Amazon - Senior Manager/Head - Technology Recruitment/Talent Acquisition

Amazon.com - a place where builders can build. We hire the world's brightest minds and offer them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers. A Fortune 100 company based in Seattle, Washington, Amazon is the global leader in e-commerce. Amazon offers everything from books and electronics to apparel and diamond jewelry. We operate sites in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and United States, and maintain dozens of fulfillment centers around the world which encompass more than 26 million square feet.

Technological innovation drives the growth of Amazon, offering our customers more selection, convenient shopping, and low prices. We want you to help share and shape our mission to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of invention that is part of our DNA. We do this every day by inventing elegant and simple solutions to complex technical and business problems. We're making history and the good news is that we've only just begun.

Role Description : 

- Amazon is looking for a seasoned Talent Acquisition (TA) leader for leading technology hiring teams in India. The TA leader would own technology staffing across multiple tech businesses in India and be involved in creating talent strategies to help us hire top technical talent. We need a seasoned recruiting leader who can build overall Tech TA strategy for the site and partner with various stakeholders (HRBPs-, Campus, Branding Finance, Ops etc.) to stabilize and grow these business in the complex business environment. 

- The Senior Staffing manager would manage and drive change for the site both from business strategy as well as people stand point.

- The Recruiting Leader will lead a team of Managers, technical recruiters and partner closely with Senior Business leaders giving guidance on building talent pools and leading through changing market conditions. 

- S/he will create customized sourcing strategies that scale, lead teams to build quality talent pipelines, and drive sourcing strategy recommendations for critical technical roles.

- The right leadership candidate must be able to effectively provide thought leadership, set benchmarks, analyze data/metrics, and understand how to prioritize to hit all customer SLAs. S/he will thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, bring the ability to roll up his/her sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. 

- The Senior Leader will draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition and functional areas of the business, forging dynamic relationships with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners. S/he will have a reputation for being exceptional at building market intelligence, leading client/account management, prioritization, and understanding the value of providing exceptional recruiting services that scale.

- 15+ years of leading recruiting teams in technology hiring in India

- 10+ yrs of experience in recruitment leadership experience in Product engineering hiring in India

- People leadership experience with a proven ability to coach and develop and groom talent.

- Proven track record of influencing VP+ level executives on recruiting strategies.

- 5+ years of experience working on a business transformation model change highly desired.

- Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member

- Strong Consulting skills and ability to partner closely with HR, Finance & other stakeholders in a matrix environment.

Basic Qualifications : 

- 15 + years of Prior experience in managing Tech recruiting teams in a matrixed global organization.

- Should have led a team of recruitment managers and senior recruiters in the past.

- Superior written and verbal communication skills, along with good negotiation skills.

- Ability to Influence leaders in taking complex decisions for the organization.

- Ability to partner effectively with global recruiting teams, HR business partners and other functional leaders.

- Possess strong analytical skills with ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.

- Should be able to independently work on critical open positions.

Preferred Qualifications : 

- 15+ years of leading recruiting teams in technology hiring in India

- 10+ yrs of experience in recruitment leadership experience in Product engineering hiring in India

- People leadership experience with a proven ability to coach and develop and groom talent.

- Proven track record of influencing VP+ level executives on recruiting strategies.

- 5+ years of experience working on a business transformation model change highly desired.

- Strong consulting skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member

- Strong Consulting skills and ability to partner closely with HR, Finance & other stakeholders in a matrix environment.