Recruitment Partner, AWS

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Talent Acquisition team is seeking a talented customer-focused Recruitment Partner to join our team.

We are looking for candidates that have proven experience hiring security cleared professionals along with comprehensive knowledge of the security-cleared talent landscape.

This is a full time permanent role requiring in-office presence 5 days per week at our CBD location (either Sydney or Melbourne).

You will help to transform talent acquisition by pioneering innovative sourcing strategies that connect exceptional professionals with exceptional opportunities. Youll be the catalyst in building world-class teams across AWS Australia using your strategic insights and relationship-building skills to identify and engage top-tier talent who will shape the future of cloud technology.

Your day will be a dynamic blend of talent mapping creative engagement and collaborative relationship building. Youll dive into talent pools craft compelling outreach strategies and build meaningful connections with potential candidates across diverse technology roles.

We are a passionate group of talent acquisition professionals dedicated to discovering and nurturing extraordinary talent. Our team thrives on collaboration innovation and a shared commitment to connecting remarkable individuals with transformative career opportunities at AWS. We believe in empowering each team member to drive meaningful impact and contribute to our collective success.





Key job responsibilities
Work closely with business in order to understand the roles and responsibilities and utilise this information to develop effective recruiting strategies
Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management gauging candidates for cultural alignment and motivation
Ensure all sourcing channels are sufficiently utilised including but not limited to employee referrals internal CRM career portals job fairs
Be a subject matter expert on the talent market and offer ideas and strategies that will contribute to the long-range talent landscape
Implement new processes and fine-tune standard processes for recruiting that fits within Amazons mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer
Ensure a data-driven approaches in achieving recruitment operational excellence
Ensure the ongoing education of hiring managers and interviewers on recruitment best practice and interview skills training


- Proven experience hiring in professions that meet a high security bar and/or comprehensive knowledge of the defense talent landscape
- 5 years of technical recruiting experience or similar in fast paced environment
- Experience managing and prioritising multiple searches projects and stakeholder relationships
- Creative sourcing capability with the ability to proactively network and establish active pipelines of external candidates
- Exceptional communication organisational and negotiation skills with a laser focus on delivering outstanding business results
- A Bachelors degree or equivalent post-secondary education

- Experience driving process optimization within a recruiting or equivalent environment
- Experience collaborating and influencing multiple teams across multiple organizations
- Experience in utilizing data and analytical skills to create measure and scale workflows to achieve accelerated hiring goals

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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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