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Sarah S

@sarahs4

Senior Program Manager who builds hiring and learning programs people use. Cut time to fill from 90 to 34 days. Ex-Amazon, now at Blue Origin.

United States

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I’m a Senior Program Manager and product leader who builds talent, learning, and hiring programs that people actually use. I’ve spent 10+ years across aerospace, tech, travel, and talent organizations, including Blue Origin, Amazon, and Virtuoso.

I’m looking for senior program manager, product manager, learning and development, or talent and people program roles, either as a senior individual contributor or a people manager. I’m happiest working on the future, which started when I read Snow Crash and later went to work at Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life. Aerospace, AI, and HR tech are the spaces I’m most drawn to. I also founded Amazon’s working-parents employee group and grew it to 8,000 members, so building community is something I’ll always make room for.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Program Manager, Hiring Excellence & Employee Experience

Current

Blue Origin

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Leads enterprise-wide hiring excellence initiatives, designing and delivering interviewer certification and hiring manager training programs. Established governance for 400 active Bar Raisers and improved program engagement by 24%.

Program Management Hiring Excellence Training Change Management Data Analysis Stakeholder Management

Senior Product Manager – Core Network Experience

Virtuoso Travel

Jun 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 8 months)

Led product strategy and execution for Virtuoso's first digital platform, directing a cross-functional team and increasing delivery velocity by 32%. Scaled adoption to over 100 users through data-driven iteration.

Product Management Agile UX Research Data Analysis Stakeholder Management Roadmapping

Senior Program Manager, Talent Acquisition Strategy

Amazon

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Led strategic hiring initiatives for Amazon's North America Delivery Service Provider network, re-engineering the candidate acquisition pipeline and designing an automated interview system. Applied root cause analysis to remediate data security gaps, resulting in over $1M in annual savings.

Program Management Talent Acquisition Interviewing Root Cause Analysis Data Analysis Process Improvement

Senior Program Manager, Custom Advertising

Amazon

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Managed large-scale advertising partnerships and enterprise programs supporting approximately $25M in annual revenue. Negotiated strategic partner agreements and increased brand visibility through high-profile sponsorships.

Program Management Advertising Partnerships Negotiation Stakeholder Management

Founder & President, Momazonian Employee Resource Group

Amazon

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 (3 years 11 months)

Founded Amazon's first employee resource group for working mothers, growing it to 8,000 members across 40 global chapters. Developed governance structures and programming to strengthen employee engagement and retention.

Community Building Organizational Change Management Leadership Employee Engagement

Project Manager, Custom Advertising

Amazon

Jan 2016 - Dec 2020 (4 years 11 months)

Managed strategic advertising programs and cross-functional initiatives for enterprise clients, supporting key partnerships and customer engagement efforts.

Project Management Advertising Customer Engagement Cross functional Leadership