Principal Technical Program Manager

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About Us
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About the Role
The Video Platform team is building the future of interactive video to serve both Twitch.tv and the AWS community through our recently launched AWS offering, the Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS). With trillions of minutes of video being delivered every year on our platform, we need a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to manage the delivery of our services.
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will ensure the teams are delivering the highest quality products and services predictably while meeting the technical needs of our community. You will guide both strategy and tactical decision-making to deliver complex cross-team programs. As well as partner with Program Managers to help support the strategic deliverables while working with engineering to support important technical efforts. You will report to a Director of Technical Program Management.
This is an opportunity to work within Twitch and AWS to help define the next generation of video platforms. You will bring deep technical, program management, and leadership expertise. You will have a desire to find and implement improvements, and a desire to improve product shipment efficiencies.
You can sit remote or out of San Francisco, Seattle, or Remote US.
You Will:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as engineering, product, marketing, security, and legal
- Manage complex cross-team programs from ideation to implementation to delivery
- Create transparency and predictability with roadmaps, planning, and partner management
- Ensure goals are met on time and hitting our quality bar
- Manage delivery schedules and emergent tasks while mitigating risks, managing tradeoffs, and eliminating blockers
- Set and embody the team culture and standards consistent with Twitch and Amazon principles
- Drive alignment with AWS and Twitch business and technical leadership
- Report to the Director of Technical Program Management for the Video organization
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA | Virtual Location - USA