Description

Amazon’s AWS Specialist and Partner (ASP) organization is seeking an HR Business Partner to provide strategic and hands-on organizational support to senior leaders in the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO).

In this position, you will help your business leaders to develop and execute HR strategies that enable business priorities and foster the employee experience. It requires strong leadership and team collaboration across global leadership teams, as well as broader projects and HR initiatives. We are looking for a seasoned professional who will partner with business leaders on strategic people initiatives, has the ability to implement and optimize HR programs and processes, as well as identify and drive appropriate solutions aligned with labor relations, HR policies, processes.

We are looking for a Human Resources leader who has the ability to diagnose issues and influence long term solutions and outcomes. You must be able to collaborate across groups, influence all levels of the organization. You should be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and engaging on a hands-on basis with individuals and teams as well as operating strategically with leadership teams. You will need strong business acumen, executive coaching skills, excellent communications skills, strategic thinking, and planning/project management skills. You must be able to balance competing priorities and conflicting opinions, and facilitate the best decisions for employees and the business in an environment of ambiguity and rapid change.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and implement people plans in order to achieve people initiatives and deliver results.

• Partner with senior leaders and their leadership teams to develop the talent strategy needed to support our growth, and build a work environment where all employees can thrive and grow.

• Working closely with specialist central HR teams, as well as matrixed site and international HR colleagues, keep the right focus on assessing the HR needs in areas such as performance management, talent acquisition, career development, diversity and compensation/rewards.

• Function as a consultant and counselor to key leaders and their respective organizations; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans.

• Partner with the business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment and development.

• Review and analyze business metrics including in order to recommend systemic improvements.

• Partner with the business to lead our Organization and Leadership Review, which focuses on succession planning, talent development and organizational health priorities.

• Partner with the AWS talent acquisition team to build systemic and scalable recruiting programs to create a sustainable pipeline of talent.

• Able to travel domestically and internationally, as appropriate.

About the team

The role will be part of a HRBP team that supports multiple, global ASP organizations and leaders specifically in the Specialist Organization. Specialists are the go-to-market (GTM) experts for the services, domains, and their associated solutions at AWS. Specialists provide business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. In doing so we build new businesses and grow existing ones for AWS. We do this by working across the company to drive how we go-to-market for our domains, providing expertise, solutions, and programs to customers, partners, and AWS. Through our insights, we help guide feature and service creation with our Service teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience

• 7+ years of experience in an HR Generalist role, preferably in a business partner role in the tech industry

• 5+ years’ experience working as a business partner, and driving organizational change initiatives and developing talent management plans for global organization teams

• Excellent written and verbal communication; high quality document preparation, data visualization, and facilitation skills

• Previous employee relations and talent assessment experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA

• Previous experience leading in a matrix environment (ideally internationally)

• Demonstrated achievements in coaching, influencing and problem solving.

• Prior end to end senior HR leadership experience supporting a large (5K+), geographically dispersed organization that consists of entry level and senior executive customers.

• Strong business acumen and ability to work well across different functions in order to integrate HR and business strategies

• Strong analytical skills, including the understanding of metrics to support plans and monitor performance

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.

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 $117,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $193,400/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.