Senior Product Manager Tech, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle Direct Publishing

$136,100 - $235,200/Yr

Amazon - Charleston, SC

Full-time - Mid Level

Charleston, SC

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Sr. Product Manager for the Books team at Amazon will be responsible for defining the roadmap and strategy for how authors publish their titles and earn royalties. This role involves product planning, prioritizing requirements, and collaborating with a cross-functional team to enhance the author experience and drive innovation in the publishing process.

Responsibilities

• Define and document feature sets, requirements, and measures of success based on research and data.
• Set and communicate a clear roadmap and direction in partnership with engineering teams and UX designers.
• Identify key risks, tradeoffs, and prioritization calls that balance delivery against risks and costs.
• Manage communication and drive decisions across stakeholders and leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience owning and driving roadmap strategy and definition.
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product.
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product.
• Experience managing technical products or online services.
• Experience representing and advocating for critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using analytical tools such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight.
• Experience in building and driving adoption of new tools.
• MBA.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative/technical field such as computer science, engineering, or statistics.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on market location and experience.
• Equity and sign-on payments may be included in the total compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.