Sr. Technical Program Manager, IMDb Mobile Apps
Amazon
Description
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities reaching an audience of more than 250 million unique visitors per month. IMDb sits at the intersection of entertainment, media and technology inside the world’s most innovative and consumer-centric company – Amazon. IMDb employees enjoy the benefits of working for Amazon with the autonomy of working on a small, nimble team.
We are looking for a Sr Technical Program Manager (TPM) to manage the lifecycle of a complex, cross-functional mobile apps program for IMDb. The Engagement & Community team supports a suite of iOS and Android mobile apps for both entertainment fans and professionals. This person will create plans with clear, measurable success criteria and will clearly communicate progress and outcomes to stakeholders across product, marketing, engineering, design, testing, and advertising partners.
Key job responsibilities
1) Own successful delivery of large, high impact and cross-functional initiatives while simultaneously tracking a set of smaller projects
2) Contribute to cross-functional planning, leading discovery and prioritization by closely partnering with product managers and engineering leads to develop plans that include roadmaps, dependencies, and resourcing plans
3) Ascertain the true requirements underlying feature requests; recommend alternative technical approaches and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines
4) Communicate clearly and effectively to executive management on plans, status, and critical issues
5) Partner as a technical liaison between business, marketing, design, operational, product, and engineering teams
6) Partner with engineering managers and leads to manage QA testing, monthly and ad hoc releases, and drive operational excellence
About the team
The IMDb Community & Engagement team delivers experiences and original content that empower our current and next-generation customers to express and share their passion for consuming and creating entertainment. We fuel our customers’ passion for entertainment and strive to deliver on the customer promise - IMDb is for me.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Hands-on experience with native mobile development, across iOS and/or Android apps
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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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/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.
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