Sr. Executive Research Recruiter, Science Research Key job responsibilities Strategic Search Design: Develop multi-channel strategies attracting world-class contributors. Map target companies and research institutions, engage at conferences, generate referral leads. Build talent networks across technology domains and tap industry sources for ongoing candidate pools. Executive Advisory: Serve as talent adviser to Technical and Business Leaders-educating them about the external Principal Scientist and Engineer demographic. Provide strategic guidance on top talent. Conduct continuous company and talent mapping. Support client meetings with market-relevant content. Candidate Development: Develop prospects into candidates through sophisticated engagement. Perform assessment and screening, present to executive leadership. Conduct phone interviews, prepare candidates for on-site interviews, coach leaders on talent acquisition at senior levels. Market Expertise: Serve as expert for technology and science recruiting. Contribute to knowledge base with education on industries and talent pools across all technical domains. Learn new domains quickly and craft effective search strategies. What Were Looking For  Research acumen: Learn technical domains quickly, craft effective search strategies, excel at candidate identification, engagement, and creative sourcing  Executive presence: Compelling communicator who engages busy executives and renowned scientists, self-assured and quick-thinking  Strategic judgment: Think strategically while executing tactically, relentlessly high standards, results-oriented  Collaboration: Team leader and member who believes individual wins are team wins  Experience: 5+ years passive candidate generation in high-tech markets, experience advising executive leadership A day in the life Youll map technical leadership at target companies and research labs, identifying Principal Scientists working on problems similar to Amazons strategic initiatives. Youll craft multi-channel engagement strategies-attending conferences , leveraging networks for warm introductions to passive candidates who would be transformational hires. Youll advise VPs on search parameters based on market realities, conduct phone screens with renowned scientists assessing technical depth and influence capability, and coach hiring managers on candidate engagement. Youll contribute to the teams knowledge base by documenting insights about emerging talent pools that inform future searches. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience - 7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high tech market experience - 7+ years of recruiting with focus on engineering, technical operations, and product management experience - Bachelors degree or above - Experience in advising and influencing executive leadership - Experience in progressive corporate or search firm recruiting with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high-tech market - Experience building and driving talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines - Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team - Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships - Bachelors degree or equivalent PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of performing team building, coaching and managing experience - Experience in performing team building, coaching, and managing - Experience recruiting passive candidates who are the most senior experts in their field - Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue-chip, global in-house executive search team, or a top executive search firm - Experience working with recruiting and people-related tools, CRM systems, and complex spreadsheets 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 - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually