Sr. Program Manager, AWS Talent Acquisition

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 115,600 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Talent Acquisition is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to drive initiatives that optimize hiring and candidate experience.

You will partner with TA leadership, HR partners, and business teams to build scalable mechanisms to attract and hire top talent and establish regional metrics. You will own end-to-end delivery, communicate results to senior leaders, and share best practices globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to optimize and accelerate hiring in AWS TA.
• Partner with TA leadership, HR partners, and business leaders to scale mechanisms to attract and hire top talent.
• Establish metrics to measure program success, track performance, and share best practices regionally and globally.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven improvements

Stakeholder management

Writing and communications

Ambiguity navigation

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Description

As a Sr. Program Manager in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Talent Acquisition (TA), you’ll be responsible for working with the TA leadership team to drive initiatives to optimize and accelerate hiring. This role partners closely with the AWS TA and business leaders, HR partners, and other internal teams to build scalable mechanisms to attract and hire the best talent while delighting applicants and constantly improving the candidate experience. This individual will establish metrics to measure the success of regional programs and track performance, sharing best practices regionally and globally.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has experience working in a TA function, and understands the mechanics of recruitment
• Is independent, creative, and self-driven, with the ability to work in a highly ambiguous environment with minimal guidance, demonstrating good judgment.
• Possesses strong project and program management capabilities.
• Is a builder; this is a new group within the team, with opportunities to create and experiment.
• Has experience working in more than one country/market
• Can effectively prioritize and navigate competing requests from a variety of stakeholders and customer groups.
• Has exceptional writing and communications skills.
• Is able to operate in a lean, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, multi-cultural environment

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Knowledge of general AI tools
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

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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Base salary range: 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually.

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.