Sr. Executive Recruiter , AWS Infrastructure Services

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Seattle is seeking a Sr. Executive Recruiter for AWS Infrastructure Services to lead executive searches at Director/VP levels. You will build long‑term pipelines, partner with senior leaders on talent strategy, and drive informed hiring decisions to shape leadership and organizational capability.

This role requires deep market knowledge, strategic advisory skills, and a track record of navigating complex organizations, with a focus on delivering impact across AMER, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years advising and influencing executive leadership
• 7+ years in corporate or search firm recruiting focused on passive engineering candidates in a high-tech market
• 7+ years recruiting for engineering, operations, and product management
• Bachelor's degree or above
• Experience building talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
• Experience managing multiple searches and client relationships
• Experience creating and scaling workflows among candidates, hiring managers, and recruiting teams

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle executive search for Director and VP roles across AWS Infrastructure Services
• Build and maintain a long-term engaged pipeline across AMER, EMEA, APAC
• Partner with senior leaders to develop talent strategies and ideal profiles
• Lead succession planning with market intelligence and competitor analysis
• Develop sourcing strategies across direct outreach, referrals, events, and executive search approaches
• Assess candidates on leadership, scope, scale, and cultural fit with Amazon Leadership Principles
• Deliver talent briefs and market insights to senior stakeholders in a concise, data-driven format
• Advise hiring managers on market dynamics, compensation, and candidate engagement
• Coordinate with Coordinators and Researchers to optimize the recruiting lifecycle
• Contribute to improving specialty recruiting processes, tools, and frameworks
• Represent Amazon professionally in high-touch executive interactions

Skills

Executive recruiting

Talent market knowledge

Stakeholder management

Pipeline development

Succession planning

Assessment of leadership

Sourcing strategies

ATS/CRM experience

Data-driven communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Executive search experience

Tools

CRM systems

Sourcing tools

MS Excel/Analytics

Job description

The Sr. Executive Recruiter is a senior specialty recruiting professional operating at the L6 level within Amazon's Global Talent Acquisition organization. This role is dedicated exclusively to executive-level search and talent strategy for AWS Infrastructure Services, partnering directly with senior hiring leaders to identify, engage, and hire transformational talent at the Director and Vice President levels.

The successful candidate brings deep knowledge of technical executive talent markets, a sophisticated approach to building long‑term engaged pipelines, and the ability to serve as a true strategic partner to some of the most senior leaders in AWS Infrastructure. The role requires rare expertise in navigating complex organizational dynamics, succession planning, and building executive presence in every candidate and hiring manager interaction.

Key job responsibilities

• Own full-cycle executive search for Director and VP roles across AWS Infrastructure Services, including Data Center Engineering, Network Services, Supply Chain, and Global Data Center Operations.
• Build and maintain a proactive, long-term engaged pipeline of executive-level technical talent across AMER, EMEA, and APAC markets.
• Partner directly with senior hiring leaders, including VPs and Directors, to develop talent strategies, align on ideal candidate profiles, and drive informed hiring decisions.
• Lead succession planning efforts for critical roles, providing market intelligence, competitor landscape analysis, and proactive pipeline development.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across diverse channels including direct outreach, referral networks, industry events, and specialty executive search methodologies.
• Conduct in-depth candidate assessments evaluating executive leadership competencies, technical scope, organizational scale, and cultural alignment with Amazon Leadership Principles.
• Build and deliver compelling talent briefs, search updates, and market insights to senior stakeholders in a clear, concise, and data‑driven format.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on talent market dynamics, competitive compensation landscape, and candidate engagement strategy.
• Partner with Recruiting Coordinators and Research Agents to drive operational excellence across the recruiting lifecycle, ensuring a best‑in‑class candidate experience.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of specialty recruiting processes, tools, and frameworks
• Represent Amazon with professionalism and discretion in all external candidate and referral interactions, including high‑touch communications with executive‑level prospects.

Basic Qualifications

• - 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
• - 7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high tech market experience
• - 7+ years of recruiting with focus on engineering, technical operations, and product management experience
• - Bachelor's degree or above
• - Experience in advising and influencing executive leadership
• - Experience in progressive corporate or search firm recruiting with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high‑tech market
• - Experience building and driving talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
• - Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
• - Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
• - Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• - 5+ years of performing team building, coaching and managing experience
• - Experience in performing team building, coaching, and managing
• - Experience recruiting passive candidates who are the most senior experts in their field
• - Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue‑chip, global in‑house executive search team, or a top executive search firm
• - Experience working with recruiting and people‑related tools, CRM systems, and complex spreadsheets

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually