Principal Technical Program Manager, World Wide Fulfillment Design & Engineering

- Experience in technical product or program management
- Experience working directly with engineering teams
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition - Experience in hands-on work managing complex technology projects
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

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Are you an innovative leader that wants to design the next generation of world-class fulfillment centers and logistics systems across the globe? Do you want a high level of ownership in solving complex problems? Does the challenge of designing complex Intralogistics systems that leverage ground breaking automated Material Handling equipment, packaging technologies and robotics appeal to you? If so, we have the job for you!

This Role can be based in any of of these locations: Luxembourg, Barcelona (ESP) and London(UK)

Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Technical Program Manager,
- You will be accountable for the roadmaps for our innovative design solutions by providing technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects
- You will drive design standardization and process excellence by working with teams inside and outside your organization to deliver results.
- Your role involves defining the program and setting its objectives, analyzing data, driving improvements that are quantified with metrics, and influencing resource allocation. You are data-driven, regularly reviewing metrics and seeking new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility.
- You are responsible for ensuring that business and technical stakeholder needs are aligned, and you drive mindful discussions that lead to clear decisions.
- You provide context for business/technology choices, partner with customers and engineering teams to determine project priorities, and use your technical judgment to question proposals and test assumptions.
- You will oversee the gap between teams, processes, and help to reduce exposure to classic failure modes.
- You will solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks, and you demonstrate good judgment in how and when to escalate. You ensure your program stays aligned with organizational objectives.
- You are able to take the lead on the development, implementation, and delivery of complex system designs in ambiguous and complex problem spaces. You integrate systems for safety, security, stability, and efficiency. You participate in the full system development life cycle, working within broadly defined parameters, including test plan execution and solution quality needs
- As a Principal technology program owner, you are an excellent communicator, able to write compelling narratives and present them effectively to Directors and VPs. You actively recruit and develop others by mentoring in your organization and providing constructive feedback for engineers, managers, and other peers.

About the team
You will work with a team of highly skilled and highly engaged engineers in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment designing the next generation of world-class fulfillment centers and logistics systems.
You will work on high impact, high visibility projects; You will be challenged; You will learn; You will grow.

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!