Sr. TA Research Lead, Amazon Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) TA

- 5+ years of corporate and or search firm progressive recruiting including full life cycle recruiting experience
- Client focus and commitment to continuous improvement; ability to proactively network and establish effective working relationships, continually seek new sourcing options, and develop creative approaches to delivering candidates to the customer.
- Experience across other functional areas of talent acquisition, ideally diversity recruiting, research or analytics
- Experience building and utilizing a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive phone and internet research
- Experience recruiting candidates in the Science and Generative Artificial Intelligence industries. Specifically Applied Science, Research Science, Data Science, and Software Engineering.
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships.
- Possess strong analytic skills with ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.
- Strong communication skills, organizational and negotiation skills.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,100/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.
Would you like to be part of a recruiting team that is responsible for fueling the rapid growth of Amazon? Do you thrive in high growth, ambiguous environments? Are you a process-oriented data driven leader that loves to dive deep to fix complex operational challenges allowing for greater scalability and global impact?
The Amazon Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Recruiting team is seeking a talented, customer-focused Research Recruiter with a passion for delighting the client and candidate, to join our recruiting organization. You will be supporting the AGI teams dedicated to improving every single customer experience in each of our businesses with generative AI. Successful recruiters on this team will utilize their experience in setting benchmarks, forecasting and tracking against metrics while prioritizing to meet hiring targets. They thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, and have fun to get the job done. They draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition and functional areas of the business, forging dynamic relationships with business leaders and hiring managers.
The Recruiter will be responsible for owning and executing mid to senior-level Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) searches. They will own relationships with senior executives and create robust hiring and candidate development strategies. They will be expected to identify, recruit, and hire world- renowned technical candidates. This person will need to be well-versed in all aspects of mid to senior technical search, particularly candidate identification, engagement, development, and creative sourcing. They will work with a strong, established recruiting team of Full Life Cycle recruiters.

Key job responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include but, aren’t limited to:
- Developing a robust, multi-channel, search strategy that will attract world class Research and AI/ML contributors.
- Serving as an expert for artificial intelligence and machine learning recruiting. Continuous company and talent mapping in key tech areas for the company.
- Acting as a talent adviser to Technical and Business Leaders across Amazon – educating Hiring Managers about the external talent demographic. Providing strategic guidance to executive leadership in matters related to top Research and AI/ML talent.
- Clearly communicating status and progress against open searches.
- Developing prospects into candidates, engaging them and performing assessment/screening and presenting candidates to executive leadership.
- Continually contributing to the knowledge base of the group and Amazon, as a whole, by providing education on relevant industries and talent pools/profiles.
- Building out talent networks in technology and product sectors and tapping knowledgeable industry sources to develop an on-going pool of candidates.
- Coaching leaders to continuously improve their talent acquisition capabilities – especially at senior level.

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following:
- Research acumen and creativity; An individual who can learn new tech and product 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.
- 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.
- Inquisitive; a strong desire to learn
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as a team leader and member.

About the team
The Artificial General Intelligence team is responsibly advancing the company’s generative AI technologies, including Amazon’s most expansive multi-modal Large Language Models. The AGI Talent Acquisition team is focused on the delivery of top talent in support of this mission. This role will be focused on delivering Research and AI/ML talent within North America and will support multiple leaders across AGI. The recruiter in this role will be focused on hiring within the Applied Science, Research Science, Data Science, and Software Engineering domains.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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