Product Manager, Alexa Productivity Essentials

Description

Want to transform the way people interact with Alexa leveraging generative AI? Come join the team that is building the next‑generation AI‑assistant that gets things done across Timers, Alarms, Reminders, Calendars, Recipes, and News on Alexa devices. In this role, you'll drive product strategy and initiatives for a dedicated area within our Alexa Productivity Essentials team focused on driving engaging, high‑traffic productivity scenarios for millions of customers worldwide. You’ll work with CX, science and engineering partners to build our next phase in making Alexa the world’s best personal assistant. The role presents an enormous opportunity to impact the customer experience for products that are used every day by people you know. We are looking for someone who is passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, has demonstrated product leadership skills, and thrives in an environment where they collaborate closely with colleagues across product, design, research, science and engineering.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural and platform vision for the product space
• Own the roadmap and translate customer requirements into technical specifications
• Collaborate closely with developers and engineering managers to drive and prioritize roadmaps and make technical decisions and trade‑offs connected to your product space
• Recognize and scope new customer opportunities, translating customer needs into business and system requirements
• Drive project schedules from design to launch
• Make the right trade‑offs to optimize time‑to‑market
• Clearly communicate goals, metrics, roles, and responsibilities to internal and external stakeholders
• Work with senior leaders within Alexa and throughout Amazon

A Day in the Life

You will own part of the Alexa Productivity Essentials initiative, defining the vision, strategy, product and tech roadmap across experiences loved and used by millions of customers. You will work closely with science, design, research and engineering partners to craft experiences that help customers more seamlessly get more done, and translate that vision into a product roadmap. You will also partner with product teams across Alexa to define how our experiences leverage new innovations in generative AI to help customers accomplish their goals. This is a “Think Big” role where you get to craft the vision and strategy for how customers experience our features across a range of Alexa touch‑points.

About the Team

We’re a collaborative team that works closely together, fostering a creative and fun dynamic. We build Alexa experiences that customers connect with on a daily basis, connecting to the essential services that become part of their daily rhythm. The ideal candidate for this role will possess a strong product background with a penchant for cross‑team collaboration across business, technical, and design counterparts. They will have deep technical skills and a customer‑centric mindset with a history of launching notable products.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development, or technology experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with feature delivery and trade‑offs of a product
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with end‑to‑end product delivery
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
• Experience managing technical products or online services
• Experience representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive‑level prioritization and planning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with developing machine learning and natural language processing products

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Accommodation Statement

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Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary ranges (USD annually):
  • Sunnyvale, CA: $173,900 – $235,200
  • Bellevue, WA: $151,200 – $204,600
  • Seattle, WA: $151,200 – $204,600
• Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Comprehensive benefits including:
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
  • Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave