Executive Search Lead for Principal Engineers

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits unknown

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Executive Recruiter to identify and hire Principal Engineers across the company, advising senior executives on hiring strategy and building relationships with world-renowned engineers in Seattle, WA. This role spans multiple Amazon businesses, driving strategic, multi-channel search design and targeted outreach.

You will map target companies, engage with industry sources, and develop candidates into prime executives through rigorous screening and coaching.

Qualifications

• Research acumen: Learn technical domains quickly, craft effective search strategies, excel at candidate identification, engagement, and creative sourcing
• Executive presence: Compelling communicator who engages busy executives and renowned engineers, self‑assured and quick‑thinking
• Strategic judgment: Think strategically while executing tactically, relentlessly high standards, results-oriented
• Collaboration: Team leader and member who believes individual wins are team wins, inquisitive with strong desire to learn

Responsibilities

• Strategic Search Design: Develop robust, multi-channel strategies attracting world-class engineers. Map target companies, engage at conferences, generate referral leads. Build talent networks and tap industry sources for ongoing candidate pools.
• Executive Advisory: Serve as talent adviser to leaders across Amazon—educating hiring managers about the external Principal Engineer demographic. Provide strategic guidance to executive leadership on top technical talent. Conduct continuous company and talent mapping.
• Candidate Development: Develop prospects into candidates through sophisticated engagement. Perform assessment and screening, present to executive leadership. Conduct phone interviews, prepare candidates for technical interviews, coach leaders on talent acquisition at senior levels.
• Market Expertise: Serve as expert for engineering recruiting. Contribute to knowledge base with education on industries and talent pools. Learn new domains quickly and craft effective search strategies.

Skills

Research acumen

Executive presence

Strategic judgment

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Executive Recruiter to identify and hire Principal Engineers across the company, advising senior executives on hiring strategy and building relationships with world-renowned engineers in Seattle, WA. This role spans multiple Amazon businesses, driving strategic, multi-channel search design and targeted outreach.

You will map target companies, engage with industry sources, and develop candidates into prime executives through rigorous screening and coaching.