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PMO Program Manager, Global Operations Shared Services

Amazon, Memphis, TN, United States


PMO Program Manager, Global Operations Shared Services
Job ID: 10378853 | Souq.com for E-Commerce LLC

Amazon is seeking a business oriented Program Manager for the Global Operations shared services as part of Program Management Office (PMO) to support the program management for the continued expansion of our AMET (Africa, Middle East, and Turkey) fulfillment network. Successful candidates will have strong level of ownership and be highly motivated individuals who have Engineering Project/Program Management experience. The role will understand the details of an Amazon Fulfillment Center design, implementation, modeling, estimating and managing new Fulfillment Center start‑up’s. This individual will support on one or more capital projects. The Program Manager will have high work capacity while being detailed oriented and agile to manage business changes and keep driving the initiatives. This individual needs to be a strong collaborator with different functional teams and people working across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate cross-functional program teams, supporting adoption of PMO methodologies and best practices

Work with internal Amazon teams and external partners to deliver CAPEX projects and innovations to win business

Be a governance and facilitator that maintains structure, procedures and standard ways of working that follow a common language for project and program delivery

Develop and implement unified platform tools, information systems and leverage analytics and data visualization to support reporting and decision making process

Manage end-to-end program plans across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring on-time delivery against defined milestones

Develop and maintain program roadmaps aligned with team priorities and organizational objectives

Serve as the primary liaison for cross-functional stakeholders, facilitating alignment and driving decisions across engineering, operations, and business teams

Establish and uphold PMO governance standards, ensuring compliance with internal policies and change management processes

Define and track program KPIs and health metrics, leveraging data to support decision-making and flag risks early

Communicate project status, drive and elevate decision making and help requests

Lead critical path schedule items and elevate to leadership on potential risks and delays

Role may expect travel around 20% of time traveling either domestically or internationally.

About the team
The AMET Program Management Office (PMO) is a central function driving program excellence across a diverse portfolio of engineering and infrastructure initiatives, coordinating the portfolio of projects, planning the priorities, defining and maintaining project standards. We partner closely with cross-functional teams; including engineering, operations, finance, and business development, to ensure programs are delivered with rigor, transparency, and strategic alignment.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of program or project management experience

3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience

Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL

Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

5+ years of developing program strategies and plans, diving execution, and influencing senior stakeholders experience

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Operations, Construction management, Business Administration, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of driving end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience

3+ years of driving process improvements experience

Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization

Speak, write and read fluently in either German, French, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans, Zulu, Chinese, and Portuguese

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

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