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Senior Recruiter, Scholars, Global Specialty Recruiting

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Santa Clara, CA, New York, NY, Nashville, TN, Arlington, VA, Seattle, WA$110k - $212.6kFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Senior Recruiter on the Amazon Scholar team within Global Specialty Recruiting (GSR), focusing on hiring exceptional talent for complex scientific, design, academic, and executive tech/non-tech roles. Acts as a strategic partner to science leaders, building academic talent networks and guiding senior-level hires through the candidate lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Strategically engaging best in class academic passive talent to solve Amazon’s toughest technical challenges.
  • Developing innovative ways to raise the bar on how Amazon connects with leading Academics in their fields and drives impact.
  • Contributing to the knowledge base of the team and recruiting community by sharing intelligence related to relevant domains and profiles.
  • Building out academic talent networks and tapping knowledgeable academic sources (internal and external) to develop strong relationships within the community.
  • Owning business and stakeholder relationships, providing strategic guidance and coaching in close partnership with executive hiring managers & their teams.
  • Conducting informational/exploratory calls, phone screens, & interviews; actively participating in hiring decisions throughout the candidate life cycle.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
  • Bachelor's degree or above
  • Experience building and driving talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
  • Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
  • Experience recruiting passive candidates who are the most senior experts in their field
  • 5+ years of progressive corporate, startup or executive search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive science/academic candidate generation in a high tech markets

Skills

Required:Executive relationship managementTalent sourcing strategyCandidate lifecycle management

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • RSUs and sign-on payments as part of compensation package
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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