Principal Org Effectiveness Specialist, AWS Senior Talent & Transformation

About the role

Amazon is looking for an experienced organization effectiveness professional to work on high-profile needs across the AWS business. As a Principal, Organization Effectiveness, you will advise senior business and HR leaders on operating model, structural, operational, and role optimizations to improve customer outcomes.

You will lead diagnostic and design engagements from start to finish, from scoping the problem and analyzing the evidence to recommending and delivering the structural changes that fix it. You will also help set organization design best practice across AWS and help build new methods for breaking down work, improving how work moves across teams, and understanding how AI changes structure and roles.

Key job responsibilities

• Advise senior business and HR leaders on operating models, organization structure, decision rights and governance, capability mapping, and organization health (spans and layers).
• Lead diagnostic and design engagements: scope the problem with leaders, gather and analyze the evidence, and recommend structural changes.
• Design and deliver interventions that fix misaligned structures, roles, and decision rights, and track whether they work.
• Measure how work moves across teams and functions, find where handoffs and shared decisions break down, and recommend fixes for the whole system.
• Shape AWS thinking on the effect of AI on structure, roles, job levels, and decision making, including designing and running experiments and scaling best practices to stakeholders
• Build and enhance OE methods and tools, including data- and AI-assisted diagnostics
• Partner with partner teams such as Workforce Planning, Talent Management, and Leadership Development, to deliver best-in-class support for HR and Business leaders

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline
• 10+ years experience in HR, business, or consulting roles

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, VA, Arlington - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually