Amazon Sit Down Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The Sr Manager of Business Operations for Amazon Music serves as the Music General Manager's (GM) organizational backbone, owning the operating cadence [weekly/monthly/quarterly business reviews (WBR/MBR/QBR), critical priority reviews (CPRs), data & priorities review (D&P)], annual and long-range planning cycles (OP1/OP2, 3YF) for the business, along with goal-setting mechanisms and year-round progress reviews. You will lead the centralized Program Management Office (PMO), a lean team that drives cross-organizational execution through shared standards, operational clarity, and relentless simplification.
The role bridges all business functions and key partners to diagnose execution velocity and productivity gaps. You own the operating model that translates strategy into delivery, aligning people, priorities, and information to drive measurable outcomes

You sit at the intersection of strategy and operations - converting leadership intent into organizational action while surfacing ground-level insights that sharpen strategic decisions.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Integration
Define and maintain the priority framework, ensuring organizational resources align to the highest-impact work
Own the end-to-end planning process for Music - define framing, timelines, and workback plans aligned to Amazon cadences; drive teams to deliver inputs that roll into a unified plan
Match mechanisms to priority criticality, concentrating leadership time where it matters most
Surface misalignment between stated priorities and actual resource allocation; propose corrections
Serve as the integrating layer across PMO partner functions, ensuring top-down priorities, updates, and reporting needs are woven seamlessly into the Amazon Music operating rhythm
Operating Model Ownership
Design and maintain the organizational operating rhythm (business reviews, planning cycles, leadership forums) that keeps the organization synchronized
Build mechanisms to surface problems early, escalate appropriately, and resolve efficiently
Own the information architecture that gives leadership clear, timely visibility into execution - what gets reported, how, and to whom
Continuously inspect and improve the operating model based on organizational feedback and observed friction
Balance standardization with localized agility, recognizing that not all teams operate identically
Execution Velocity
Identify and remove systemic bottlenecks that slow decision-making or delivery across organizational boundaries
Ensure cross-functional dependencies are visible, tracked, and resolved before they become blockers
Drive accountability for commitments made in planning forums through consistent follow-through mechanisms
About the team
Amazon Music re-imagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, PC, Mac, Echo, and Alexa-enabled devices including Fire TV and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership

Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to more than 75 million songs and the latest new releases. Amazon Music Unlimited customers also now have access to the highest-quality listening experience available, with more than 75 million songs available in High Definition (HD), more than 7 million songs in Ultra HD, and a growing catalog of spatial audio. Customers also have free access to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and stations on Amazon Music.

All Amazon Music tiers now offer a wide selection of podcasts at no additional cost, and live streaming in partnership with Twitch. Engaging with music and culture has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com (http://amazonmusic.com/) or download the Amazon Music app.