Sr HR Specialist, AWS, ADC Talent Team
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Location: Seattle, WA 98115
Description:
We strive to be the most customer-centric company on Earth, and to get there, we need the most talented, bright, and driven people on our team. We are seeking an experienced HR leader to support a growing AWS business segment that provides critical services for AWS national security customers. If you want to help us build the future of cloud computing, this is your chance to make history!
We're looking for an experienced HR Leader to deliver on operational and strategic initiatives in support this critical employee base. In this role, you will partner with a global network of cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver solutions that attract, grow, and retain a niche talent segment doing important and meaningful work. Your days will be a blend of tactical, hands-on activities as well as thinking big by using your creativity and passion to build unique experiences for our workforce. Focus areas will include (but not be limited to) employee engagement, communication strategy, cultivating culture, policy creation, and specialized compensation.
This role will support regions both in the U.S. and abroad. We are seeking someone who can effectively collaborate with business leaders at all levels across a global footprint, and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong business acumen. You will be the champion of Amazon's culture and values, partnering with your team and clients to collectively build the most customer obsessed solutions.
Key job responsibilities
\tProgram management. Build plans with clear objectives, milestones, stakeholders, and metrics.
\tPrioritization. There will be a constant flow of work, both operational and strategic, sometimes with competing priorities. Determine what gets done first and why, while managing a plan for what to do with everything else.
\tBuild relationships. Partner with global HR leaders, while working closely with business leaders across AWS. Share best practices, partner on solutions, and move the organizations forward together.
\tHave bias for action and comfortably handle ambiguity. Sometimes it is not clear how we are going to get there. Are you energized by creating a new path where one may not exist? How fast can you do it? What are the tradeoffs?
\tThink big. How do we build bigger, better, faster? What aren't we thinking of?
\tCommunicate clearly. Share your ideas verbally and in writing, listen to others, follow-up, and follow-up again.
\tBe resourceful. If you don't know how to solve it, that's ok, but you should know where to go for the answer or how to find out.
\tUse data to make decisions. Be more than comfortable talking about numbers and data in a deep and detailed way, able to tell someone what the data is actually saying.
\tDisplay high judgment. Take different perspectives and business needs, develop a solution that works, move the ball forward. Be able to support your opinions with sound reasoning grounded in what's best for our customers.
\tLeadership and experience with Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, and Inclusion and Diversity initiatives.
About the team
You will be part of an HR Center of Excellence which is focused on the success of a niche business segment. Together this team of HR specialists and HRBPs develops cross-cutting programs and delivers localized solutions to meet customer-specific requirements. We are a close team of passionate professionals who love to have fun while making history at AWS!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
\tBachelor's degree or equivalent post-secondary degree in human resources, business, science or related field
\t6+ years of experience in an HR role or related HR leadership position.
\t4+ years of experience in program/project management within HR in a complex global environment.
\tExperience working in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment
\tTrack record of using data and analytics to drive HR decisions and demonstrate business impact
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
\tStrong functional HR knowledge including compensation/total rewards, talent management, performance management, compliance, and learning and development
\tStrong understanding of P/L and business operational excellence
\tStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels within and outside the organization.
\tExcellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences.
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $113,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $187,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
We're looking for an experienced HR Leader to deliver on operational and strategic initiatives in support this critical employee base. In this role, you will partner with a global network of cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver solutions that attract, grow, and retain a niche talent segment doing important and meaningful work. Your days will be a blend of tactical, hands-on activities as well as thinking big by using your creativity and passion to build unique experiences for our workforce. Focus areas will include (but not be limited to) employee engagement, communication strategy, cultivating culture, policy creation, and specialized compensation.
This role will support regions both in the U.S. and abroad. We are seeking someone who can effectively collaborate with business leaders at all levels across a global footprint, and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong business acumen. You will be the champion of Amazon's culture and values, partnering with your team and clients to collectively build the most customer obsessed solutions.
Key job responsibilities
\tProgram management. Build plans with clear objectives, milestones, stakeholders, and metrics.
\tPrioritization. There will be a constant flow of work, both operational and strategic, sometimes with competing priorities. Determine what gets done first and why, while managing a plan for what to do with everything else.
\tBuild relationships. Partner with global HR leaders, while working closely with business leaders across AWS. Share best practices, partner on solutions, and move the organizations forward together.
\tHave bias for action and comfortably handle ambiguity. Sometimes it is not clear how we are going to get there. Are you energized by creating a new path where one may not exist? How fast can you do it? What are the tradeoffs?
\tThink big. How do we build bigger, better, faster? What aren't we thinking of?
\tCommunicate clearly. Share your ideas verbally and in writing, listen to others, follow-up, and follow-up again.
\tBe resourceful. If you don't know how to solve it, that's ok, but you should know where to go for the answer or how to find out.
\tUse data to make decisions. Be more than comfortable talking about numbers and data in a deep and detailed way, able to tell someone what the data is actually saying.
\tDisplay high judgment. Take different perspectives and business needs, develop a solution that works, move the ball forward. Be able to support your opinions with sound reasoning grounded in what's best for our customers.
\tLeadership and experience with Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, and Inclusion and Diversity initiatives.
About the team
You will be part of an HR Center of Excellence which is focused on the success of a niche business segment. Together this team of HR specialists and HRBPs develops cross-cutting programs and delivers localized solutions to meet customer-specific requirements. We are a close team of passionate professionals who love to have fun while making history at AWS!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
\tBachelor's degree or equivalent post-secondary degree in human resources, business, science or related field
\t6+ years of experience in an HR role or related HR leadership position.
\t4+ years of experience in program/project management within HR in a complex global environment.
\tExperience working in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment
\tTrack record of using data and analytics to drive HR decisions and demonstrate business impact
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
\tStrong functional HR knowledge including compensation/total rewards, talent management, performance management, compliance, and learning and development
\tStrong understanding of P/L and business operational excellence
\tStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels within and outside the organization.
\tExcellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences.
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $113,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $187,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.