
Senior Recruiter, Scholars, Global Specialty Recruiting
Multiple U.S. locationsJob$110–192K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Senior Recruiter on Amazon’s Scholar team partners with science leaders to recruit sought-after academics for complex technical challenges. The role involves developing search strategies, building academic talent networks, advising executive hiring managers, and guiding candidates through the full recruiting lifecycle. The recruiter also shares domain intelligence with the broader recruiting community and helps improve how Amazon connects with leading academics.
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Description
The Amazon Scholar team sits within the Global Specialty Recruiting (GSR) team. GSR is a highly specialized group focused on hiring exceptional talent for complex, hard-to-fill scientific, design, academic, & executive tech and non-tech roles across Amazon.
What makes our Global Specialty Recruiting team unique is our deep domain expertise and breadth of experience. Our recruiters are embedded within the academic, scientific and technical communities, allowing us to leverage academic and industry connections, innovative sourcing tactics, and a nuanced understanding of specialized skill sets.
As a full life cycle recruiter on the GSR Scholar team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers, influence at the most senior levels, and make a meaningful impact on the growth and success of Amazon Science. You'll be a vital strategic partner to our science leaders, helping to shape our approach and elevate the candidate experience for some of the most sought-after academicians in the world.
If you're passionate about the sciences, driven to find exceptional talent, and eager to work alongside a best-in-class recruiting organization, this is an unparalleled opportunity to grow your career and opportunity for impact.
Critical success factors for this role include:
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Research acumen and creativity - you learn new science domains quickly and understand how to craft effective search strategies within those domains
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Superb communication skills - you're a compelling communicator able to effectively engage the attention of busy, senior executives
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Able to convey complex arguments (without the luxury of complete data) and engage with senior level scientists & executives with conviction and confidence
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Combine tenacity with tact and high judgement; know when to apply the right pressure and when to move on
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Self-assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet; you will be leading complex & highly confidential searches with some of our most seasoned leaders
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Inquisitive; a deep sense of learn & be curious
Key job responsibilities
Some of the core components of this role include:
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Strategically engaging best in class academic passive talent to solve some of Amazon’s toughest technical challenges.
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Developing innovative ways to raise the bar on how Amazon connects with the leading Academics in their fields and drives impact while here at Amazon.
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Continually contributing to the knowledge base of both our team and the broader recruiting community by sharing intelligence related to relevant domains and profiles
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Building out academic talent networks and tapping knowledgeable academic sources (both internal and external) to develop strong relationships within the community.
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Owning business and stakeholder relationships (you're the go-to and trusted advisor), providing strategic guidance and coaching in close partnership with executive hiring managers & their teams.
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Conducting informational/exploratory calls, phone screens, & interviews. You'll actively participate in hiring decisions throughout the candidate life cycle.
About the team
The Amazon Scholar Program enables university professors to work on large-scale and high-impact technical challenges at Amazon by joining Amazon as part-time employees or for limited-term engagements without leaving their academic institutions. We believe that Amazon is a unique place to measure the impact of new scientific ideas, given our scale and our ownership of both an information infrastructure and a physical infrastructure. The program gives academics an opportunity to test and apply research methods in practice and innovate in ways that benefit customers and improves Amazon’s ability to hire, develop, and retain world-class talent.
Basic Qualifications
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5+ years of advising and influencing executive leadership experience
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Bachelor's degree or above
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Experience building and driving talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
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Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
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Experience recruiting passive candidates who are the most senior experts in their field
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• 5+ years of progressive corporate, start up or executive search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive science/academic candidate generation in a high tech markets
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience working with recruiting and people-related tools, CRM systems, and complex spreadsheets
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• Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, CA, SANTA CLARA - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 110,000.00 - 192,400.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 1,697 open Recruiting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$110–192K/yr
- US median$80–120K/yr755 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $151K, is 51% above the US median midpoint ($100K) — in the middle half of Recruiting salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open Recruiting jobs in Tennessee and 1,697 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Recruiting postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,065 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 369 of the 1,697 open Recruiting jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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