Amazon is looking for a Sr. HR Business Partner to support Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT). This is a unique opportunity to work in lockstep with teams who invent and deliver software, hardware and data science solutions for our Amazon fulfillment centers worldwide. These solutions orchestrate processes, robots, and machines, and harmonize the physical and remote world.
The Sr. HR Business Partner in this role will coach business clients, design and deliver talent solutions to business problems, and advise executive leaders on business and organizational design strategies.
To be successful in this role, you must understand business priorities and translate them into the highest impact work. You’ll help business leaders look around corners with data-driven recommendations that improve organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and talent development. You will drive strategic initiatives related to organizational design and effectiveness, culture, inclusion, and other opportunities that you uncover. You will support and develop senior management to be effective Amazon leaders and culture champions.
Key job responsibilities
The role is both a strategic and hands on role including improving organizational effectiveness & design, leading change management, providing leadership coaching and driving HR functional excellence. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
- Genuine curiosity and ability to interpret business goals and recommend new approaches to talent acquisition and management.
- Coaching and mentoring at executive management levels.
- Ability to write strategic narratives (e.g. organizational health, talent planning, etc.) that directly affect the business to propose people-focused solutions and drive business outcomes.
- Creative problem solving that works backwards from the end customer and the business client.
- Success in creating and driving effective career development, retention, and recognition programs.
- Being an enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to create meaningful client relationships.
- The ability to think big but also not be afraid to "roll up your sleeves."
- The ability to develop and execute on a talent planning strategy.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while continually moving initiatives forward.
- Must be able to interface at executive levels of the organization.
- Excellent organization and interpersonal skills.- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of HR experience
- Prior executive coaching experience- Specific HRBP experience supporting tech populations
- Executive coaching certification (e.g. International Coaching Federation (ICF), etc.)
- Strong analytical capabilities- the ability to identify the right people metrics and implement solutions to drive positive change
- Ability to deal well with ambiguous situations - comfort making high judgement calls and recommendations without always having clear-cut guidelines or precedents to follow
- Strong business acumen
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Ability to mentor/develop HR team members
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.
