I fit both roles but want to apply to one that positions me for growth. Does PM-T limit my interactions to scrum teams only and does PM become a glorified baby sitter for stakeholders? Who makes the decisions n who is the North Star for the product?
It depends on the team. You just have to ask. In some teams, PM drives prod decisions and working w Engs to execute while in other teams PM is like a program mgr role. Make sure you ask. PM-T is more likely to make prod decisions and working closely with Eng. some PM-T are not even that technical. All depends on the team which makes it really confusing.
PM-T has a higher range and needs to have some technical knowledge of an SDE. But anyone can report to anyone in Amazon depends on who’s the higher grade.