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Principal Recruiter, PE Recruiting
Amazon · Seattle, WA · Posted 32 days ago
Shape Amazon's senior engineering leadership by serving as a strategic talent advisor to Directors and VPs across diverse technology domains.
As a client lead recruiter, you'll have the unique opportunity to impact leadership teams across Amazon's diverse technology landscape, building relationships with Directors and VPs while shaping the future of Amazon's senior engineering community.
Key job 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
- Operate with independence and discretion on searches where strategy has not yet been defined
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