Sr. Technical Program Manager , Operations; AWS

Sr. Technical Program Manager , Central Operations

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to lead and scale our workforce planning programs. We'll partner with engineering, finance, HR, and business leaders to build data‑driven frameworks that ensure we have the right people, skills, and capacity to meet current and future business needs.

• Own the end-to-end workforce planning process, including headcount forecasting, capacity modeling, and resource allocation across engineering and operations teams.
• Build and maintain workforce planning models that translate business goals into staffing requirements, timelines, and hiring plans.
• Partner with finance and HR to align workforce plans with budget cycles, organizational design, and talent acquisition strategies.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide leadership with visibility into workforce supply/demand gaps, attrition trends, and hiring pipeline health.
• Drive scenario planning exercises to assess the impact of business changes (new launches, re‑orgs, market shifts) on workforce needs.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to talent shortages, skill gaps, and over/under‑staffing.
• Establish standardized processes and tools for workforce planning across multiple teams or business units.
• Facilitate cross‑functional alignment between recruiting, compensation, L&D, and engineering leadership.
• Track and report on key workforce metrics: time‑to‑fill, attrition rate, contractor‑to‑FTE ratios, ramp time, and utilization.

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams.
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• Experience managing programs across cross‑functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Experience managing projects across cross‑functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules.
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi‑million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Base salary range: $ – $ USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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