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      Amazon Manager II, Program Management reviews

      3.6

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (300 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      44% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      Manager II, Program Management employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 300 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager II, Program Management professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager II, Program Management professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      300 reviews
      5.0
      Dec 3, 2018

      Great colleagues and tons of learning opportunities

      Program manager ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Working with many smart people that excel in their specific field and expertise -Ongoing opportunities to learn new tools, processes, programs -Opportunities to grow into other job family or transfer to similar roles on a different teams within the company

      Cons

      -Job can be demanding and require long hours and working some weekends -Promotion can be tricky depending on the role and team

      4.0
      Mar 17, 2018

      One of the best places

      Program manager ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Generally talented colleagues with drive to achieve more 2. Very challenging program and very unique problems for you to solve. If you solve it, you will create huge impact worldwide. 3. Data driven culture with availability of data. The level of analysis is extremely thorough and even for program management, you find yourself spending significant amount of times getting and analyzing data for decision making.

      Cons

      1. Too stringent on flight policy because for long haul, all you get is economy. Sometimes even premium economy is cheaper but you just cannot get it. 2. Very often Amazonians in Seattle expect/request colleagues in Asia to meet them in their Seattle friendly hours. This is inconsiderate. Imagine you have to start meeting them at 5 or 6am in the morning on weekly basis and it is few times a week. 3. There isn’t “perks” for Singapore, not even discount code for amazon.com purchase or amazon products. This is extremely strange.

      5.0
      Dec 29, 2017

      A really great work environment

      Program manager ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I wanted to wait a year to write this review, as I was so happy working here my first few months that I wanted to have a fuller perspective to write this. After a year in, I have to say I enjoy working here as much as I did the day I started. Amazon is a unique place to work. After having worked at so many tech companies that are run like dictatorships, it's nice to be somewhere where everyone's input is not only listened to, but encouraged. Amazon has an amazing hiring bar and because of this they expect everyone to be contributing to advancing their product. The high hiring bar also means that you will always work with amazingly smart people. You'll never have to pick up the slack for a team mate who just doesn't get it. Everyone is skilled and driven. Managers work constantly with their team to focus on career goals. You let your manager know where you want to be in 1/3/5 years and a clear path is written up on how to get there. Then focus is given to make sure tasks are made available to you to get there, or you find those tasks yourself and take some "bias for action" and just do them.

      Cons

      Depending on your department or your role, it might be hard to fit your tasks in to a 40 hour week. I had this issue, and brought it up to my manager who worked hard to find ways to ensure I was able to get my work back to 40 hours a week. The effort was there on his part, and I was told that I was allowed to cut myself off at 40 hours, however, I think most people at Amazon are not willing to let their work go like that, myself included. In the end, we did find a way to reduce the workload, but it took some time. Another con may be that Amazon pays less than comparable positions in the area. However, having worked at places where I dreaded going to work everyday, I would much rather be somewhere that I enjoy working while earning a salary that meets my needs nicely. Stock grants make up for any variance. :)

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