Senior Executive Recruiter, Global Specialty Recruiting

As a full life cycle recruiter on the GSR Executive Recruiting team, you'll own senior technical hiring across multiple Steams, partnering directly with VP and Director-level hiring managers to identify and close transformative technology leaders. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers, influence at the most senior levels, and make a meaningful impact on the growth and success of Amazon. You'll be a vital strategic partner, helping to shape our talent acquisition approach and elevate the candidate experience for some of the most sought-after technology executives in the world. If you're passionate about technology leadership, driven to find exceptional executive talent, and eager to work alongside a best-in-class recruiting organization, this is an unparalleled opportunity to grow your career and opportunity for impact. Critical Success Factors *Executive presence and relationship management — you build trust quickly with VP and SVP-level hiring managers, positioning yourself as a credible strategic advisor on talent decisions *Research acumen and creativity — you learn new technology domains quickly and understand how to craft effective search strategies across enterprise technology, HR technology, and infrastructure disciplines *Superb communication skills — you're a compelling communicator able to effectively engage the attention of busy, senior executives who are rarely actively looking *Able to convey complex arguments (without the luxury of complete data) and engage with CTO/VP-level technologists & executives with conviction and confidence *Combine tenacity with tact and high judgment — know when to apply the right pressure and when to move on; executive searches require patience and precision *Self-assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet — you will be leading complex & highly confidential searches with some of our most seasoned leaders and sensitive organizational priorities *Inquisitive — a deep sense of learn & be curious; you stay current on technology leadership trends, organizational shifts, and competitive intelligence that inform your search strategies *Discretion — executive hiring often involves succession planning, organizational design, and sensitive leadership changes; you handle confidential information with the highest integrity There is a strong preference for this role to be located near our customers in the Seattle area. Key job responsibilities *Partnering with research (and conducting your own) to identify and cultivate executive technology candidates that enable our ability to effectively innovate and scale Amazon's technology agenda *Creating unique and robust search strategies that will identify and deliver the right senior technology leaders for the right roles at the right time *Developing innovative ways to raise the bar on how Amazon connects with Director & VP-level technology talent in the HR technology, people analytics, and enterprise systems space *Continually contributing to the knowledge base of both our team and the broader recruiting community by sharing intelligence related to relevant technology sectors, competitive landscape, and executive talent pools *Building out executive technology talent networks across enterprise software, HR tech, cloud, and adjacent sectors, tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an on-going pipeline of evergreen candidates *Owning business and stakeholder relationships (you're the go-to and trusted advisor), providing strategic guidance and coaching in close partnership with executive hiring managers & their teams *Managing end-to-end executive search engagements including market mapping, target list development, executive outreach, phone screens, interview coordination, offer strategy, and close *Conducting informational/exploratory calls, phone screens, interviews & references; actively participating in hiring decisions throughout the candidate life cycle *Partnering cross-functionally