Do you want to build products with cutting edge technology, solve new problems that didn’t exist before, and have the ability to see the impact of your successes? Amazon is shaping the future of digital video entertainment. We seek program managers who can help us shape and develop new products in the video streaming space for Amazon. This is an exciting opportunity for a person who wants to work in a start-up like environment and is passionate about digital media and new customer experiences. We are looking for a program manager who can help us scale our video streaming and advertising business. The role will be responsible for building impactful user experiences and solving key customer pain points. We are looking for a person who is analytical (strong in data deep dive and insights), and has an experience in launching customer facing products. He/She will work in a highly collaborative environment with some of the best engineers and marketers, and be part of a rapidly growing initiative which is going to become a huge area of growth for Amazon's Advertising business and pioneer the usage of new technology at Amazon scale.
Key job responsibilities
- Create customer-backwards product strategy through user research, customer insights/data and competitive analysis, and validate hypothesis using A/B testing - Define the end-to-end user experience and write product requirements/specifications to meet key business requirements - Work closely with technology teams to implement and launch high quality products - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (marketing/operations/content) to drive adoption of the products - Define the key metrics for success, and work with analytics teams in setting up reports/dashboard to measure progress, while contributing to the overall viewership/revenue metrics - Manage and own the long-term roadmap for the product, and get involved in sprint planning, maintaining the backlog and take key prioritization decisions
Basic qualifications
- 2+ years of product management experience or program management experience working with technology teams to launch products - Superior analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to acquire/interpret data and make business recommendations - Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field in a Tier I college/university - English reading/writing proficiency - Be abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the internet tech industry
Preferred qualifications
- Experience working in building and scaling new products from scratch - Knowledge of analytics tools such as SQL or R to analyze large datasets - Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders - Experience working in an OTT or video streaming/player business, especially on the advertising and monetization area
