Job description

Amazon's Disability, Leave & Services (DLS) Product & Technology organization is looking for a Principal Product Manager – Technical to own the strategy for the end-to-end Employee Experience, spanning the employee, the Site HR partner, and the manager, along with the communications that tie them together. Leaves are among the highest-empathy moments in an employee's career. Today that experience is fragmented across systems, teams, and channels; you will own the strategy to make it feel like one seamless, trustworthy, and deeply human experience for millions of Amazonians and their families, no matter who you are or how you engage. This is a horizontal, multi-audience strategy role. You will set the multi-year vision for how employees, managers, and HR partners experience Leaves, and you will define the communications strategy that keeps every stakeholder informed at the moment that matters. You will turn a complex stakeholder map, Benefits, Accommodations, HRSC, Legal, and the AI/agent platform teams, into a single coherent roadmap. Key job responsibilities ● Set the multi-year product vision and strategy for the end-to-end Employee Experience across Leave services, spanning the employee, the Site HR partner, and the manager ● Own the Manager experience: give people leaders clarity and confidence when a team member goes on leave, from initial request through return-to-work ● Own the Site HR experience: equip HR partners with the tools, context, and workflows to advocate for employees and resolve cases faster ● Own the Communications strategy: define how, when, and through which channel every stakeholder is informed, proactive, personalized, and timed to the moment ● Drive alignment across A to Z, Payroll, HRSC, Legal, and the AI/agent platform teams, turning competing priorities into a single sequenced roadmap ● Partner with the Native AI platform teams to reimagine communications and support as intelligent, proactive, and personalized ● Define the metrics that prove the experience is improving, reduced touchpoints, faster resolution, higher trust, and lower escalation - 8+ years of technical product or program management experience - Bachelor's degree - Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition - Experience leading cross-functional projects and implementing strategic initiatives - Experience experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements - Experience influencing senior leaders/stakeholders - Experience defining roadmap strategy and prioritizing deliverables for your team products - Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements - Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data - Experience in HR shared services, IT services, operations and/or compliance - Experience in a direct or matrixed role leading technical and non-technical transformation project teams with a proven ability to work across broad functional teams - Experience with AI/ML technologies - Experience designing multi-audience experiences serving employees, managers, and HR partners within the same ecosystem - Experience defining communications and notification strategies that are proactive, personalized, and channel-aware - Experience in benefits, healthcare, or financial services - Track record of using upstream product authority to measurably accelerate team velocity 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 amazon.jobs for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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 amazon.jobs . USA, WA, Seattle - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually

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Key job responsibilities
Set the multi-year product vision and strategy for the end-to-end Employee Experience across Leave services, spanning the employee, the Site HR partner, and the manager
Own the Manager experience: give people leaders clarity and confidence when a team member goes on leave, from initial request through return-to-work
Own the Site HR experience: equip HR partners with the tools, context, and workflows to advocate for employees and resolve cases faster
Own the Communications strategy: define how, when, and through which channel every stakeholder is informed, proactive, personalized, and timed to the moment
Drive alignment across A to Z, Payroll, HRSC, Legal, and the AI/agent platform teams, turning competing priorities into a single sequenced roadmap
Partner with the Native AI platform teams to reimagine communications and support as intelligent, proactive, and personalized
Define the metrics that prove the experience is improving, reduced touchpoints, faster resolution, higher trust, and lower escalation
8+ years of technical product or program management experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience leading cross-functional projects and implementing strategic initiatives
Experience experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements
Experience influencing senior leaders/stakeholders
Experience defining roadmap strategy and prioritizing deliverables for your team products
Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data
Experience in HR shared services, IT services, operations and/or compliance
Experience in a direct or matrixed role leading technical and non-technical transformation project teams with a proven ability to work across broad functional teams
Experience with AI/ML technologies
Experience designing multi-audience experiences serving employees, managers, and HR partners within the same ecosystem
Experience defining communications and notification strategies that are proactive, personalized, and channel-aware
Experience in benefits, healthcare, or financial services
Track record of using upstream product authority to measurably accelerate team velocity

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Parental Leave