Global Executive Talent Partner (Principal)

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Sign-on payments

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC, Seattle-based, seeks a Principal Executive Recruiter to lead Director- and VP-level searches end to end. You will partner directly with Amazon's senior executives, shaping leadership, strategy, and org design for critical hires across a broad portfolio.

You will build durable external networks, mentor other recruiters, and elevate the craft of executive search with innovative assessment approaches. This role requires strong leadership and market insight.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting at executive level experience.
• 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience.
• 5+ years of advising and influencing leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a trusted talent advisor to VP and SVP hiring leaders—shaping role definition, influencing org design and leadership bar, and guiding go/no-go and selection decisions on the highest-stakes searches.
• Setting the search strategy and market point of view for ambiguous, first-of-their-kind, or business-critical mandates where no clear talent pool exists.
• Developing deep, differentiated market intelligence on industries, competitors, and leadership talent—and translating it into insights that shape Amazon's hiring and org strategy.
• Building and sustaining long-term relationships with senior leaders in the external market, creating durable talent networks that Amazon can draw on over time.
• Personally engaging, assessing, and winning the most senior and hardest-to-reach candidates, representing Amazon credibly at the executive level.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Leadership advisory

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC, Seattle-based, seeks a Principal Executive Recruiter to lead Director- and VP-level searches end to end. You will partner directly with Amazon's senior executives, shaping leadership, strategy, and org design for critical hires across a broad portfolio.

You will build durable external networks, mentor other recruiters, and elevate the craft of executive search with innovative assessment approaches. This role requires strong leadership and market insight.