Senior Recruiter, Science , Global Specialty Recruiting
About the role
Our Global Specialty Recruiting (GSR) team is a highly specialized group focused on hiring exceptional talent for complex, hard-to-fill scientific, design, academic, & executive tech and non tech roles across Amazon. What makes our Global Specialty Recruiting team unique is our deep domain expertise and breadth of experience. Our recruiters are embedded within the scientific and technical communities, allowing us to leverage industry connections, innovative sourcing tactics, and a nuanced understanding of specialized skill sets.
We don't just fill roles - we partner with senior leaders to truly understand their needs and identify candidates who are the best fit for the role, not just on paper, but for the team and organization overall. As a full life cycle recruiter on the GSR Science team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers, influence at the most senior levels, and make a meaningful impact on the growth and success of Amazon Science.
There is a strong preference for this role to be located near our customers in the Seattle area.
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 Principal, Director & VP 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 on-going 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
Requirements
- 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
- Experience building and driving talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
- Experience recruiting passive candidates who are the most senior experts in their field
- 5+ years of progressive corporate, start up or search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive engineering or science candidate generation in a high tech markets
Qualifications
- Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue-chip, global in-house executive search team, or a top executive search firm
- Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
Benefits
- 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
- Parental leave
Pay
The base salary range for this position is $157,100.00 - $212,600.00 USD annually, depending on location. 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.