a Senior Manager of Product Release Manager to lead release management globally for advertising products, tools and services that impact all Amazon advertisers and customers . Product Release Management (PRM) team's core function is to ensure all of Advertising Services are equipped to support advertisers to be successful with our products . En Español: Amazon Ads opera en la intersección del comercio electrónico y la publicidad, ofreciendo una amplia gama de soluciones de publicidad digital para visualización con el objetivo de ayudar a nuestros clientes a encontrar y descubrir todo lo que quieran comprar. Ayudamos a los anunciantes a llegar a los clientes de Amazon en Amazon.com, a través de nuestras otras páginas propiedad y operadas, en otros sitios de alta calidad en toda la web, y en millones de Kindles, tabletas y dispositivos móviles. Comenzamos con el cliente y trabajamos hacia atrás en todo aquello que hacemos, incluyendo publicidad. Si usted está interesado en unirse a un equipo de crecimiento rápido que trabaja para construir un grupo comercial único de clase mundial con un enfoque implacable en el cliente, ha llegado al lugar correcto. El RM trabaja estrechamente con los propietarios de productos publicitarios en toda la cartera completa de Amazon Ads. Establecen y simplifican procesos para satisfacer las necesidades internas del equipo de servicio y anunciantes (por ejemplo, prioridad de hoja de ruta, ciclo de vida de servicios de anuncio) y mecanismos de auditoría. Aprovechan su experiencia en los procesos operativos y su profunda comprensión de la arquitectura del producto para influir en la prioridad del requisito del producto. Al hacerlo, las mitigaciones de RM corren riesgos para el lanzamiento de productos y servicios. Por último, las RM son excelentes en impulsar resultados, capaces de coordinar proyectos grandes y multifuncionales a tiempo, anticipar cuellos de botella, proporcionar gestión de la escalada, hacer trade-offs y equilibrar las necesidades comerciales frente a restricciones técnicas. Están involucradas en revisar el diseño del flujo de trabajo de productos y balancear la necesidad comercial a corto plazo con implicaciones a largo plazo para Amazon. Racionalizan las prioridades empresariales y los requisitos técnicos con equipos inter funcionales, gestionan eficazmente la comunicación transversal para garantizar que todas las necesidades de negocios y partes interesadas técnicas estén alineadas. Un día en la vida Los gerentes de lanzamiento llevan a cabo lanzamientos de productos que tienen un gran alcance e impacto en los clientes y en el negocio publicitario. Se espera que influyan en la estrategia de desarrollo de producto para lanzar la mejor publicidad óptima para los anunciantes. Permiten soluciones empresarias e invertir decisiones de barras de compra y descenso. Construyen procesos simplificados que automatizan actividades repetitivas, promueven la estandarización global, mejoran el rigor de las pruebas, eliminan los cuellos de botella internos del proceso y aumentan la productividad. Aprovechan su experiencia en procesos operativos y su profundo conocimiento de la arquitectura del producto para influir en la priorización de los requisitos del producto. Como líder de este equipo, usted entrega funcionalmente a través del equipo, a menudo interviniendo en lanzamientos de alto impacto para garantizar un lanzamiento exitoso. Lideras por ejemplo, son el punto principal de escalada, desafían al equipo y a las partes interesadas a crecer y desarrollar, y construyen la estrategia adecuada para asegurar el éxito del lanzamento de productos. Si usted tiene una discapacidad y necesita un alojamiento o ajuste en el lugar de trabajo durante el proceso de solicitud y contratación, incluido el soporte para la entrevista o el proceso onboarding, visite https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations para obtener más información. Si el país / región donde está solicitando no se encuentra listado, póngase en contacto con su Socio de Reclutamiento. Nuestra compensación refleja el costo del trabajo en varios mercados geográficos de los Estados Unidos. La remuneración básica para este puesto varía desde $ 142,700 / año en nuestro mercado geográfico más bajo hasta $ 236,000 / años en nuestro mayor mercado geográfica.