About the Team:
Our team operates within Amazons Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) organization supporting SVP and Head Scientist Rohit Prasad. We are rapidly scaling AGI teams with a deep focus on large-scale foundational models and autonomous agents. Our aim is to revolutionize human-AI interaction and ultimately reshape our daily interactions with the world.
Recently we launched a series of Nova models now available to our customers on Amazon Bedrock in tandem with Alexa which is currently rolling out through Amazon Devices and Services.
We are seeking a Senior Recruiter in the Bay Area to drive this work forward. The role involves fostering close relationships with the scientific research and technical luminaries promoting collaboration with Amazon in and beyond the tactical hiring roadmap.
About the role:
This position will work closely with Amazons San Francisco Autonomy Lab and Foundations teams and will be based on-site at the Lab.
As a Principal AI Recruiter you will be responsible for executing our immediate and long-term strategy for attracting top AI talent. You will work closely with Principal Engineering Science and Executive recruiters as well as our industry teams focused on foundational delivery.
Your role will involve deriving strategic industry insights and partnering with labor and market research teams to identify and engage top talent for further discussions. This position requires a deep interest in and curiosity about how the technical market is evolving in the present day. This includes understanding general foundational LLM frameworks and tracking research techniques to specific academic labs faculty and startup leaders driving this work.
We seek a results-driven individual who is engaged eager to learn and can demonstrate clear and tangible short-term and long-term results. This role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to directly impact Amazons leadership through strategic talent acquisition. Youll work at the forefront of tech recruiting shaping the future of one of the worlds most innovative companies.
Key responsibilities:
Lead strategic talent acquisition for Amazons senior technical roles driving significant impact on the companys technological advancement.
Act as a trusted talent advisor to senior leadership providing critical insights and guidance on high-level technical hiring decisions.
Develop and execute innovative multi-faceted recruiting strategies to engage the total addressable market of engineering talent in a competitive landscape.
Cultivate and maintain extensive networks within the tech industry leveraging these relationships to build a robust pipeline of top-tier candidates.
Autonomously manage end-to-end recruiting processes for key positions from initial outreach to offer negotiation and closing.
Collaborate with research teams to identify emerging talent pools and pioneer new approaches to candidate engagement and assessment.
Lead client update meetings with executives clearly communicating progress and strategizing on complex hiring challenges.
Conduct in-depth evaluations of senior candidates including exploratory calls interviews and 360-degree reference checks.
Drive continuous improvement in Amazons technical recruiting practices by sharing insights writing influential documents and implementing innovative solutions.
Demonstrate thought leadership by contributing to the companys knowledge base on industry trends talent landscapes and effective hiring strategies.
Coach hiring managers and leaders to enhance their talent acquisition capabilities particularly for senior and executive-level roles.
Quickly adapt to and become proficient in new technological domains to effectively assess and attract specialized engineering talent.
Tackle complex recruiting challenges with creativity and persistence finding solutions when traditional methods fall short.
Embody Amazons leadership principles particularly in being vocally self-critical and consistently raising the bar for hiring standards.
Balance multiple high-priority searches simultaneously demonstrating strong project management and stakeholder communication skills.
- 10 years of progressive agency and/or tech company recruiting experience with a focus on science and/or engineering candidate generation in a complex and competitive market
- 5 years advising influencing & hiring at the executive level
These professional traits are not unique to this position but necessary for Amazon leaders:
- Exhibits excellent judgment
- Passionate and focused on hiring and developing exceptional talent
- Has relentlessly high standards
- Thinks strategically and stays on top of tactical execution & operational rigor
- Creative & relentless problem solver actively seeing around corners
- Thinks big & dives deep daily
- Results oriented
- An innate ability to inspire others
- Provides superior client/partner/customer focused services
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.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.