Principal Recruiter, PE Recruiting

As a client lead recruiter youll have the unique opportunity to impact leadership teams across Amazons diverse technology landscape building relationships with Directors and VPs while shaping the future of Amazons 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

A day in the life
Your day begins with strategic planning sessions discussing talent gaps and market intelligence for critical Principal Engineer searches. Youll spend time researching and engaging passive candidates through personalized outreach leveraging your extensive network and industry knowledge. Mid-day might involve leading a client update meeting where you present market analysis and candidate pipeline progress followed by conducting in-depth technical assessments with potential candidates. Youll collaborate with your team of recruiters and researchers sharing insights on emerging talent pools and coaching colleagues. Afternoons often include candidate debriefs with hiring teams where you provide perspective on technical depth and leadership potential. Youll also dedicate time to building relationships with industry leaders and technical communities staying ahead of market trends. Throughout the day youll make high-stakes decisions with incomplete information balancing urgency with thoroughness to secure world-class engineering talent.

About the team
The Global Specialty Recruiting (GSR) team partners with technical and business leaders across all of Amazons businesses to hire the companys most senior engineering talent. Our team specializes in recruiting Principal Engineers and Senior Principal Engineers Amazons most senior technical contributors who set the standard for engineering excellence and drive innovation across the company.

- 10 years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting at executive level experience
- 5 years of progressive technical recruiting at executive level experience
- 5 years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
- 5 years of advising and influencing leadership experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience hiring candidates mentoring and developing employees in their careers

- Track record of building and maintaining extensive talent networks in specialized technical domains
- Research acumen and creativity in crafting effective search strategies within complex technical domains
- Intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies talent trends and competitive landscape
- Demonstrated ability to work in team environments as both leader and collaborative member
- Data-driven approach to talent acquisition with ability to provide market intelligence and competitive insights

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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. Amazon also 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 CA SANTA CLARA - 187000.00 - 252900.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 170000.00 - 230000.00 USD annually