Talent Management Specialist, Amazon Ads, IMDB, and Grand Challenge Talent Management Team ID-10914


Amazon’s Advertising IMDb and Grand Challenge (AIGC) Talent Management Team seeks a Talent Management Specialist to help build high impact programs that will help to improve the employee and manager experience at Amazon. The successful candidate will be data-driven and analytically minded. In this role, you will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting talent data to provide actionable insights to evaluate our processes and drive strategic talent program decisions across the organization. This position can be based in Seattle or New York, but will interact with business leaders and HR teams globally.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing global talent processes and programs, owning talent business reviews, and supporting talent deep-dives across the organization. This role offers an opportunity to influence global team processes and priorities.

Program management experience in HR is preferred and the successful candidate will have both a passion for, and a track record of leveraging insights to drive changes in talent programs, balancing competing priorities and thinking creatively to solve complex problems with innovative ideas.

Key job responsibilities

Using Amazon’s talent management framework, this role will be responsible for evaluating and providing recommendations on talent programs and priorities for AIGC. They will dive deep into our talent data to drive insights which will ensure we implement solutions that are seamless and can be adopted globally. As an HR Specialist, your daily work will be both strategic and tactical; you will set and drive long-term goals and also play an active role in implementation. This role will lead key studies in this space and identify opportunities to influence product road map of central teams. This requires working effectively with Talent Management, HR teams across AIGC, and partner teams in Global Talent Management.

A successful candidate will have strong writing and stakeholder management skills. They must have the ability to gather business requirements and partner with the various customers to plan, implement, and improve solutions. High judgment and the ability to influence stakeholders are essential.

Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5+ years in Program Management (Business or HR), Talent Management, Communications, or related experience.
  • Proven track record of end-to-end ownership of operational process, change management, and communications.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or programs- work prioritization, planning, and coordination across teams.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, and must be comfortable engaging with executive level leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Graduate degree (Communications, Change Management MBA or HR related field) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • HR or Talent Development project management experience
  • Knowledge of core Talent Management programs including performance management, promotions, succession, and development.
  • Previous experience working on career development and talent management initiatives
  • Experience using program management resources such as Asana, SIM, Wiki, and Qualtrics

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 $113,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $187,300/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.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

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