Search Assistance features help reduce Amazon customers' effort in expressing and refining their shopping intent, as well as help Amazon customers discover new Amazon capabilities and shopping ideas. As an Applied Science Manager, you will lead a group of Scientists and Business Intelligence Engineer, and partner with Software Development Managers, Product Managers and Technical Program Manager, to work on Search Assistance customers facing features such as Search Autocomplete, Related Searches and Trending Searches.
Key job responsibilities
You independently manage a science team working to solve complex scientific problems that have a high business and customer impact. As a manager, you are accountable for the structure and strategic direction of your team, the artifacts they provide, and any technologies owned. You Partner with your stakeholders and leadership to define the science vision for your team. You will bridge the gap between science, tech, and business, and you will establish structures that enable your team to consistently deliver. You build a team that delivers successfully without you, and you are strategic about the team members' growth and provide those interested with opportunities to demonstrate higher level role scope, impact, complexity and leadership. You drive reasonable schedules and when needed, readjust priorities to ensure the right outcomes. You define audit mechanisms and metrics that enable you to quickly explain your team’s performance and any variance against goals. You will also lead your team to leverage the broader Amazon scientific community, and build a team culture that focuses on bringing research to production, removing road blockers, and delivering more results for Amazon customers.
