Program Manager, Central Operation

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · 13, Japan +1 · Project/Program/Product Management--Non-Tech

Program Manager for Amazon's Central Operations team within Last Mile Logistics, focusing on improving processes and technology for last-mile delivery operations. The role involves defining programs, analyzing data, identifying risks, and collaborating with various teams to enhance system capability and reliability. While the company utilizes AI/GenAI tools, this role is not directly building or researching AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data, and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
  2. Seek to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions
  3. Oversee gaps between teams, processes and systems
  4. Identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)
  5. Ensure critical path timelines are met, resource needs are understood and project prioritization is visible to senior leadership

Skills

Required

  • program or project management experience
  • defining program requirements
  • using data and metrics to determine improvements
  • Business English and Japanese

Nice to have

  • defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
  • complex problem solving
  • working in a tight schedule environment
  • Master's degree

What the JD emphasized

  • high ambiguity
  • complex problem solving