The role
From Amazon's own posting.
Amazon is seeking a Principal Product Manager-Technical to own the product strategy and roadmap for next-generation autonomous delivery capabilities within its Last Mile network. This role sits at the intersection of autonomy, vehicle systems, simulation, safety, and delivery operations and will define the end-to-end product required to progress from R&D through deployment at scale.
The Principal PM-T will serve as the horizontal product leader across internal teams and external partners. The role will define the Operational Design Domain (ODD) and capability roadmap, establish requirements for Last Mile integration, and align product workstreams into a coherent autonomous delivery solution. Safety will be a foundational input, with the role translating safety and validation requirements into product priorities and deployment criteria.
Key job responsibilities
Product Strategy and Roadmap: Own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for autonomous delivery, from R&D through deployment at scale.
ODD and Capability Planning: Define the operating conditions, delivery use cases, autonomy capabilities, and deployment sequence required to expand the product over time.
Last Mile Integration: Establish the end-to-end requirements for integrating autonomous vehicles into Amazon’s delivery stations, fleet operations, route execution, and package delivery workflows.
Product Alignment: Align roadmaps, requirements, interfaces, and priorities across Amazon teams and external partners.
End-to-End Product Leadership: Provide product direction across vehicle integration, autonomy, simulation, fleet management, remote assistance, and operational support.
Product Tradeoffs: Drive decisions across customer experience, autonomy performance, operational complexity, safety, cost, schedule, and scalability.
Safety and Deployment Readiness: Partner with safety and engineering teams to translate safety requirements, validation evidence, and applicable autonomous vehicle safety frameworks into product priorities and launch criteria.
Performance and Validation: Define success metrics and use simulation, testing, field data, and operational results to guide product and deployment decisions.
Executive Alignment: Communicate product strategy, key decisions, risks, and investment recommendations to Amazon senior leaders and external partner executives.
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience technical product management
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience working directly with engineering teams on complex hardware and software products
- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, transportation technology, or other safety-critical systems
- Experience integrating technical products into large-scale operational environments
- Experience working with external technology partners
- Familiarity with ODD definition, simulation, validation, or autonomous vehicle safety frameworks
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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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, CA, SANTA CLARA - 206,900.00 - 279,900.00 USD annually