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This position will work directly with business leaders and teams along with various stakeholders to track business goals and initiatives.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nManage full life-cycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations\nDevelop the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver\nDefine the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics\nWork in an ambiguous environment, seek to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions\nPartner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources\nPartner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order\nOversee gaps between teams, processes and systems, help teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood or documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party solutions, security not considered, insufficient stakeholder review, etc.)\nSolve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)\nWork with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives\nDevelop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects\nEngage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers\nCreate, communicate, and manage budget for projects\n\nA day in the life\nAmazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:\n1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage\n2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options\n3. Paid Time Off (PTO)\n4. 401(k) Plan\nLearn more about our benefits here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/benefits/us-benefits-and-stock\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of program or project management experience\n3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience\nKnowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL\nExperience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements\nExperience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience\n3+ years of driving process improvements experience\nExperience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization\nExperience building processes, project management, and schedules\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.\n\nUSA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon.com Services","rawCompany":"amazoncom services","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T22:20:07.274Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"15-1299.09","title":"Information Technology Project Managers","slug":"information-technology-project-managers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Manager II, TESS","description":"DESCRIPTION\nAt Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. As a Program Manager, Transportation Engineering Systems (TESS), you will work closely with internal stakeholders and business programs to convert their needs into system configuration.\n\nIn this role, the Program Manager, Transportation Engineering Systems manages transportation network configuration by working with different internal stakeholders and systems to deliver desired business outcomes. We work at the intersection of business and systems. This role will directly influence the decisions and strategy of TESS by gathering customer needs and insights and mining large and diverse data sets. 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