Senior Executive Talent Scout (Leadership Roles)

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 187,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in New York is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to lead end-to-end searches for Director- and VP-level roles across a broad portfolio. You will partner directly with Amazon's senior executives to shape leadership teams that define the next decade of the business.

You will own high-stakes searches, build durable executive networks, mentor other recruiters, and help elevate the recruiting function with new assessment approaches and market insights.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Raising the bar on the craft of executive search — introducing new approaches, assessment frameworks, and mechanisms that improve quality, speed, and judgment across the recruiting team.
• Mentoring and elevating other recruiters, and acting as an escalation point and thought leader on complex searches, offers, and negotiations.
• Partnering with executive leadership as a true strategic partner — providing candid counsel on talent, market realities, and the tradeoffs behind critical hiring decisions.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Executive leadership advisory

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in New York is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to lead end-to-end searches for Director- and VP-level roles across a broad portfolio. You will partner directly with Amazon's senior executives to shape leadership teams that define the next decade of the business.

You will own high-stakes searches, build durable executive networks, mentor other recruiters, and help elevate the recruiting function with new assessment approaches and market insights.