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    Principal, UX Program Manager, Alexa UX Team - Sunnyvale, United States - Amazon

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    The Alexa UX team is seeking a self-motivated, ownership-minded, and nimble Principal UX Program Manager to be a force-multiplier for UX Design & Research, amplifying our efforts and impact. The person in this role serves as the first point of contact for UX planning/roadmapping and vision-setting. The ideal candidate will exhibit leadership, high judgment, the ability to influence, and exceptional organization and communication skills.

    This role will provide program management leadership and operational support throughout our design organization and across multiple partner teams by increasing communication and connection points, streamlining the design process, and driving design excellence. You will collaborate closely with designers, researchers, engineers, product managers, and other cross functional partners to lead projects throughout the planning, design, and development cycle. In this role, youll combine expert program management skills with a passion for user experience to help your team improve the designs of Amazons AI assistant used by millions of customers. Youll work cross-functionally and collaborate with design leadership, designers, product, and engineering teams to plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, and help projects meet deadlines. You will also manage communications to team members, executives and other stakeholders. You are a master planner and a flexible leader who can balance multiple programs in a creative design environment.

    Key job responsibilities

    Partner with UX leadership in key project decision-making, including: requirements gathering, scheduling, resource allocation, and coordination of teams and reviews

    Drive team operations to support org health, including: strategic planning, up-leveling team member training and knowledge share, workflow and processes, and collaboration approaches

    Act as a bridge between UX, Engineering, and Product Management (PM) teams, connecting all three groups and making sure interdependencies are understood and planned for

    Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints

    Implement repeatable processes and tools to help us scale, prioritize, plan and manage multiple parallel projects across the team and our stakeholders

    Support design delivery by driving team backlogs and removing obstacles, coordinating reviews with stakeholders and leadership, communicating team status, and empowering designers to own their timelines

    Create, maintain, and disseminate project information to stakeholders and senior management

    Work across teams to create strong relationships with stakeholders and senior leadership teams

    Promote a sense of transparency, visibility, and community among our team

    A day in the life

    Partner with leaders across Alexa to drive the UX roadmap

    Engage with talented UX Designers and researchers on innovative new efforts

    We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

    Seattle, WA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA

    Basic Qualifications

    -10+years in UX Project/Program Management or combination of Sr UX Design and Design Ops experience

    -Demonstrable history of influencing cross-functional stakeholders, partners, and senior executives

    -Experience operationalizing and maturing UX Design organizations within a complex and ambiguous corporate environment

    Preferred Qualifications

    -Experience presenting to and effectively advising senior executives

    Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

    Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $123,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,200/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 Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.



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