Amazon is a fast growing business that needs a strong Executive Recruiter to help the business scale by identifying and recruiting top talent to fill our management roles. There is no greater reward in search than seeing candidates you have placed have a significant, positive impact on the business.
The Executive Recruiter will perform search execution for management positions within Amazon. This is a fast paced role with a fun and exciting team. This search specialist will utilize a range of skills to find the best talent for Amazon including search research, networking and candidate development. This role will drive search navigation by:
Conducting research to map our markets and generate candidate names and profiles
Creating robust search strategies that will attract the best and brightest
Calibrating candidates with hiring managers
Developing those prospects into candidates, engaging them and performing initial assessment
Continually contributing to the knowledge base of the group by providing education on industries and talent pools/profiles
Building out talent networks in certain functions/industries and tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an initial pool of candidates
Participating in client update meetings on active searches and preparing reports
Shadowing on-site interviews and debriefs
Providing strategic guidance and advice in a true partnership with executive leadership
To be successful, you will need to leverage lessons learned in executive recruiting with either an in-house executive search team for blue-chip, global firms, preferably in the technology industry, or as an Associate in a large retained executive search company or a search boutique.
You will need to exhibit the following traits:
Ability to effectively create robust search and talent mapping strategies, finding new pockets of talent for the organization
Inquisitive; a strong desire to learn
Highly articulate, able to convey complex arguments and engage with senior level executives in a polished and professional manner
Self assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet
The ideal candidate needs exceptional research, executive sourcing and assessing skills, and a personality that can keep up with an entrepreneurial, fast paced recruiting culture. He/she will be someone who can work autonomously and as part of a team, who is articulate with solid oral and written communication skills, and who is a good listener. He/she must also be organized and able to manage multiple activities to completion.
There is room to rise within the company and take on greater positions of responsibility as appropriate. This role is based in Bangalore, India.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required. Masters or MBA preferred.
Experience
To be successful, you will need to leverage lessons learned in executive recruiting either serving in an in-house executive search team for blue-chip, global firms, or as a hands-on Associate in a large executive search company or search boutique.
You will need to exhibit the following traits:
Research acumen and creativity; An individual who can learn new domains quickly and understand how to craft effective search strategies within those domains
Superb communication skills; a compelling communicator able to engage the attention of busy, senior executives
Highly articulate, able to convey complex arguments and engage with senior level executives in a polished and professional manner
Combine tenacity with tact; know when to apply more pressure and when to give in
Self assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet; this individual may be called upon to work on highly confidential searches with very senior leaders
Outgoing and gregarious, enjoy interacting with a variety of people
Inquisitive; a strong desire to learn
The ideal candidate needs exceptional research, executive sourcing and assessment skills, and a personality that can keep up with an entrepreneurial, fast-paced recruiting culture. He/she will have a track record of superior client service, providing professional guidance and support to executives less familiar with the in-depth process of executive search. He/she must also be organized and able to manage multiple searches and top level clients simultaneously.
There is room to rise within the company and take on greater positions of responsibility, as appropriate.
Personal Qualities
Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders:
Exhibits excellent judgment
Hires great people. Develops great people.
Has relentlessly high standards
Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution
Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
Thinks big and has convictions
Results oriented
Has the innate ability to inspire passion in others