As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will play a critical role in leading and driving the successful delivery of complex and high-impact technical programs. You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring the overall success of multiple technical initiatives. This role requires a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record of managing large-scale programsKey job responsibilities1. Program Management: Lead the end-to-end management of technical programs, including project planning, resource allocation, milestone tracking, and overall program execution. Drive the successful delivery of complex initiatives on time and within budget.2. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster effective collaboration and communication across various teams, including engineering, product management, quality assurance, design, and other stakeholders. Ensure alignment on project goals, requirements, and deliverables.3. Strategy and Planning: Work closely with senior leadership to define program objectives, develop strategic plans, and establish key performance indicators (KPIs). Provide input on resource allocation, budgeting, and overall program roadmap4. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks that may impact program success. Proactively assess potential roadblocks, dependencies, and technical challenges. Develop contingency plans and drive issue resolution in a timely manner.5. Stakeholder Management: Engage and build relationships with key stakeholders, including executives, product owners, and engineering teams. Communicate program status, risks, and updates effectively, ensuring alignment and transparency.6. Technical Expertise: Possess a strong technical background and understanding of software development methodologies, infrastructure, and systems architecture. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.7. Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas for optimization, streamlining workflows, and implementing best practices. Leverage data and metrics to measure program performance and drive efficiencies.8. Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of program managers. Provide guidance, support, and coaching to help develop their skills and foster a high-performance culture. Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing within the teamAbout the teamThe International Seller Growth Team's mission is to set our worldwide Sellers up for success across our global Marketplaces. We deliver needle-moving initiatives which provide a seamless experience to Amazon Sellers at each step of the Seller journey. We enable Sellers across the world to list millions of products at scale across multiple categories and dozens of languages in our global Marketplaces. This includes automatically mapping Seller product information to the Amazon namespace and automating complex decision making (like Product Classification in our Catalog) on the Seller's behalf. We provide Sellers with strategic selling recommendations based on hybrid demand signals (like high-value products they should start selling in additional Marketplaces). We partner with Amazon Business to build best-in-class solutions that allow B2B Sellers to reach a wide customer base and drive billions of dollars in revenue. We continuously improve the state of the existing catalog created by Amazon Sellers through smart solutions that automatically identify and fix defects using self-learning heuristics leveraging textual and image-based signalsWe are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Seattle, WA, USA- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience- 7+ years of technical program management experience- 4+ years of software