Sr. Manager, Executive Technical Research , Principal Engineer (PE) Recruiting Research

Lead the research engine for Amazons Principal Engineering Community the technical spine of the company. Youll build and develop a team of exemplary search practitioners responsible for identifying engaging and hiring Principal Senior Principal and Distinguished Engineers across Software Hardware Network Data Systems and Security disciplines. These are the pragmatic visionaries who set the standard for engineering excellence across Amazon and youll be the strategic architect ensuring we find the best engineering talent in the world.

This role offers significant impact and visibility. Youll act as a talent adviser to senior leadership creating high-impact top-of-funnel initiatives that drive quality engagement with external prospects. Youll develop scalable mechanisms to audit the talent pipeline produce detailed reports surfacing talent trends and inspire your team to act quickly on market intelligence. Youll partner directly with recruiting stakeholders and business leaders on organizational design site strategy and talent management initiatives that extend beyond immediate recruiting scope.

Key job responsibilities
Team Leadership: Build lead and develop a team of exemplary researchers. Hire great talent and develop great people. Coach your team to become deep subject matter experts in technical domains and inspire creative search strategy.

Strategic Programs: Operate existing and build new research channel programs recruiting processes and mechanisms to engage external executive-level technical talent. Accelerate and diversify hiring from the research channel.

Data-Driven Insights: Develop and operationalize reporting mechanisms that yield thematic and actionable insights. Use analytics and data to drive collaborative decision-making and inspire your team to act on market intelligence.

Strategic Partnership: Partner with recruiting stakeholders and clients on organizational design site strategy and talent management initiatives beyond immediate recruiting scope (attrition impact onboarding training branding). Act as a talent adviser with strong business acumen and understanding of core business dynamics markets and economic considerations.

A day in the life
Youll lead your team in developing innovative multi-channel approaches to talent mapping and candidate generation - from target company mapping to conference engagement to referral network development. Youll review talent pipeline data with your team identifying trends and adjusting search strategies to meet business demand. Youll advise senior leaders on search requirements educating them about the external Principal Engineer demographic and market dynamics. Youll coach your team to become deep talent subject matter experts in various technical domains optimizing search practices to accelerate and diversify hiring. Youll partner with recruiting stakeholders on strategic initiatives like attrition impact analysis onboarding effectiveness and employer branding

About the team
The Principal Engineer Recruiting Team is the talent acquisition engine and ambassador for Amazons global PE Community. Members of Amazons PE Community are exemplary practitioners and pragmatic visionaries who set the standard for engineering excellence. Were passionate about hiring the best and brightest engineers in the world and were looking for a leader who shares that passion and has a track record of building excellent teams at/or for high-growth technology companies.

- Bachelors degree
- 10 years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting at executive level experience
- Experience building coaching and managing a recruiting team
- 10 years of experience utilizing analytics and data to drive collaborative decision-making.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

- MBA in business data science public administration finance engineering human resources or related field
- Must love technical executive search.
- Have experience designing and building recruitment channels (e.g. passive research Employee Referral or Former Employee initiatives conference/event strategy and branding initiatives).
- Be a teacher and coach inspire creative search strategy.

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 WA Seattle - 187000.00 - 252900.00 USD annually