Principal, Executive Recruiter, Global Specialty Recruiting

About the role

Few companies on earth move at Amazon's scale and speed, and few searches carry the weight of the ones you'll own here. Amazon is constantly reinventing itself, and the leaders who steer that reinvention don't come from a résumé database; they have to be found, understood, and won. That's where you come in.

We're looking for a Principal Executive Recruiter to help the business scale by identifying and landing exceptional leaders across a broad portfolio of executive roles -- both technical and non-technical. You'll own Director- and Vice President-level searches end to end, partnering directly with Amazon's most senior executives to shape the teams that will define the next decade of the business. There is no greater reward in search than watching a leader you placed go on to have a significant, lasting impact -- and here, that impact is felt by hundreds of millions of customers.

Key job responsibilities

The Principal Executive Recruiter owns Amazon's most complex, confidential, and consequential Director- and Vice President-level searches across a diverse portfolio of technical and non-technical roles. This leader operates as a strategic advisor to senior executives, a recognized authority on the external talent market, and a force multiplier who raises the bar for how Amazon identifies and attracts leadership talent. Responsibilities include:

• Serving as a trusted talent advisor to VP and SVP hiring leaders - shaping role definition, influencing org design and leadership bar, and guiding go/no-go and selection decisions on the highest-stakes searches.
• Setting the search strategy and market point of view for ambiguous, first-of-their-kind, or business-critical mandates where no clear talent pool exists.
• Developing deep, differentiated market intelligence on industries, competitors, and leadership talent - and translating it into insights that shape Amazon's hiring and org strategy.
• Building and sustaining long-term relationships with senior leaders in the external market, creating durable talent networks that Amazon can draw on over time.
• Personally engaging, assessing, and winning the most senior and hardest-to-reach candidates, representing Amazon credibly at the executive level.
• Raising the bar on the craft of executive search - introducing new approaches, assessment frameworks, and mechanisms that improve quality, speed, and judgment across the recruiting team.
• Mentoring and elevating other recruiters, and acting as an escalation point and thought leader on complex searches, offers, and negotiations.
• Partnering with executive leadership as a true strategic partner - providing candid counsel on talent, market realities, and the tradeoffs behind critical hiring decisions.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting at executive level experience
• 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
• 5+ years of advising and influencing leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

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.

• USA, CA, SANTA CLARA - 187,000.00 - 252,900.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - 187,000.00 - 252,900.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD annually