Executive Search Researcher, Principal Engineer Recruiting

Key job responsibilities

• Strategic Search Design: Develop robust, multi-channel strategies attracting world-class engineers. Map target companies, engage at conferences, generate referral leads. Build talent networks and tap industry sources for ongoing candidate pools.
• Executive Advisory: Serve as talent adviser to leaders across Amazon—educating hiring managers about the external Principal Engineer demographic. Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership on top technical talent. Conduct continuous company and talent mapping.
• Candidate Development: Develop prospects into candidates through sophisticated engagement. Perform assessment and screening, present to executive leadership. Conduct phone interviews, prepare candidates for technical interviews, coach leaders on talent acquisition at senior levels.
• Market Expertise: Serve as expert for engineering recruiting. Contribute to knowledge base with education on industries and talent pools. Learn new domains quickly and craft effective search strategies.

What We're 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 engineers, 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, inquisitive with strong desire to learn

About the team

The Principal Engineering Recruiting team is the talent acquisition engine for Amazon's PE Community. We take a multi-channel approach (target company mapping, conference and event engagement, referral and network lead generation) to talent identification, engagement, assessment, and match-making. Our mission: identify, build relationships with, and hire every great Principal Engineer in the world. You'll work with a strong, established team of executive recruiters.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in recruiting or research work at a market insights firm, executive search firm, or global in-house executive search team
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 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