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Principal Product Manager - Technical, Alexa Connections

Amazon

  • Seattle, WA
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    This role is cross-functional — you will work closely with engineering, science, design, business development, legal, operations, finance and executive teams to bring features to market and develop and grow business opportunities for Amazon. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, able to work effectively in a matrix organization, and adept at synthesizing a variety of technologies and capabilities into high quality, simple products and applications that customers love.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    Description

    Description

    Come help us build the worlds most personal and proactive AI assistant with Alexa+. With over 600 million Alexa devices now out in the world, the latest advancements in generative AI have unlocked new possibilities—enabling us to reimagine the personal communication experience in our pursuit of making customers' lives better and easier every day.

    Our vision at Alexa Connections is to build the most trusted AI assistant that helps our customers gets things done and creates moments of joy. We build delightful Communication Experiences for connecting within customers household (Announcements, Drop-In's), with their community (Video Calling, Phone Number calling, Emailing, Texting, Sharing) and with AI for improved productivity (Calendar/Task extraction). We also build real time, bi-directional, interactive, multi-modal AI primitives that help serve customers across Amazon portfolio of devices that include Alexa, FireTV, Ring etc. Generative AI is deeply embedded in our product development life cycle across all our experiences and primitives.

    If you're passionate about building magical experiences for customers, while solving complex technical problems for zero to one category defining devices, then this role is for you. You will operate at the intersection of large language models, real time communications, voice and graphical user interfaces, and mixed reality to deliver delightful experiences for end customers.

    Key job responsibilities

    As a Principal Product Manager - Technical in Alexa Connections, you will be responsible for building communications, real time AI and agentic experiences, where Alexa acts as an agent to get things done for customers. This role is cross-functional — you will work closely with engineering, science, design, business development, legal, operations, finance and executive teams to bring features to market and develop and grow business opportunities for Amazon. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, able to work effectively in a matrix organization, and adept at synthesizing a variety of technologies and capabilities into high quality, simple products and applications that customers love.

    As a product leader, you will:

    • Own and define the vision, strategy, and product roadmap, manage tradeoffs and dependencies with key stakeholders, and execute on deliverables

    • Work closely with the engineering, design, and science teams to develop an offering that will delight customers

    • Drive product launches including working with business development, Alexa partner teams, public relations team, executives in other companies, and other product management team members

    • Monitor the business and refine the roadmap

    About the team

    Alexa Connections is a highly distributed team across six Amazon approved sites. We have industry experts in real time communications, computer vision, media processing, consumer facing UX. We imbibe Amazon's Leadership Principles, hold each other accountable and have lots of fun while building a product billions of our users love. You will constantly help us foster a culture where everyone can do their best work.

    Basic Qualifications

    • 8+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience

    • Bachelor's degree

    • Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product

    • Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

    • Experience with end to end product delivery

    • Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product

    • Experience as a strong leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly and effectively influence across cross-functional teams

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements

    • Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement

    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.

    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 for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

    The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .

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    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

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