Principal Executive Recruiter

Amazon is a fast growing business in need of a Principal Executive Recruiter to help the business scale by recruiting top leaders for executive level tech positions across the Amazon Stores business. There is no greater reward in search than seeing your hired candidates have a significant, positive impact on the business.

Key job responsibilities The Principal Executive Recruiter (Tech) will be fully responsible for owning and executing executive level (Director and Vice President) searches. Qualified candidates will be well-versed in all aspects of an executive search including creative candidate sourcing, candidate generation and development, client management, and offer/negotiation. The role will also include the following responsibilities:

• Conducting research to map target companies and top talent for Amazon
• Creating unique and robust search strategies to identify and attract the best and brightest
• Developing innovative ways to raise the bar on how Amazon recruits talent
• Calibrating candidates with hiring managers and senior leaders
• Developing prospects into candidates through engagement and assessment
• Continually contributing to the knowledge base of executive recruiting, and Amazon, by providing education on relevant industries and talent pools
• Building out talent networks and tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an on-going pool of candidates
• Leading client update meetings on active searches
• Conducting on-site interviews, participating in debriefs, performing 360 reference checks, and presenting employment offers on behalf of Amazon
• Providing strategic guidance and advice in a true partnership with executive leadership

Critical success factors in this role:

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