Amazon · 13 hours ago
Senior Recruiter, Principal Engineer Recruiting, PE Recruiting
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $193K/yr
7+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company seeking a Senior Recruiter to impact leadership teams across its diverse technology landscape. The role involves serving as the primary talent advisor to executives, defining recruiting strategies, and engaging with senior engineering candidates to shape the future of Amazon's engineering community.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary talent advisor to Directors and VPs, educating leaders on the external senior engineering talent landscape and market dynamics
Define and deliver recruiting strategies for highly-critical, sometimes confidential roles with broad cross-organizational impact
Identify and engage highly passive senior engineering candidates through creative, research-driven sourcing strategies
Build and cultivate robust talent networks across technology sectors, leveraging deep industry knowledge and relationships
Lead client update meetings on active searches, providing clear, data-driven insights on progress and market conditions
Provide candid guidance to executive leadership on matters related to top technical talent
Make sound judgments about candidate fit based on comprehensive analysis of technical depth and leadership impact
Conduct thorough candidate assessments, participate in debriefs, perform comprehensive reference checks, and present/negotiate employment offers
Coach leaders to continuously improve their talent acquisition capabilities at the senior level
Set exceptionally high standards for search quality, candidate experience, and recruiting excellence
Investigate deeply into technical domains, candidate backgrounds, and market trends to inform strategy
Qualification
Required
7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high tech market experience
Bachelor's degree or above
Demonstrated ability to recruit and hire engineering candidates
Proven track record of managing complex executive search processes including client management, candidate development, and offer negotiation
Experience working with senior executives and providing strategic talent counsel
Preferred
Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue-chip, global in-house executive search team, or a top executive search firm
Deep expertise in technology recruiting with ability to quickly learn new technical and product domains
Experience mentoring and developing other recruiters
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
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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