Sourcing Recruiter I, AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) - Data Center Hiring

Amazon • $80K — $99K *

Seattle, WA 98115In-Person

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Qualifications

1+ years of corporate or search firm progressive recruiting or research experience
Bachelor's degree or 2+ years of full-time Amazon experience
Experience with contact management and applicant tracking systems
Track record managing high-volume and niche hiring efforts
Strong understanding of sourcing tools and techniques

Responsibilities

Build effective sourcing strategies for data center roles
Proactively source and assess candidates to establish strong pipelines
Provide analytical insights on talent availability and competitive landscape
Develop and execute robust search strategies using various sourcing tools
Recommend new ideas to enhance pipeline health and quality
Document sourcing plans with clear deliverables and metrics
Conduct initial candidate screenings to evaluate qualifications

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Mental health support and flexible spending accounts
Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage

Full Job Description

Would you like to be part of a recruiting team that is responsible for fueling the rapid growth of AWS? Do you thrive in high growth ambiguous environments? Are you a process-oriented data driven recruiter that loves to dive deep to identify and engage top data center talent?

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Services Recruiting team is seeking a talented, customer focused Sourcing Recruiter to join our global recruiting organization. You will be supporting AWS Data Center teams to build robust candidate pipelines and drive proactive sourcing strategies.

Successful Sourcing Recruiters on this team utilize their experience in candidate identification, market research, and pipeline development. They thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, and have fun to get the job done. They draw on extensive knowledge of sourcing tools, techniques, and talent markets, building strong relationships with recruiters and hiring managers.

We are looking for a Sourcing Recruiter to help grow and scale hiring in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Sourcing Recruiter will be aligned to the business working closely with recruiters and AWS Talent Acquisition to execute sourcing strategies; including candidate identification, market mapping, pipeline building, and initial candidate engagement while delivering high-quality candidates for data center roles within AWS.

The ideal candidate must be able to earn trust and collaborate effectively with recruiters and hiring teams. They must be able to plan and prioritize sourcing activities, build and maintain candidate pipelines, have demonstrated ability to use metrics to track sourcing effectiveness and show results, while remaining calm in times of high volume and ambiguity. Thriving in a growth environment and having a strength in creative sourcing will be critical to success in this role. The best candidate will draw on extensive knowledge of sourcing methodologies, tools, and talent markets while building effective partnerships with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams.

Key job responsibilities

We are looking for sourcing recruiters who will:
• Partner to build effective sourcing strategies for Data Center roles, leveraging baseline knowledge to identify and engage passive candidates through deep understanding of talent markets and sourcing channels.
• Proactively source passive candidates, assess initial fits, and understand candidate motivations to build strong pipelines.
• Provide sourcing insights and market intelligence to recruiters and hiring managers on talent availability, competitive landscape, and effective engagement strategies.
• Develop sourcing models and execute robust search strategies using Boolean, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and other tools to identify candidates.
• Recommend ideas and strategies that contribute to pipeline health and quality, implementing new sourcing techniques for hard-to-fill technical openings.
• Document sourcing plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and metrics to track pipeline development and candidate engagement effectiveness.
• Conduct initial candidate screenings to assess qualifications and interest level before passing qualified candidates through the process
• Participate in special projects and sourcing initiatives to identify passive networking talent.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 1+ years of corporate or search firm progressive recruiting or research experience

- Bachelor's degree, or 2+ years of full-time Amazon experience

- Experience with contact management system/applicant tracking system for sourcing, tracking and managing candidates

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience managing high volume as well as niche hiring

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.

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USA, WA, Seattle - 80,200.00 - 99,100.00 USD annually

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$21.3 billion

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