I interviewed for a principal TPM role at Amazon and was told that I am better suited for a non-tech PM role level 6. I am kind of bummed as non-technical roles don’t pay that well and that’s not the direction I want my career to take as well.
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I can almost guarantee that your comp offer will be under what you make now, based on my experience internal to Amazon so far.
In Ops as an L6 I make 185k TC, so I’d assume about 200-220k TC at least?
If you don’t have a highly technical background then the hiring assessment is correct in this case - you are not a good fit for a L6 (leave alone L7) TPM role. I would suggest gaining enough hands-on tech experience in your area and then applying for L6 TPM.
What is the proposed salary at Amazon?
My interview is yet to be scheduled
What’s your background / how technical are you? Have you designed or built systems/ETLs?
I do want tpm role though :) so how do I proceed from here? Any certifications that you would recommend?
In order to succeed as a tpm, you will need to continuously grow your technical acumen. You should shoot for structured courses on relevant topics, native aws design concepts mastery, and even program a little to understand the nature of how the solutions work. This is a lot of doing for those without an education in tech, however it can be done if you consistently keep the goal and iteratively add to your tool belt.