Job Description
DESCRIPTION At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Global Engineering, Maintenance, & Sustainability - Design & Construction Quality Management team as a Program Manager.
The Program Manager will play a critical role for defining process within the Preconstruction and Construction Execution team and benchmark the processes within the different business units globally. They will be responsible for defining Amazon values and technology with the best of lean management and six sigma to achieve excellence. The team will benchmark processes across facility and infrastructure Pre-Construction and Construction lifecycle.
Travel up to 60% within assigned regions regional travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.
Key job responsibilities
- Utilize industry standard methodologies to include PMP and Lean Six Sigma based continuous improvement methodologies to engage teams to solve customer problems.
- Drive speed, quality, and simplification by eliminating rework loops, reducing and automating manual work and hand-offs, identifying and implementing best practices across the business, and minimizing process variability through standardization and automation.
- Motivate others to achieve impeccable quality in an explosive growth and deadline-driven environment.
- Diagnose Amazon processes, identify improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies, and guide the improvement effort.
- Responsible for leading and driving process improvements (short-term wins) as well as process design / redesign (long-term wins) efforts.
- Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe.
- Maintain close relationships with internal stakeholders and understanding our highest priority execution pain-points and opportunities, which will translate into benchmarking initiatives that improve processes, tools, and team capabilities.
About the team
Amazon Benefits:
Amazon 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:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
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!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics
- Experience in facility and infrastructure construction management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ 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
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
- PMP certificate
- Master's degree
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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
USA, GA, Atlanta - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Boston - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 81,600.00 - 142,800.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 66,800.00 - 116,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Seasonal work, Work at office, Relocation, Relocation package, Flexible hours