Senior Product Manager - Tech, Alexa Ads

Alexa+ is the world's best Generative AI powered personal assistant / agent for consumers. We are seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior Product Manager – Technical to lead key monetization initiatives for Amazon Alexa+. This is primarily a technical product management role, with a secondary go-to-market and product marketing responsibility (approximately 80% product management, 20% product marketing).

This product leader owns what we build and why. They have a successful track record of leading product initiatives from concept to launch, working backwards from customers, and making product decisions grounded in direct customer understanding and data. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with excellent product management skills, a strategic thinker who engages deeply with engineering on architecture and technical tradeoffs, and a strong communicator with excellent cross-org collaboration skills. Experience in the following domains is preferred: e-commerce, online advertising, search, AI powered personal assistants, personalization, and generative AI powered products.

As a Senior Product Manager – Technical for Alexa+ Monetization, you will drive product strategy, product definition, design, launch, and product decision-making for mission-critical monetization initiatives. You will own the product roadmap and the input and output metrics that define success. You will spend the majority of your time on core product management, and you will additionally own the go-to-market and product marketing motion — positioning, messaging, and sales enablement — required to bring your products to internal ad sales teams and external advertiser/agency customers. You will maintain ownership across the full product life-cycle. Your work will impact hundreds of millions of customers worldwide and drive significant growth for Alexa+.

Key job responsibilities
Product management (primary, ~80%)

Own product decisions for Alexa+ Monetization initiatives — deciding what to build and why, and holding decision authority across the product life-cycle.

Drive the development of product strategy and create buy-in for the plan across the Alexa organization and partner teams in Amazon.

Create and own product roadmaps for the key areas you are leading.

Work backwards from customers: conduct and synthesize direct customer research, observe consumer behavior, and use customer and market data to define product direction.

Engage deeply with engineering on system architecture and technical tradeoffs, influencing technical design decisions to meet customer and business goals.

Define, instrument, and own both input metrics (the levers you control) and output metrics (business outcomes) for the products you lead.

Develop detailed business requirements, user stories, and product specifications.

Partner with engineering and partner teams to drive product launch and business growth.

Product marketing / go-to-market (secondary, ~20%)

Own product positioning and messaging for the products you lead, and partner on go-to-market collateral and sales enablement for internal ad sales teams and external advertiser/agency customers.

Support go-to-market execution for launches and help create buy-in for the GTM plan across Alexa Ads and Amazon Ads sales teams.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 7+ years of technical product management experience, leading products from concept to launch.
- Track record of making product decisions grounded in direct customer understanding and data.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with engineering on architecture and technical design tradeoffs.
- Experience defining and owning input and output metrics for a product.
- Experience leading teams and cross-org stakeholders through influence rather than authority.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Strong quantitative data analysis and critical thinking skills.
- History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience in e-commerce, online advertising, search, AI powered personal assistants, personalization, or generative AI powered products.
- Experience owning or contributing to go-to-market, product positioning, and sales enablement for advertising or software products.

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