Senior Manager, Recruiting, Amazon University Talent Acquisition

This is a rare opportunity to shape and own how talent acquisition strategy is conceived and executed at a global scale. As a Senior Manager Recruiting Business Partner within Amazon University Talent Acquisition (AUTA) you will serve as a strategic leader and trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders across multiple lines of business and geographies. You will drive the vision structure and delivery of university talent acquisition globally influencing how Amazon attracts identifies and converts the next generation of top-tier talent.

This role offers significant scope executive visibility and the opportunity to build and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced ambiguous and deeply collaborative environment.





Key job responsibilities
(-) Serve as a global single-threaded leader for university talent acquisition strategy partnering closely with regional TA leaders across AMER EMEA and APJC to ensure consistent high-quality hiring outcomes that reflect both global standards and local market realities.
(-) Act as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders HR Business Partners and Workforce Planning teams translating long-range talent needs into actionable data-informed recruiting strategies that are scalable and globally consistent.
(-) Lead develop and inspire a team of Recruiting Business Partners setting a high performance bar and building the organizational capability needed to deliver against ambitious hiring goals in a dynamic environment.
(-) Define and own team performance goals and operational metrics; establish rigorous tracking mechanisms to drive accountability surface risks early and enable data-driven decision-making at the leadership level.
(-) Identify and drive systemic productivity improvements and process innovations that allow the team to scale impact without proportionally scaling headcount building leverage through tooling workflow design and talent development.
(-) Develop and maintain deep expertise in the university talent landscape including market trends competitive intelligence and diversity sourcing strategies to inform both near-term execution and long-term talent pipeline development.
(-) Lead and sponsor cross-functional initiatives and special projects that advance AUTAs global strategy including process standardization technology adoption and organizational design efforts.
(-) Represent AUTA at the senior leadership level communicating program health risks and strategic recommendations with clarity and executive presence.

About the team

Amazons University Talent Acquisition (AUTA) team plays a pivotal role in fueling Amazons growth and innovation. Guided by a customer obsessed approach we partner with business leaders across the enterprise to identify recruit and develop student talent from diverse backgrounds worldwide. Our commitment to excellence drives us to raise the bar with every hire balancing scalability with a relentless focus on quality. Operational rigor data-driven insights and a globally-minded locally-responsive approach enable us to deliver seamless experiences that meet the evolving needs of a dynamic and growing business.

- 10 years of Recruiting or HR experience
- 10 years of Talent Acquisition experience
- 5 years of direct people leadership experience
- 3 years of managing managers experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent
- Experience in Recruiting or HR
- Experience building coaching and managing a recruiting team
- Experience creating and executing effective talent acquisition strategies
- Experience working with recruiting tools and systems including resume databases internet sourcing tools and spreadsheets
- Bachelors degree or equivalent

- Experience creating measuring and scaling workflow among candidates hiring managers and the recruiting team
- Experience with workforce planning
- Experience partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing assessment and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of ROI

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

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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 VA Arlington - 180400.00 - 244100.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 180400.00 - 244100.00 USD annually