Principal Specialty Recruiter, Science , Global Specialty Recruiting

Key job responsibilities

• Partnering with research (and conducting your own) to identify and cultivate candidates that enable our ability to effectively innovate and scale the business.
• Creating unique and robust search strategies that will identify and deliver the right leaders for the right roles at the right time.
• Developing innovative ways to raise the bar on how Amazon connects with the senior level science talent.
• Continually contributing to the knowledge base of both our team and the broader recruiting community by sharing intelligence related to relevant industries and talent pools/profiles.
• Building out science talent networks in technology and education sectors, tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an ongoing list of evergreen candidates.
• Owning business and stakeholder relationships (you're the go-to and trusted advisor), providing strategic guidance and coaching in close partnership with executive hiring managers & their teams.
• Conducting informational/exploratory calls, phone screens, interviews & references. You'll actively participate in hiring decisions throughout the candidate life cycle.

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

• Exhibits excellent judgment
• Passionate and focused on hiring and developing exceptional talent