DESCRIPTIONCome be a part of a rapidly expanding $25 billion dollar global business. At Amazon Business, we set out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo. We stand at the intersection of tech and retail in the B2B space developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations reimagine buying. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Join us in building and celebrating the value of Amazon Business to buyers and sellers of all sizes, unlocking our potential worldwide.Amazon Business (AB) launched in 2015 to meet the business purchasing needs of commercial, government, education and non-profit customers of all sizes worldwide. Today, Amazon Business is loved by diverse customers in 9 countries worldwide (and growing), using experiences designed for desktop, mobile, to emerging smart-shelf technology. In 2021, Amazon Business reached $25 billion in sales, remaining one of Amazon’s fastest-growing segments. And we’re just getting started.We are seeking a self-motivated, ownership-minded, and nimble Principal UX Program Manager to be a force-multiplier for the Amazon Business UX Design & Research teams, amplifying our efforts and impact. You will be a key member of the leadership team, with the freedom to experiment, improve, invent, and innovate on behalf of tens of millions of customers around the world. This position requires the ability to work quickly, while delivering high-quality outputs in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment. The ideal candidate possesses an excellent understanding of UX processes, razor-sharp project management skills, and is adept at navigating a complex, multi-org technical environment, while focusing on advocating for the customer at all times.Key job responsibilities• Lead design delivery by managing team backlogs and removing obstacles, coordinating reviews with stakeholders and leadership, communicating team status, and empowering designers to own their timelines.• Implement repeatable processes and tools to help the team plan, prioritize, and drive multiple high-priority parallel projects.• Act as a bridge between UX, Engineering, and Product Management (PM) teams, understanding and accounting for interdependencies between all three groups.• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and balance the customer needs versus business goals and technical constraints.• Standardize, socialize, and continuously improve our user-centered design process.• Enable creative solutions by leveraging design acumen, high judgement, and knowledge of business and customer experience best practices.• Define success metrics and be responsible for ensuring their implementation for all our work.• Promote a sense of transparency, visibility, and community among our team.About the teamYou’ll join a fun, growing team of UX practitioners who help each other develop and thrive. You will have a mentor and a manager that cares about you, your career, and your skills development. You will have autonomy and ownership while contributing to the supportive culture on the team. We gather often to collaborate, ask questions, and grow together, so bring your unique skills and experience and be prepared to share, learn, and grow with us.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Cupertino, CA, USABASIC QUALIFICATIONS8+ years of program management/project management experiencePreferred qualifications• Background working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary UX team.• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.• Understanding of UX design and software development.• Ability to identify and mitigate risk on projects.• Experience with Agile/Scrum.• Experience working with distributed teams, across multiple time zones.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience gaining alignment across orgs, working in large organizational environments, and bridging the gap between UX and other functions.Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $123,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,200/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. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Creative Project Manager

Planet Interactive, Cupertino

Creative Project ManagerLocation: Cupertino, CASchedule: Onsite Tues/Wed/ThursPay: Up to $72.40/hour DOELength: 12 MonthsBenefits: Health, Dental, Vision and morePlanet Interactive is looking for a Creative Project Manager to join our well known Fortune 50 client on a 12-month contract working 40 hours per week on a hybrid schedule out of their Cupertino office.Creative Project Manager Responsibilities:Act as the point of contact across numerous projects and initiatives to drive the launch of new sports features and capabilities.Drive innovations in the way we work, be responsible for contributing to the operational roadmap, and rollout of new ways of working.Manage high-profile, key projects and initiatives with heavy executive visibility and interest.Maintain oversight of all projects and initiatives the Games Design teams are working on.Build and maintain cross-functional relationships and partnerships.Represent the Design team in product and resource planning efforts and negotiate priorities given limited resources and an ambitious schedule.Be a problem solver who thinks strategically and a task manager who wants to have their hands, mind, and heart in several things at once.Build effective project teams and drive detailed design tasks and deliverables across a variety of products and groups.Creative Project Manager Qualifications5+ years as a design producer within software design or at an agency.Shown ability to meet deadlines and get results while juggling many projects and priorities.Keen ability to grasp complexity quickly and to focus on key issues.A compelling desire to deliver innovative and exceptional Human Interface design to our customers.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Meticulous attention to detail.Ability to adapt to constant change.Experience running remote work streams and partners across multiple time zones.Proven experience with multi-disciplinary teams (Design, Engineering, Business, R&D, and others) to ideate, iterate, launch, and refine new product designs.