Sr Technical Program Manager, Music Search
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate offering with an emphasis on team collaboration and innovative problem-solving at a major tech player.
- Opportunity to work at a leading technology company
- Engagement in innovative music-related projects
- Requires agile and adaptive work style
- Lack of clear compensation details may be a drawback
Pros
- Working in a leading company like Amazon provides strong market reputation
- Involvement in exciting and relevant projects in music technology
- Collaboration with various stakeholders enhances teamwork and learning
Cons
- Lack of detailed salary information can affect interest
- High expectations for cross-functional collaboration may pressure some candidates
- Rapid changes in project demands may not suit everyone
Who it's for
Mid-career • Remote with collaboration expectations
Good fit
- Mid-career program managers in technology
- Individuals passionate about audio and music technology
- Professionals excited about collaborative work environments
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without program management experience
- Those preferring a rigid corporate structure
- Individuals hesitant to interact in a remote setting
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Description
About Amazon Music:
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.
As a Technical Program Manager at Amazon Music, you will have the opportunity to work closely with product, design, software development and platform teams to implement strategy and execution. You will collaborate with the product teams to deliver the best solutions with efficient use of resources and technologies. You will make strong business cases for project prioritization and investment. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and inspire risk-taking behavior to maximize business benefit. If you enjoys solving problems in a dynamic environment and influencing business and technical leaders with your creative solutions, we want to talk to you!
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our Search team. You will partner with our Business Stakeholders, Product Owners and Software Engineering teams to ensure requirements are clearly captured, documented, designed, tested and delivered.
Key Responsibilities
-Delivering highly calibrated technical writing and documentation to a wide audience.
-Managing complex search experiments and inter/intra Music product programs from start to finish
-Independently leading cross-functional projects with disparate stakeholders, effectively balancing priorities and making smart trade-offs.
-Delivering strategy and business review communications at the executive level and guiding discussion around them.
-Evaluating potential risks and how to address them; be able to deliver high priority projects
-Prioritizing mitigation efforts using risk management concepts.
A day in the life
This high visibility role will require senior leadership communication and influencing while working with stakeholders across multiple organizations. You will regularly deep dive issues to determine the root cause and partner with stakeholders for resolution, including the right stakeholders as needed. This role has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon Music and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will manage end-to-end projects, often managing multiple projects/programs at once, while demonstrating high judgement, clear communication, creative approaches, the ability to think big, and a consistent track record of delivering results.
