API Solutions Program Manager, WW Gift Cards ID-10400

April 5, 2025

Description

The mission of the Amazon gift card team is to inspire people around the globe to gift or transact with confidence. We own global products and features that aim to delight customers during the gifting experience. Our products are designed to drive incremental sales for Amazon by introducing new customers to our store and incentivizing existing customers to return to the Earth’s most customer-centric company. Customers access our products through various channels including global Amazon websites, Brick & Mortar retail stores, and direct integration with our Business to Business (B2B) portal.

We are looking for a seasoned Program Manager with technical acumen to join our Gift Cards team who will support our worldwide corporate clients and distribution partners for all their API integration and production (post launch) needs. Acting as a key point of contact, you will take ownership of urgent issues, engage with the business and technical teams to drive the resolution. You will work cross functionally across multiple teams to deliver a portfolio of exciting, strategic projects on behalf of the worldwide customer base, using data driven decisions to recommend prioritization with product, and addressing our customers needs. You will work directly with our B2B customers business and technical teams to communicate & build a roadmap of projects to streamline their gift card ordering experience via our API set. Experience with the payments industry is preferred but not a must.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about their work, self-motivated, detail oriented and have excellent problem-solving skills. They will have strong communication and project-management skills, and will be able to translate technical problems, root cause and solutions in a clear and easy-to-understand way for business stakeholders. They will act as a bridge between the business and technical teams dealing with highly ambiguous problems, taking full control and responsibility for finding simple solutions to complex problems.

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Basic Qualifications

5+ years of relevant professional experience as a Support Analyst, Technical Support, Operations Support, or related role
Proficiency with Web Services, REST APIs, HTTP, XML, JSON and automation tools such as postman collections.
Ability to identify recurring technical issues and propose solutions to address the root of the problems
Ability to independently investigate and implement solutions to technical and non-technical issues.
Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including translating findings into compelling recommendations, polished deliverables, and actionable solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to communicate with business and technical audiences at all levels, including demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and decision makers.
Knowledge or experience in the Payments or Gift Card industry and experience with Salesforce.com or other CRM systems.
Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding our business, projects, and opportunities to improve the outcomes of our largest strategic projects and programs.
Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office (especially MS Excel) applications.
Fluent in extracting data through SQL or other means (Looker, Tableau, Elastic)
Experience with Linux & AWS Infrastructure(Lambda, S3) -Basic knowledge of at least one general purpose programming languages is preferred (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript).
World class sense of humor

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.

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