AmazonSr. Product Manager Technical, External Services, Amazon Linux (Amazon EC2)
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Lead product strategy and roadmap for Amazon Linux while utilizing generative AI tools for rapid prototyping and feature iteration.
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is looking for a dynamic and seasoned product leader to help define and build the future of cloud computing. Customers around the world rely on Amazon EC2 to provide elastic, high performance, secure, and cost effective resources to scale their infrastructure to keep up with their changing business needs. Within EC2, you will work on the team that delivers the Amazon Linux operating system. As a member of the EC2 Product Management team, you will join other highly respected product and engineering leaders to create the future of the computing platform.
We are looking for a Product manager who will own and drive the strategy and roadmap for Amazon Linux, the Linux distribution which powers AWS services and is the most popular operating system used by customers to run their workloads on AWS.
You will have strong ownership over portfolio strategy, product definition, feature prioritization, messaging, pricing (if applicable), adoption, customer interaction, and customer enablement. This is a high visibility and high impact role that will interact with all levels of AWS leadership.
The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity cloud computing represents and is deeply passionate about working with great teams that deliver the highest quality services. You are customer-centric and thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires strong technical and business judgment, and solid communication skills.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead the definition and execution of the product strategy for Amazon Linux.
- Define and gather the necessary inputs to make high-quality product and roadmap decisions.
- Work with leaders across AWS, Amazon, and our partners to drive towards our vision.
- Define project requirements, priorities, methods for measurement and track their execution and success.
- Communicate with senior management on project status, strategy, risks, and issues.
- Work closely with multiple engineering teams to deliver results for customers.
A day in the life
- Talk to customers, understand customer pain points and feedback
- Write working backwards, strategy, and decision documents
- Build prototypes using generative AI tools, iterate quickly, fail fast
- Collaborate with engineering to deliver proven, high confidence features
- Respond to customer queries and issues
- Learn about new technologies in your area
Basic qualifications
- 5+ years of technical product management with internet business experience
- 5+ years of working as a Technical Product Manager experience
- 3+ years of technical (software development, network development, IT, other related) experience
- 7+ years of full product life cycle experience
- 5+ years of P&L management and pricing experience
- 5+ years of creating written docs for development of new products experience
- 5+ years of enterprise security product experience
- 5+ years of product management in the cloud computing technology space experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, finance, or economics
- Experience in taking a product from conception & definition phase through engineering design and taking it to market
- Experience delivering large-scale SaaS, PaaS or LaaS products where you are responsible for the full product lifecycle, from concept through GTM (go to market)
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience working within teams delivering software products and features using agile methodologies
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.
USA, WA, Seattle - 152,200.00 - 205,900.00 USD annually
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Sr. Product Manager Technical, External Services, Amazon Linux (Amazon EC2) at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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