Principal TPM, CreativeX Ad Formats Job at Amazon in Santa Monica

Description

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of 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 owned and operated sites, other high quality sites across the web, and on millions of Fire TVs, 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 world-class advertising team with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place!

Smart TVs and Streaming Media Players are everywhere. Our goal at Video Advertising is to create a better user experience on these devices while helping advertisers reach their target audience at scale. Our services have differentiated assets in our consumer & audience insights and exclusive content which position us well for the future. We are looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented individuals to help foster nascent ideas into scalable products and launch them on a variety of streaming platforms.

Key job responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the end-to-end delivery of large-scale programs such as interactivity video ads, ensuring alignment with Amazon Advertising’s long-term business and technical goals.

• Stakeholder Influence: Partner with senior leaders, and business stakeholders to align on priorities, drive consensus, and deliver impactful solutions that scale globally.

• Data-Driven Decisions: Define KPIs and metrics to measure program success, identify areas for improvement, and provide transparent, actionable updates to leadership through detailed reporting and insights.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Act as the key connection point between engineering, business teams, ensuring alignment, effective communication, and seamless execution.

• Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure program objectives are met without compromising quality or timelines.

• Leadership Development: Mentor and guide other TPMs and cross-functional team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Solution Architecture: Collaborate with engineering, product management, and science to design and implement scalable, and efficient system architectures.

A day in the life

As a Principal Technical Program Manager on this team, you will lead the technical planning, coordination, architecture, and implementation of multiple programs across Ad Format organization. You will manage the lifecycle (architecture, design, implementation, documentation and measurement) of software teams that are delivering for the programs you manage. You will work alongside Creatives, Designers, Program Managers, Product Managers, and engineers. You will collaborate with teams across Amazon on the planning and execution of complex and highly-technical projects with high impact and visibility.

About the team

Our team delivers outsized performance for Streaming TV (STV) ads by augmenting the STV ad stream with information, actions, and full funnel experiences that help increase viewer’s attention and engagement. We build consumer experiences that attract advertiser investment, and connect entertainment with shopping. In line with this vision, we are focusing on 1) STV ad augmentation, inventing new, personalized customer experience that feature key information to viewers, and 2) Interactivity, addressing opportunities to deepen viewers' engagement with STV ads.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience

• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

• 5+ years of software development experience

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience

• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.