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We're looking for a seasoned Strategy & Planning Manager to serve as a force multiplier for our leadership team. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and communications — driving alignment across product lines, keeping the organization running at peak efficiency, and ensuring our teams are connected to the bigger picture. You'll operate as a trusted partner to senior leadership, with broad visibility across the portfolio and the judgment to know when to drive, when to facilitate, and when to unblock.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Alignment
Drive strategic planning and execution across product lines, connecting to broader organizational goals
Own Goal processes, planning cycles, and special projects on behalf of senior leadership
Proactively identify strategic risks and opportunities across product lines and org structures; surface recommendations to senior leadership with clear options and trade-offs
Communications & Culture
Develop and execute internal communications strategy in partnership with PXT
Plan and lead townhalls, offsites, and engagement initiatives that reinforce team culture
Organizational Management
Run staff meetings, oversee headcount planning and resource allocation
Drive hiring strategies, organizational design, and operational efficiency
Product & Business Operations
Coordinate roadmap planning, reviews, and strategic documentation across the portfolio
Drive AI tools adoption, process optimization, and Rhythm of Business mechanisms
Amazon Fellows Program
Own end-to-end strategy and execution; recruit and align VP-level participants
Manage relationship with Social Venture Partners, coordinate with Amazon Community Impact, and drive communications across program stakeholders and PR
Partner Management
Orchestrate customer/partner engagements and represent leadership in critical meetings
Serve as a decision-escalation point when the organization is stuck; diagnose root causes of misalignment, frame options, and drive resolution across senior stakeholders
Support PR/speaking engagements including talk tracks and demos
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
10+ years of program or project management experience
10+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
Preferred Qualifications
Experience delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality
Experience in talent management, organizational network analysis, and organizational design and development
Demonstrated ability to operate with ambiguity and exercise independent judgment on sensitive/confidential matters
Familiarity with AI/ML tools and a bias toward operational automation
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, WA, Seattle - 137,600.00 - 186,200.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10415117
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management, Management, and Product Management
Industries
Software Development
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