Description

An EOBP’s scope of influence is global and can extend up to VP-level across all supported organizations. EOBPs regularly interface with, partner with, and influence L8 and L10 leaders as it relates to preboarding and onboarding activities for newly hired executives and Academics.

Key job responsibilities

EOBPs build new leader and business partner relationships, creating and executing low to high touch onboarding programs for all supported populations. This role obsesses over their customer and focuses on details, removing any unnecessary friction and accelerating their time to cultural proficiency. The ideal candidate will be someone who can work effectively with both internal partners and external executives, have the flexibility to effectively build and maintain relationships, possess strong judgement and communication skills with all levels within the organization, and be resilient when having to re-prioritize and deliver on the customer needs.

EOBPs create and manage partnerships with a new executive’s hiring team, PxT team, mentor team, and additional partners, as needed. EOBPs partner with all those involved with a new executive’s preboarding and onboarding and will orchestrate these experiences. Robust communication, both written and verbal is expected in order to effectively manage all actions required from partners and invested teams.

EOBPs create and maintain operational excellence by continuously driving efficiencies and quality in standard work and processes. They understand program metrics that assess new executives’ customer experience and implement process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies. They serve as a subject matter expert and partner closely with practice leaders and hiring managers to align on how to best integrate new hires into their businesses. They analyze team performance data and metrics to identify areas for improvement and drive towards key goals.

EOBPs work across adjacent organizations and will influence business decisions in these orgs as they relate to executive onboarding. This role partners closely with recruiters, PXT, DEI, Learning and Dev teams, work authorization teams, and adjacent pre/onboarding teams for all orgs which EO supports.

EOBPs think big and are end-to-end owners of long term and high impact team and/or cross-functional projects. This role understands that it is always Day 1 and so helps to create and execute big and small bets for change, evolution, expansion, and partnership. The EOBP demonstrates executive-level professionalism and masters core job duties, accepting increasing levels of responsibility.

About the team

Executive Onboarding (EO) creates and fosters onboarding experiences for externally hired executive leaders. EO’s mission is to accelerate the speed to contribution and build confidence in role for new executives. We accomplish this by curating guided learning and development plans which utilize multiple training environments and are anchored in the concepts of Amazon Leadership Principles.

The Executive Onboarding team provides strategic, personalized onboarding and transition support for externally hired executive leaders across Amazon. The team works closely with hiring teams, PXT (HR), talent acquisition leaders, and leaders in individual business lines to design learning experiences intended to increase new executive speed to contribution in role.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Nashville, TN, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in program management, HR, learning design, or onboarding functions

• Intermediate proficiency with Outlook, Word, and Excel (pivots, look-ups, filtering)

• Attention to detail, flexibility, and high judgment skillsets

• Aptitude for learning and using technology for both learning design and data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Bachelor's of Science

• 3-5 years’ experience directly supporting executive-level leaders

• Strong communication and influencing skills

• Executive coaching certification

• Work experience with designing, developing, and delivering training in the workplace

• Global work experience

• High level proficiency with Quip, Workdocs, Excel (macros), Asana

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement frameworks preferred

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $57,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $123,800/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.