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Job Field: Environmental Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Sr. Technical Program Manager, Social<BR><BR><BR><BR>Job ID: 154489<BR>Location: US-WA-Seattle<BR><BR>Posted Date: 6/28/2012<BR>Company: Amazon Corporate LLC<BR><BR>Position Category: Technical Program Management <BR>Apply for This Position<BR><BR>* Apply for this position online<BR>* E-mail this position to a friend<BR>Position Details<BR>Job Description<BR>Amazon?s Traffic team is looking for a Technical Program Manager capable of working closely with other traffic technology and retail customer experience teams to define and build the social experience for Amazon. This position will involve working directly with the Social teams in Seattle, Beijing and Bangalore. A successful candidate will have a strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.<BR><BR>We are looking for an experienced technical program manager to define and drive the end-to-end development of features and coordinate the development of product components. An ideal candidate will demonstrate strong CS background, a passion for working on behalf of customers and the ability to operate independently and autonomously. Maturity, judgment, negotiation skills, influence and leadership skills are all essential. The broad responsibilities of the position will include end-to-end ownership of projects in the functional areas: generating product ideas, researching options, building project proposal, prioritizing on behalf of the customer, writing the design specifications, and driving execution.<BR><BR>Come join us, in re-defining some of the core tenants of online shopping, at the earth''s most customer centric company!<BR>Basic Qualifications<BR><BR>* 5+ years industry experience<BR>* Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals including: data structures, algorithms, OO design and patterns,<BR>* Track record of simplifying, operational excellence, and a focus on metrics and automation.<BR>* Sharp analytical abilities, proven design skills, excellent communication skills<BR>* Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive<BR>* Bachelor''s Degree in Computer Science or related field<BR>* Excellent verbal and written communication skills<BR>* Demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment<BR>Preferred Qualifications<BR><BR>* Master''s Degree preferred<BR>* Candidates must be innovative, creative, flexible and self-motivated<BR>* Prior experience as a Software engineer is strongly desired<BR>* Experience with Scrum or Agile development a plus<BR>* Excellent verbal and written communication skills<BR>* Strong business and technical vision<BR>* Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations<BR>* Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </font></td>
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