Job summary
We are looking for a passionate, talented, and well-organized Sr. Technical Program Manager to help build industry-leading Speech and Language technology. Our mission is to push the envelope in Text-to-Speech (TTS) in order to provide the best experience for our Alexa and AWS customers.

As Senior Technical Program Manager you will lead cross-functional teams from design through to delivery, managing all related timelines. This position involves regular communication with senior management, stakeholders and customers on status, risks and change control. Cross-team coordination and project management skills are essential. In this role you will:
· Own and manage how customer needs translate into algorithm design and model development
· Use your expertise in human language technologies and software development to drive improvements in accuracy, internal processes, and end-to-end voice experience quality
· Drive deliverables such as automatic speech generation (ASG) and natural language processing (NLP) models and implementation of new algorithms into production systems
· Prove your data-driven analytics and ability to write your own tools as needed for driving future research directions
· Drive consistent results and customer impact across the scientific teams

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 5+ years of technical program management experience
· 7+ years of experience working directly with Engineering or Science teams
· Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
· Proven results-oriented person with a focus on delivery
· Thrive on turning ambiguity into clarity
· Graduate degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical discipline

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience in working in a product-focused R&D team with experience in driving innovation on algorithms or model development and deployment life cycle
· Working knowledge in Machine Learning/Deep Learning
· Working knowledge of human language technology (such as TTS, ASR and NLU)
· Aptitude in professional software engineering practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
· Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, evaluate alternatives and develop processes and tools as needed to support the organization


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All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a relevant criminal check.