Amazon

Principal Specialty Recruiting

Amazon$170K — $230K *
Staffing
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in recruiting at executive levels, either corporately or through search firms.
  • 10+ years technical recruiting experience at executive levels.
  • 5+ years advising and influencing executive leadership.
  • 5+ years advising and influencing leadership.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute recruiting strategies for critical leadership roles with broad organizational impact.
  • Cultivate a network to engage passive candidates and broaden talent pipelines.
  • Serve as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, guiding complex hiring decisions.
  • Analyze business signals to improve recruiting processes and test new hiring channels.
  • Align recruiting strategies with cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder communication.

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and Basic Life & AD&D insurance.
  • Option for Supplemental life plans and EAP, Mental Health Support.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Generous 401(k) matching plan.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
Full Job Description
Key job responsibilities

- Define and execute recruiting strategies for highly critical specialty and leadership roles with broad cross-organizational and cross-regional business impact, optimizing approaches based on internal and external talent market data and long-term organizational design.

- Cultivate and leverage a personally developed network of prospects to engage passive candidates, creatively identifying unconventional talent sources and recommending inclusive candidate profiles to broaden the pipeline.

- Serve as a trusted adviser to senior leaders and prospects, operating with independence and discretion to assess candidate value, develop compelling compensation packages, and guide stakeholders through complex hiring decisions.

- Drive data-informed improvements to recruiting processes by analyzing business signals related to attraction, attrition, succession planning, and talent mapping, and by testing new hiring channels and tools for broader adoption.

- Partner with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to align recruiting strategies, manage stakeholder communication, and coach peers and new hires on talent best practices and behavioral interviewing methodologies.

A day in the life

You might start your morning reviewing talent market data and refining a search strategy for a confidential leadership role, then shift to a candidate phone screen where you assess fit across multiple dimensions. After lunch, you could find yourself advising a senior leader on organizational talent needs, followed by a strategy session with your recruiting partners to align on pipeline priorities. Throughout, you are building relationships - reaching out to a prospect you identified through an unconventional channel or mentoring a fellow recruiter on interview techniques.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting at executive level experience

- 10+ years of progressive technical recruiting at executive level experience

- 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience

- 5+ years of advising and influencing leadership experience

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience comfort with ambiguity

- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Market Cap
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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+28.1%
Revenue
$386 billion
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