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Amazon Senior Events Program Manager, Global Specialty Recruiting Team in Seattle, Washington
Description
We are looking for a high caliber, experienced, and motivated Senior Program Manager who has a passion for developing and executing event strategies to engage and cultivate top talent for Amazon. In this role, you’ll be responsible for defining the vision and road-map for our global recruiting events program. Our organization, Global Specialty Recruiting is responsible for hiring Amazon’s most senior and specialized talent in the areas of design, science, academics and engineering. This program’s mission is to engage as much of this talent population as possible through custom and highly curated hosted events. This is a vital piece of our recruiting strategy and how we highlight Amazon as a global technology leader.
The ideal candidate will bring a sharp analytical mind, have strong coordination ability and can roll up their sleeves to get things done. A customer-oriented mindset and good stakeholder management skills are crucial for this role as you will be working closely with senior Amazon design, science and engineering leaders as they participate in our events. You will need to influence team members across the globe, so the ability to collaborate and influence without authority is a must. This person must be able to judiciously add, refine, and remove processes throughout the event cycle to increase the productivity and effectiveness of recruiters you work with.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Program Manager you will:
• Set the vision and direction for a global event program, 20+ events from concept to deliver.
• Own the planning and execution of in-person and virtual recruiting events for senior and specialized candidate populations. This includes tasks such as: budget tracking, contracting, venue selection, content and collateral preparations, branded good inventory management, attendee experience and ROI tracking.
• Think creatively about the experiences and events we’re hosting to optimize for recruiting conversion and hiring.
• Build an ROI model to assess program success and prioritize event types. Determine if the right success metrics are in place, and if not, you will work to define them.
• Communicate regularly with recruiting stakeholders on partnerships and progress.
• Influence team priorities and business strategy through data-driven contributions.
• Partner with managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones, and drive delivery.
• Work closely with senior business leaders to secure participation in events.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of program or project management experience
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of driving process improvements experience
Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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.
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