Are you passionate about building transformative technical products that solve complex data center operations challenges? Do you thrive at the intersection of infrastructure and technology, with the ability to translate technician needs into innovative solutions?
We're looking for an experienced Sr. Product Manager - Technical to join our AWS Boost team and lead the development of our unified data center operations service. In this role, you'll own the end-to-end product lifecycle for significant technical features that impact thousands of data center technicians and the global AWS infrastructure they maintain.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical knowledge of data center operations with strong business acumen. You should be comfortable diving deep into technical architectures while maintaining a clear focus on improving efficiency, safety, and reliability in our data centers. You'll need to effectively influence across organizations like Data Center Operations (DCO) and Data Center Systems (DCS), build consensus on complex technical decisions, and drive execution through multiple engineering teams.
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This role offers the opportunity to:
Drive strategy and execution for AWS Boost, the platform transforming how we manage data center lifecycle operations
Work with new technologies that power the backbone of AWS infrastructure
Make decisions that directly impact technician experience and operational efficiency
Influence the direction of significant technical investments in data center automation
Build and launch features used by thousands of technicians across our global data center footprint
If you're excited about solving complex technical challenges in data center operations, driving innovation in infrastructure management, and delivering exceptional experiences for our technicians, we want to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
Product Strategy & Vision
Define and own product strategy, vision, and roadmap for significant technical products/features
Drive product discussions with executives and stakeholders regarding vision, goals, and tenets
Contribute to operational planning and business reviews (OP1/QBR/MBR)
Make data-driven decisions to influence technical priorities and business strategy
Technical Leadership
Partner with engineering teams to evaluate technical feasibility and architectural decisions
Assess impact of emerging technologies on product features and use cases
Identify and address technical limitations that affect product scale, performance, or innovation
Collaborate with senior/principal engineers on complex technical decisions
Customer Focus & Execution
Work backwards from customer needs to define clear product requirements
Lead market research and usability studies to validate product decisions
Drive constructive dialogue between business stakeholders and engineering teams
Make smart trade-offs between time, effort, and features
Establish and track meaningful metrics to measure product success
Process & Communication
Create clear product documentation including PRFAQs, specifications, and strategic narratives
Develop product materials and training content for sales and technical teams
Establish/simplify processes to ensure product meets customer needs
Create mechanisms for measuring and reporting product performance
Technical Requirements
Deep understanding of software architecture and system design principles
Ability to evaluate technical proposals for strengths/weaknesses in areas like scalability, performance, and security
Experience working directly with engineering teams on technical trade-offs
Understanding of emerging technologies and their potential impact
Leadership Competencies
Proven ability to influence and build consensus across teams
Excellence in stakeholder management and communication
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Track record of mentoring others and participating in hiring
* Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end product lifecycle
A day in the life
Your morning kicks off with a rush of excitement as you check the AWS Boost dashboard and discover your team's latest workflow update has slashed completion times by 3 minutes across thousands of daily operations—a win worth celebrating with your engineering team during stand-up. The day accelerates as you bounce between virtual feedback sessions with technicians testing your latest feature, whiteboarding integration solutions with the Workforce Management team, and diving into a technical architecture discussion where your distributed systems knowledge helps solve a thorny integration challenge that's been stumping even your principal engineers.
By afternoon, you're analyzing usage data that reveals surprising mobile adoption patterns in newer facilities—an insight that immediately reshapes your roadmap priorities—before confidently presenting to senior leadership how your work planning feature will reduce unsellable time by 8% across the global AWS infrastructure. Just as you're wrapping up plans for tomorrow's data center site visit (where you'll get to don safety gear and observe your Parts Removal workflow in action), a Slack message pops up from a technician in Singapore thanking your team for making their work "actually enjoyable for once"—the perfect end to a day where your decisions directly impact how thousands of people maintain the digital infrastructure powering much of the world's internet.
About the team
“Building Resilient Infra for DC Growth and Efficiency” encapsulates our team’s expanded focus on not just software and automation, but on the impact of the diverse set of products, programs, and services our teams own to further DCC’s mission of building and operating the world’s safest, most secure, highly available (and sustainable) cloud infrastructure. Much like a bridge allows people to move efficiently over barriers that would otherwise stop or slow them, our ultimate vision is to connect the hundreds of different aspects that make up data center operations in all DC’s globally.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience managing technical products or online services
- Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in using analytical tools, such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight- Experience in building and driving adoption of new tools
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.