Sr HRBP, Prime Video Exp Tech, Prime Video Experience Technology

Description

Are you passionate about the technology that powers how hundreds of millions of customers experience entertainment? Do you thrive in fast-paced, deeply technical environments where teams are inventing the future of video streaming — from live sports to on-demand movies — across every device on the planet?

Prime Video Experience Technology (PVXT) is on a mission to build and operate the most innovative video streaming technology in the world. This global organization sets new benchmarks on the quality, performance, and reliability of video streaming across both established and emerging markets. The teams within PVXT deliver the best customer-centric streaming experience for Video on Demand and Live content across all devices, supporting subscription, transactional, and ad-supported business models. They invent technologies that deliver a flawless, engaging streaming experience using the fewest bits possible — spanning encoding and video players, global app experiences across mobile, web, and living room devices, live playback, ultra-low latency streaming, resilience engineering, and video delivery at massive scale.

Key job responsibilities

• Improving organizational effectiveness and design
• Leading change management
• Providing leadership coaching
• Driving HR functional excellence
• Driving and innovating improvements to Tech talent processes
• Building and retaining a diverse, world-class Tech workforce at all levels
• The ability to think big while also not being afraid to "roll up your sleeves"
• Managing multiple priorities simultaneously while continually moving initiatives forward
• Creating meaningful, trust-based client relationships and interfacing at executive levels of the organization

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of human resources experience
• Experience working within a global company, with multi-country responsibilities
• Bachelor's degree or above in Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Labor Relations, Business/Management, Psychology, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing complex projects and/or programs within a matrix environment
• Experience managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)
• Possesses intellectual curiosity; brings insight into the team & business
• Strong business and HR acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking and analysis
• Strong use of Excel and other analytical skills
• Coaching and consulting skills

About the role

This is both a strategic and hands-on role that includes improving organizational effectiveness and design, leading change management, providing leadership coaching, and driving HR functional excellence. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:

• Genuine curiosity and the ability to interpret business goals across complex, diverse technology teams — and recommend new approaches to talent acquisition, development, retention, and recognition.
• A true hands-on approach and willingness to go to the "frontline" to deeply understand our employees, our technology, and our customers.
• Creative problem solving that works backwards from the end customer and the business client — influencing with data to drive people initiatives that lead to measurable business impact.
• Coaching and mentoring at all management levels, helping leaders maximize their effectiveness and build high-performing, inclusive teams.
• Success in driving organizational health and efficiency, including workforce planning, org design, talent placement, and succession planning across a globally distributed tech organization.
• Driving and innovating improvements to Tech talent processes — including promotion, calibration, and talent review mechanisms.
• Building and retaining a diverse, world-class Tech workforce at all levels, from individual contributors to senior engineering leaders.

Benefits

Amazon 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.