Amazon is building the next generation of autonomous last-mile delivery systems. As a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Autonomous Vehicles, you will own the end-to-end AV program strategy and execution, spanning external autonomy vendors, OEM partners, internal engineering teams, and operational stakeholders.

This role is accountable for turning ambiguous, multi-year autonomy bets into shippable, safe, and scalable systems, while navigating vendor dependencies, hardware and software constraints, regulatory considerations, and aggressive timelines.

You will operate at the intersection of autonomy technology, hardware platforms, data infrastructure, safety, and last-mile operations, influencing decisions that materially impact Amazon’s long-term delivery roadmap.

Key job responsibilities

Program Ownership & Strategy:

Own the multi-year Autonomous Vehicle program roadmap, including milestones across simulation, data collection, autonomy capability maturity, safety validation, and production rollout.

Define and drive clear phase-gates (Alpha, Beta, GA) with measurable technical, operational, and safety KPIs.

Translate Amazon’s customer and business requirements into concrete technical and contractual deliverables for internal teams and external partners.

External Vendor & Partner Management:

Serve as the single-threaded program owner for engagements with external AV vendors, OEMs, and technology partners.

Drive alignment on scope, interfaces, timelines, ownership boundaries, and success metrics across Amazon and partner teams.

Identify and proactively manage vendor risks (technology maturity, schedule slips, dependency coupling, IP boundaries, resourcing gaps).

Lead technical deep dives and executive-level reviews with partners to unblock progress and resolve escalations.

Cross-Functional Execution

Orchestrate execution across Amazon teams including autonomy engineering, hardware, safety, data infrastructure, operations, legal, finance, procurement, and corporate development.

Drive decision-making under ambiguity, balancing speed, safety, cost, and long-term platform flexibility.

Ensure program plans reflect real-world constraints such as vehicle availability, sensor and compute readiness, regulatory timelines, and operational readiness.

Safety, Readiness & Scale

Partner with Safety and Engineering teams to ensure autonomy systems meet Amazon’s safety bar for supervised and unsupervised operations.

Drive readiness reviews covering technical performance, operational SOPs, incident response, and scaling risks.

Ensure learnings from pilots and field deployments are systematically fed back into roadmap updates and vendor plans.

Executive Communication & Influence:

Communicate crisply with senior leadership (VP/S-Team level), surfacing trade-offs, risks, and recommendations with data-backed clarity.

Write high-quality narratives, reviews, and decision docs that shape Amazon’s AV strategy and investment priorities.

Influence without authority across org boundaries and partner companies.

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

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, Bellevue - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually