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Program Manager, Central RME

Amazon is hiring a Program Manager, Central RME in Bellevue, United States. It pays $67k-$117k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

  • On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions Excel, program management and process improvement among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • Amazon has 21,000+ other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Drive cross-functional programs, capacity models, and continuous improvement initiatives for Amazon's Central RME network.

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Amazon's Reliability, Maintenance & Engineering (RME) team ensures that our global fulfillment and operations networks run safely, efficiently, and at peak performance. A Program Manager in Central RME will drive initiatives that optimize operational capacity, enhance network performance, and deliver measurable improvements. This role focuses on program execution, addressing operational barriers, implementing standard work practices, and collaborating with RME, non-RME stakeholders, and Operations teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive cross-functional programs, projects, and initiatives impacting operations; develop solutions collaboratively with RME, non-RME, and Ops stakeholders.
- Partner with RME, non-RME, and Ops stakeholders to conduct root cause analysis, eliminate operational barriers, and deliver continuous improvement initiatives across the network.
- Maintain and update capacity models including data inputs, methodology documentation, and output validation to support capacity utilization goals.
- Use analytics for data-driven decision-making; monitor performance and escalate issues requiring corrective actions.
- Create and maintain program artifacts including business requirement documents, initiative plans, and status reports.
- Implement standard work practices that improve key business metrics and translate lessons into standards across assigned sites or programs.
- Communicate program status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and management; inform decision-making through clear narratives and data-backed recommendations.
- Remove operational barriers through hands-on problem-solving to deliver immediate results.
- As a Program Manager, contribute to a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

A day in the life
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

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

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

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 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.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



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How we rate this

Program Manager, Central RME at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Program ManagementProcess ImprovementRoot Cause AnalysisData AnalyticsExcel

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  2. Tell me about a project where process improvement was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where root cause analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where data analytics was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Excel in your day-to-day work.

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