PMO Program Manager, Tech Deployment PMO

Overview

The Amazon Robotics Worldwide Tech Deployment organization is seeking a Risk and Forecasting Program Manager to drive financial excellence and strategic risk management across our technology deployment programs. This role will develop comprehensive financial forecasts for multi-site deployment projects, track expenditures against approved budgets and Capital Acquisition Requests (CARs), and create financial models that support critical program decisions. The successful candidate will leverage deployment team data through Governance and Compliance channels to conduct business risk analysis, assessing resource utilization patterns, capacity constraints, and gearing ratios to identify potential program risks.

• Financial Forecasting & Planning
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive financial forecasts for technology deployment projects across multiple sites and programs
  • Track project financial status against approved budgets and Capital Acquisition Requests (CARs)
  • Create financial models and business cases to support program approval and resource allocation decisions
  • Partner with Finance teams to unlock and manage Build CARs, ensuring proper budget allocation for Work Orders and Purchase Orders
• Project Financial Status Tracking
  • Monitor and report on project expenditures, budget variances, and financial health across the deployment portfolio
  • Develop and maintain financial dashboards and metrics reports for stakeholder visibility
  • Deliver regular financial status updates through Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
  • Ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements and organizational standards
• Resource Management & Business Risk Analysis
  • Leverage data from deployment teams through Governance and Compliance (G&C) to conduct comprehensive business risk analysis
  • Analyze resource utilization patterns, capacity constraints, and deployment team gearing ratios to identify potential program risks
  • Assess the business impact of resource bottlenecks, capacity gaps, and allocation conflicts across the deployment portfolio
  • Collaborate with deployment teams to understand resource forecasts and identify risks to project delivery timelines
  • Evaluate trade-offs between resource availability, project priorities, and business objectives
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership on resource-related risks and mitigation strategies
  • Monitor resource trends across multiple concurrent projects to proactively identify systemic risks
• Gearing Ratios Assessment & Headcount Forecasting
  • Own and maintain headcount forecasting for technology deployment programs across all regions and teams
  • Develop monthly and quarterly headcount projections aligned with deployment pipeline and program demands
  • Assess existing gearing ratios for technology deployment resources across different site types, deployment phases, and regional teams
  • Analyze gearing ratio effectiveness and identify gaps or inefficiencies in current resource models
  • Collaborate with TD teams to understand current staffing patterns and capacity constraints
  • Provide data-driven insights on gearing ratio performance to inform future workforce planning decisions
  • Track headcount utilization against forecasts and adjust projections based on actual deployment patterns
  • Support strategic workforce planning through headcount trend analysis and capacity modeling
  • Partner with Finance to ensure headcount forecasts align with budget planning and organizational targets

You start your day reviewing financial data to monitor project expenditures and budget variances across the tech deployment portfolio. You analyze data from deployment teams to identify resource constraints, capacity gaps, and potential risks to project timelines.

Throughout the day, you update financial forecasts and headcount projections, working with Finance teams to manage Capital Acquisition Requests (CARs) and ensure proper budget allocation for Work Orders and Purchase Orders. You maintain financial models and prepare reports for Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).

You spend time analyzing gearing ratios and resource utilization patterns across different regions and deployment phases, identifying inefficiencies and providing recommendations to optimize workforce planning.

• Deployment Teams:
  Provide resource forecasts and capacity data through Governance and Compliance channels
• Finance Teams:
  Partner on CAR management, budget allocation, and headcount alignment
• Leadership:
  Receive financial insights, risk assessments, and mitigation recommendations
• Demand Management Team:
  Collaborate on program priorities and resource allocation decisions
• Governance and Compliance Team:
  Source deployment data for risk analysis

• Preventing budget overruns by tracking expenditures and identifying variances early
• Mitigating delivery risks by analyzing resource bottlenecks and capacity constraints
• Optimizing workforce planning through…