Recruiting Business Partner, AWS Infrastructure Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Austin, TX
- On site
- Full-time
- $126,100 / year
- Austin, TX
Job highlights
- Fuel AWS rapid growth as a Recruiting Business Partner.
- Drive candidate generation for technical teams.
- Develop and execute strategic recruiting plans.
- Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers.
- Utilize data and metrics to achieve success.
About the role
Recruiting Business Partner, AWS Infrastructure Services
Would you like to be part of a recruiting team that is responsible for fueling the rapid growth of AWS? 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 Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Services Recruiting team is seeking a talented, customer focused Recruiting Business Partner to join our global recruiting organization. You will be supporting AWS technical teams to drive candidate generation strategies in partnership with your clients.
Successful Recruiters on this team utilize their experience in setting benchmarks, forecasting and tracking against metrics, and prioritizing to hit customer SLAs. 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.
We are looking for a Recruiting Business Partner to help grow and scale hiring in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Recruiting Business Partner will be aligned to the business working closely with business leaders and AWS Talent Acquisition to drive a recruiting strategy; including requirements gathering, process improvement for interviewing and closing candidates while acting as the main point of contact for a line of business within AWS.
The ideal candidate must be able to earn trust and influence autonomously with key stakeholders. They must be able to plan and prioritize against customer targets, manage and hire candidates against tight timelines, have demonstrated ability to use metrics to drive and show results, while remaining calm in times of high volume and ambiguity. Thriving in a growth environment and having a strength in problem-solving will be critical to success in this role. The best candidate will draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition while forging dynamic relationships with business leaders, cross-functional partners, and centralized student program teams.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.
- Recruit passive tech candidates and possess the mentality to identify and gauge chemistry of candidates for role fit and understand their motivation rather than sell a role.
- Provides strategic guidance and becomes an advisor business leader in matters related to technical and non-technical hiring by delivering results.
- Develop sourcing models and plans to generate technical and non-technical talent pools, create and execute robust search strategies that will attract the best and brightest talent and calibrate job profiles with hiring managers.
- Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting.
- Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process.
- Interview candidates within the framework of the position specification.
- Participate in and/or own special projects/recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent and identification of top performers for senior-level openings.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience building candidate sourcing and closing strategies.
- 3+ years of technical recruiting in high volume and high hiring bar environment experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships.
- Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team.
Key skills/competency
- Technical Recruiting
- Sourcing Strategies
- Candidate Generation
- Talent Acquisition
- Business Partnering
- Process Improvement
- Metrics Driven
- Stakeholder Management
- High Volume Recruiting
- Relationship Building
Skills & topics
- Recruiting Business Partner
- Technical Recruiter
- Talent Acquisition
- AWS
- Amazon Web Services
- Sourcing
- Candidate Generation
- Hiring Strategy
- High Volume Recruiting
- Recruiting Process Improvement
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience in technical recruiting, high-volume hiring, and strategy development for AWS Infrastructure Services.
- Showcase your impact: Quantify your achievements in candidate generation, process improvement, and client relationship management.
- Understand AWS culture: Research AWS's leadership principles and values to align your application and interview responses.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Practice answering questions using the STAR method, focusing on your problem-solving and influencing skills.
- Network strategically: Connect with AWS recruiters and employees on LinkedIn to gain insights into the team and role.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the typical career progression for a Recruiting Business Partner at Amazon Web Services?
- At Amazon Web Services (AWS), a Recruiting Business Partner can progress into senior recruiting roles, leadership positions within Talent Acquisition, or even transition into broader HR business partner roles. Your career path will be influenced by your performance, demonstrated skills in strategic recruiting, and your ability to scale hiring efforts for AWS.
- How does Amazon Web Services (AWS) approach technical recruiting for infrastructure roles?
- AWS approaches technical recruiting with a focus on identifying and attracting top talent capable of supporting rapid growth and innovation. For infrastructure services, this involves developing targeted sourcing strategies, assessing candidates for both technical fit and cultural alignment, and building strong relationships with hiring managers to understand their specific needs.
- What are the key metrics a Recruiting Business Partner at AWS is measured against?
- Key metrics for a Recruiting Business Partner at AWS often include time-to-fill, candidate quality, hiring manager satisfaction, diversity hiring goals, and successful execution of sourcing strategies. The emphasis is on data-driven results and meeting customer SLAs.
- How important is data analysis and process improvement for this Recruiting Business Partner role at AWS?
- Data analysis and process improvement are critical for this Recruiting Business Partner role at AWS. You'll be expected to use metrics to drive decisions, identify bottlenecks, and implement scalable solutions to complex operational challenges, ultimately contributing to greater efficiency and global impact.
- What is the interview process like for a Recruiting Business Partner at Amazon Web Services?
- The interview process for a Recruiting Business Partner at Amazon Web Services typically involves several rounds, including phone screens and virtual or in-person interviews. Expect questions focused on your experience with technical recruiting, stakeholder management, data-driven decision-making, and behavioral competencies aligned with Amazon's Leadership Principles.
- How does AWS ensure diversity in its hiring process for technical roles?
- AWS is committed to diversity and inclusion in its hiring. This Recruiting Business Partner role will be instrumental in developing and executing sourcing strategies that attract a diverse pool of technical talent. The process includes focusing on inclusive interviewing practices and partnering with centralized student program teams.