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Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. A Packaging Technical Program Manager is responsible for managing the complete packaging lifecycle of Leo customer terminal programs, driving execution of packaging to support product launches and sustaining packaging programs. This role involves managing organizational packaging roadmaps including OP1/OP2 narrative contributions and owning organizational goals as a senior technology program owner accountable for overall strategy and cross-functional team coordination. Key responsibilities include defining the packaging vision and tenets; setting objectives and analyzing data to drive quantified improvements; influencing resource allocation; and creating comprehensive packaging plans with global workback schedules for structural development, testing, and builds (pack outs). The position requires deep understanding of packaging systems, their limitations, scaling factors, and architectural decisions, while coordinating schedule creation with inter-disciplinary teams to ensure packaging structure and artwork development and approval are completed on time, along with providing Bill of Material (BOM) support and managing Print On Demand (POD) labeling design and production. To ensure business and technical stakeholder needs are aligned, you drive mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions while providing context (past, current, and future) for design direction and long-term perspective. You partner with Industrial Design, customers, and engineering teams to determine a cohesive design language for packaging across the portfolio. You use your technical judgment to question proposals and test assumptions, including whether solutions need to be built at all. You make strategic trade-offs between competing priorities such as time, effort, and feature scope. You create plans with clear, measurable success criteria and clearly communicate progress and outcomes. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Key job responsibilities You identify and bridge gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures. You help teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes such as insufficient requirements documentation, ineffective cross-team collaboration, and long-term impacts from third-party technology dependencies. You solve problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks. You demonstrate good judgment in how and when to escalate without damaging relationships. You are data-driven, regularly reviewing metrics and proactively seeking new and improved data mechanisms for visibility. You ensure your program stays aligned with organizational objectives. You understand technical program management and engineering best practices, using this knowledge to assess development processes, test plans, and operations/maintenance requirements. You work with teams to improve concurrent project delivery while streamlining or eliminating excess process. You influence teams to decouple from dependencies and eliminate architecture problems that stifle innovation. You are an excellent communicator who writes effective narratives (Amazon 6-pager) and presents them effectively to Directors and VPs. You deliver the right outcomes with limited guidance. When confronted with discordant views, you find the best path forward and build consensus to influence others. You actively recruit and develop others through mentoring and providing constructive feedback A day in the life Every day brings new challenges to Leo. In the morning, you may be working on the technology roadmap for the next five years and in the afternoon diving deep on a technical issue delaying a build. The ability to set priorities using high value judgement is a must in the role as you will have independence on focus on what you deem critical to the organization. About the team Amazon Leo is focused on providing broadband access to underserved customers across the world. We are passionate about accomplishing this mission as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality or performance. We are constantly solving new problems and embrace people who thrive in a startup like environment and have an entrepreneurial mindset. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience - Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules - 7+ years of relevant work experience in the packaging and/or program management field - BA/BS degree in Packaging, Engineering, UX Program Management, or related studies PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience - Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules - Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership - Experience communicating technical details verbally and in writing - Packaging Engineering, UX Program Management, or direct packaging development experience - 8+ Experience in Aviation, Mobility or Consumer Electronics Program Management - Knowledge or experience in global packaging development and manufacturing. - Experience with label design, label design programs, implementing, utilizing and/or sustaining Print-On-Demand (POD) labeling processes. - Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work closely with people at all levels of the organization to facilitate the implementation of packaging programs including structure, artwork, factory build readiness and escalations. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/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. 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