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Program Manager II, TESS

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Program Manager II, TESS

full-timePosted: Jul 21, 2026Updated: Aug 27, 2026Bellevue, Washington, United States

Job Description

At 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. In 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. This position will work directly with business leaders and teams along with various stakeholders to track business goals and initiatives. Key job responsibilities - Manage full life-cycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations - Develop the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver - Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics - Work in an ambiguous environment, seek to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions - Partner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources - Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order - Oversee 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.) - Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks) - Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives - Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects - Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers - Create, communicate, and manage budget for projects A day in the life 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 Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/benefits/us-benefits-and-stock

Locations

  • Bellevue, Washington, United States

Salary

82,700 - 129,800 USD / yearly

Skills Required

  • Excelintermediate
  • dataintermediate
  • stakeholder managementintermediate
  • processesintermediate

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience (experience, 3 years)
  • 3+ years of driving process improvements experience (experience, 3 years)
  • Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization (experience)
  • Experience building processes, project management, and schedules (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Manage full life-cycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact across multiple organizations
  • Develop the overall program strategy, tactically driving teams in and outside of your organization to deliver
  • Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
  • Work in an ambiguous environment, seek to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions
  • Partner with teams across the business you support and beyond to source, allocate, and coordinate resources
  • Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what priority order
  • Oversee 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.)
  • Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)
  • Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate and impact critical business initiatives
  • Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects
  • Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers
  • Create, communicate, and manage budget for projects

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