
Head of LATAM Engineering, Emerging Countries Engineering
at Amazon
Posted 13 hours ago
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- Brazil, Mexico
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Head of LATAM Engineering, Emerging Countries needed for Amazon Logistics. Manage engineering teams across Brazil and Mexico, driving design, project, process, and automation. Lead 24+ engineers, balancing strategic roadmaps with hands-on delivery. Experience in automation, delivery models, and operations expansion crucial. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
This is a pivotal moment to join: the team is expanding into automation, new delivery models, and additional operational scopes. You will serve as the single-threaded leader for all engineering execution across LATAM, balancing strategic roadmap ownership with hands-on delivery leadership across two countries with distinct operational contexts. If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy building multi-country organizations, and want to bring first-of-kind automation projects to life, this role is for you.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a multi-country engineering organization of 24+ professionals across Brazil, Mexico and Europe through 3 direct-report managers, driving talent development, succession planning, and hiring to build organizational capability
- Own and deliver the LATAM Engineering roadmap aligned with worldwide and regional leadership priorities, managing 50+ annual projects resulting in 100+ site modifications
- Define and execute the automation strategy for LATAM, including deploying worldwide products and launching first-of-kind automation projects using AutoCAD and capacity calculation tools
- Partner with senior stakeholders to align regional needs with global strategies, communicating delivery performance and financial results of capital projects to leadership
- Drive standardization and process improvement in physical infrastructure, layout design, and material flow across the Last Mile delivery network
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing project status across the various programs, connecting with your managers to unblock priorities and align on weekly deliverables. Mid-morning might find you in a design review for a new Sort Center layout or evaluating an automation proposal. Afternoons often shift to stakeholder alignment — presenting roadmap progress to regional leadership or collaborating with worldwide engineering peers on technology deployments. You balance strategic planning with tactical problem-solving, toggling between long-term infrastructure vision and near-term execution challenges.
About the team
The Emerging Countries Engineering team is a worldwide business support function that innovates and scales best-in-class processing infrastructure for Amazon's logistics network. The LATAM Engineering organization combines local presence in Brazil and Mexico with centralized development of long-term solutions. The team is responsible for layout design, equipment specification, mechanical capacity planning, Sort Center design and launch, and automation projects — and is actively expanding its scope into new delivery models and automation deployments.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in engineering or operations leadershipPreferred Qualifications
- MBA or post graduate technical degreeOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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