Principal Technical Program Manager, Special Projects

Amazon Special Projects incubates and launches strategic businesses for Amazon — and we're building something entirely new in the energy sector. Our mission is to explore how new technologies can unlock entirely new operating and business models in this industry. As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you'll serve as the operational backbone of this initiative: driving end-to-end launches, owning the product roadmap, and managing critical partnerships. You'll interface directly with Amazon's senior leadership and C-level executives across the energy landscape to build a zero-to-one business from the ground up. Imagine collaborating with brilliant minds to architect software solutions that push technological boundaries — your work will directly impact how enterprises approach energy technology, creating solutions that have never existed before. If you thrive in ambiguity, love owning roadmaps from concept to live, and want to define a new industry standard, this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities

Own end-to-end launches: Drive partnership launches (utility, OEM, and aggregator integrations) and product launches, managing cross-team dependencies, readiness criteria, and the complete path from agreement to live production.

Develop and manage the product roadmap: Set priorities, sequence work, and translate product intent into engineering plans while keeping the roadmap current as the business evolves.

Drive technical strategy: Balance business priorities with feasibility, anticipate constraints, and apply data-driven risk mitigation to ensure timely execution.

Manage initiative lifecycles: Oversee initiatives from design and implementation through documentation and measurement, breaking complex challenges into actionable projects and defining success metrics to track performance.

Lead cross-functional collaboration: Facilitate alignment between engineering, product, science, and business teams to ensure shared vision and priorities while translating technical concepts for business audiences and business needs for technical teams.

Manage technical partnerships: Serve as the primary program owner for utility, OEM, and aggregator partnerships, working directly with partner engineering teams to design, deliver, and maintain integrations while resolving production issues.

Bridge organizational functions: Partner with finance on planning and partnership economics, collaborate with legal on agreements and compliance, and work with procurement on vendor management to establish and maintain healthy partnerships

A day in the life

Your days blend strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You'll define mechanisms to track integration progress with utility partners, facilitate cross-functional sessions to align on roadmap priorities and unblock dependencies, negotiate commercial agreements, and engage with regulatory stakeholders. You'll operate in ambiguity, drive alignment across distributed Amazon teams, and own the critical path from concept to live production — working backward from customer and partner constraints to deliver results at scale.

About the team

Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that amplifies the company's Think Big leadership principle. We focus on creating entirely new products and services with a goal of positively impacting the lives of our customers. No industries or subject areas are out of bounds. We are a small, high-impact team dedicated to incubating and launching new strategic businesses for Amazon — and we're building something entirely new in an industry ripe for innovation. If you're interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience in hands-on work managing complex technology projects
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a new unit business or a startup
• Experience drafting and closing commercial agreements and improving contracting processes
• Experience building and effectively executing a strategy from the ground up, including designing roadmaps to drive incremental progress towards long-term vision and goals
• Experience solving problems with technology in the Energy & Utilities industries
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, IoT, or smart home technologies.

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

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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 option for 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 194,700.00 - 263,400.00 USD annually