Amazon Senior Program Manager (Non-technical) reviews

Amazon is more like a startup than a 20-yr old company. It's quite likely that you'll be expected to do your job with very little guidance, and a whole lot of ambiguity. In fact, dealing with ambiguity is something Amazon hires for. The pace can be torrid - you'll be expected to take on far more than you've taken on at other companies. And you'll be expected to back up all your decisions with data, not opinions. This can be fabulous but also very challenging. Amazon is also crazy about secrecy. The review process is famously opaque. People managers receive training that non-managers don't get, and aren't supposed to talk about. There are many secret/confidential initiatives going on throughout the company, and it can be difficult getting things done due to the restrictions on communication. And finally, Amazon is famously stingy - or "frugal" as it's known internally. No fringe benefits, you're expected to do more with less, and expensing a business lunch can be an ordeal. Most Amazonians don't even buy each other lunch - checks are always split, which I find ridiculous.

Not all management values the TPM role, often prefers SDE or SDM over a TPM. On call rotations. Often work long hours 55+/wk.