Technical Program Manager III, Production & Post Technology

Technical Program Manager III, Production & Post Technology

Job ID: 3198689 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon MGM Studios is seeking a Technical Program Manager III to own and drive the lifecycle of large, complex programs for our Studio in the Cloud (SITC) initiative. SITC is transforming entertainment content creation by moving all major production and post-production workflows from traditional on-premises infrastructure to AWS cloud-based solutions. This initiative encompasses nine core workflows—Dailies, Editorial, VFX, Sound, Conform, Color, Mastering, QC/Delivery, and Remote Production—representing the complete content creation lifecycle from Original Camera Footage (OCF) ingestion through final delivery.

In this role, you will be accountable for the overall strategy and execution of a large program with considerable impact across multiple teams within a VP organization. You may own programs such as end-to-end VFX workflow transformation, global Editorial collaboration infrastructure enabling real-time creative review across continents, multi-region disaster recovery and business continuity for all SITC workflows, rendering platform scaling to support 100+ concurrent productions, or organizational roadmap ownership including OP1/OP2 contributions. You will operate independently with limited guidance, defining program mission, vision, and tenets while driving teams inside and outside your organization to deliver critical solutions.

As a TPM III, you will work both tactically and strategically, making trade‑offs between short-term delivery needs and long-term architectural requirements. You will understand the systems in your program space including their limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind architectural decisions. You will influence team technical priorities and business strategy through data-driven contributions, enlisting Senior and Principal Engineers to ensure architectures scale to match business requirements. Your work will drive simplification and efficiency in engineering processes and architectures to unblock innovation and increase the speed of delivery across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the lifecycle of a large, complex program with cross-organizational impact (e.g., end-to-end VFX workflow transformation, global Editorial infrastructure, multi-region disaster recovery, rendering platform scaling, or organizational roadmap ownership)
• Define program strategy including mission, vision, tenets, and objectives. Set clear, measurable success criteria. Drive data-driven improvements quantified with metrics (adoption rates, production satisfaction, system performance, cost efficiency)
• Work independently with limited guidance to drive teams across your organization to deliver. Influence resource allocation, team priorities, and architectural decisions through data-driven contributions
• Understand system limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and architectural decisions in your program domain. Enlist Senior/Principal Engineers to ensure architectures scale to match business requirements
• Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks. Drive mindful discussions leading to crisp decisions on which projects move forward and in what priority order
• Make smart trade-offs between time, effort, features, short-term needs, and long-term architectural requirements. Provide context for business and technology choices with long-term perspective
• Drive simplification and efficiency in engineering processes and architectures to unblock innovation and increase speed of delivery. Streamline and eliminate excess process. Influence teams to decouple from dependencies and eliminate architecture problems that stifle innovation
• Oversee gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures. Help organization reduce exposure to classic failure modes (insufficient requirements, ineffective collaboration, long-term impacts of third-party technologies, insufficient testing)
• Write effective narratives (Amazon 6-pagers) and present them to Directors and VPs. Communicate complex decisions, tough trade-offs, and potential solutions clearly to senior leadership
• Build consensus when confronted with discordant views. Harmonize conflicting perspectives and lead resolution of contentious issues across teams and organizations
• Actively recruit, mentor, and develop others in your organization. Provide tech promotion assessments for TPMs moving to level 6
• Regularly review metrics and proactively seek improved data/mechanisms for visibility. Ensure program stays aligned with organizational objectives

About the Team

Amazon MGM Studios creates and produces original films and television series for a global audience. Leveraging technology and our catalogue of original movies and series, AMS is uniquely positioned to succeed in providing immersive entertainment experiences across multiple platforms. Studios Technology at AMS is at the forefront of the entertainment revolution, where Hollywood meets tech. We own the technology strategy that powers one of the world’s largest entertainment studios. Based in Los Angeles, our team delivers cloud-first solutions and modern applications that drive the entire Studios Production Lifecycle, shaping the future of entertainment delivery from content creation through distribution.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
• Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience defining KPI’s/SLA’s used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations to learn more.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and following 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. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 options 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, Culver City - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

Posted: March 5, 2026 (Updated 28 minutes ago)

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