Candidate Attraction Strategist , Workforce Staffing

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon’s Workforce Staffing Candidate Attraction team is seeking an experienced Candidate Attraction Strategist to drive strategic talent acquisition initiatives across our US operations. This role blends strategic thinking with operational execution.

You will develop cost-conscious attraction strategies, build partnerships with government agencies, and collaborate with Marketing, Public Policy, and HR to improve cost-per-hire and candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years Amazon experience.
• Experience creating and executing talent acquisition strategies.
• Experience analyzing data to drive decisions.
• Experience contributing to high‑quality, high‑volume recruiting plans.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Knowledge of labor market dynamics, sourcing strategies, and candidate attraction methodologies.
• Experience in public policy and government relations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute candidate attraction strategies to optimize labor costs and maintain fill rates.
• Build and maintain partnerships with government officials, workforce agencies, and public sector organizations.
• Represent the team in stakeholder relationships across federal, state, and local levels.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Business Management, Workforce Intelligence, Public Policy, PR, and Employee Relations.
• Implement data-driven solutions to reduce cost-per-hire and improve candidate experience.

Skills

Talent acquisition strategy

Data analysis

High-volume recruiting

Cross-functional collaboration

Public policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

2+ years Amazon experience

Job description

Amazon’s mission is to be Earth’s most customer-centric company. The Workforce Staffing (WFS) Candidate Attraction team is seeking an experienced Candidate Attraction Strategist to drive strategic talent acquisition initiatives across our US operations.

Role Overview: The Candidate Attraction Strategist will oversee strategic candidate attraction initiatives for WFS US operations, supporting sites nationwide and contributing to our annual hiring goals. This role combines strategic thinking with operational execution.

Key job responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and executing candidate attraction strategies that optimize labor costs and maintain consistent fill rates in volatile labor markets
• Responsible for building and maintaining strategic partnerships with government officials, workforce agencies, and public sector organizations to support site expansion
• Serve as a key representative in critical stakeholder relationships across federal, state, and local levels
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Business Management, Workforce Intelligence, Public Policy, Public Relations, and Employee Relations
• Responsible for implementation of data-driven solutions to reduce cost-per-hire and improve candidate experience

About the Team: The Workforce Staffing Candidate Attraction team is a skilled, customer-obsessed recruiting team that owns candidate sourcing strategies across multiple locations for entry-level warehouse and fulfillment associate roles.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (Blue Badge/FTE) experience
• – Experience creating and executing effective talent acquisition strategies
• – Experience in analyzing data to drive decisions
• – Experience contributing to the creation and implementation of high-quality, high-volume recruiting plans

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• – Experience managing cross-functional projects and initiatives
• – Knowledge of labor market dynamics, sourcing strategies, and candidate attraction methodologies
• – Experience in public policy and government relations

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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Benefits

• Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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
• parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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