The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.
The Sponsored Brands team at Amazon is building the next generation of brand advertising products and platforms for advertisers using Gen AI. This role presents an opportunity to join us at the ground floor of this transformation, which is a core part of Amazon's overall business strategy.
You will be the Gen AI applied science leader that will determine what products and ads show up in the most critical ad placements across Amazon. You'll have opportunities to deliver at the highest technical level, working with science, product, engineering, and UX, all directly connected to a marketplace of supply and demand. In this highly visible role, you'll collaborate across multiple stakeholders within Ads and Retail.
We are seeking a Gen AI Applied Science inventor who has strong product sense, with a proven track record with hands on science vision and execution while building high impact products from the ground up. you will have the opportunity to apply your deep subject matter expertise in the area of ML, LLM and GenAI models. You will invent new product experiences that enable novel advertiser and shopper experiences. This role will work on bringing state-of-the-art GenAI models to production. You will define the long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven by our customer’s needs, and translate it into actionable plans for our team of applied scientists and engineers.
Key job responsibilities You will play a pivotal role in managing projects at all stages: inception, design, development, deployment and subsequent improvements. You will tackle challenging problems and coordinate high profile projects across multiple teams to ensure customer and business goals are met. You will interface across product, science, and engineering teams within the advertising and retail organizations.
You will drive mechanisms that allow the team to move quickly and deliver strong results. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and efficiency. You'll be responsible for project management - prioritize, plan projects and features, manage partners, and track external commitments. You will recommend alternative technical approaches and partner with product, science, and engineering teams to meet timelines. You will actively role model the use of GenAI to make the team more efficient.
About the team We are on a mission to make Amazon the best in class destination for shoppers to discover, engage, and purchase relevant products, from brands that are relevant to them. In this role, you will design and implement Gen AI solutions that help millions of advertisers create more effective ad campaigns with intelligent recommendations, while improving the overall experience at Amazon's global scale.
Our team invents, defines, and delivers advertising products that drive brand discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon Store businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, fast-paced, and collaborative team with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Basic Qualifications
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
- 7+ years of working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage experience
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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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, CA, Palo Alto - 228,700.00 - 309,400.00 USD annually USA, NY, New York - 218,800.00 - 295,900.00 USD annually USA, WA, SEATTLE - 198,900.00 - 269,000.00 USD annually