Job summary
At Amazon.com, we're working to be the most customer centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, driven people. Computing is revolutionizing Information Technology.

The Amazon Web Services Recruiting team is seeking a talented, customer-focused Recruiter to join our global recruiting organization supporting , primarily commercial roles across EMEA. The Recruiter will work with a team of recruiters and recruiting coordinators focusing in the areas of candidate talent and placement, process improvement and strategy development (EMEA Wide ). They will foster a collaborative team environment and a strong service oriented culture that ensures delivery of efficient, effective, quality driven service to internal customers and meets customer service level agreements.
The candidate must be able to successfully manage, prioritize and close searches against a timeline with a focus on the early stages of the candidate pipeline; sourcing, engagement and qualification of candidates. They thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. The best candidates will draw on extensive knowledge of Talent Acquisition and functional areas of the business, forging dynamic relationships with business leaders, managers and HR business partners. They have a reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation, possess strong verbal and written communication skills, have an ability to prioritize their time, demonstrate pushback and a sense of urgency, and understand the value of providing amazing customer service.

Core Responsibilities:
· Partner with teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.
· Must be able to understand how to recruit passive candidates and possess the mentality to "profile people and gauge chemistry of candidates for fit and understand their motivation" rather than sell a role.
· Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship ; conducts in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios.
· Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine tuning standard processes for recruiting that fit within Amazon's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer.
· Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process.
· Interview candidates within the framework of the position specification. Possess strong ability to screen, interview and prepare a candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline.
· Participate in special projects/recruiting initiatives, including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent and identification of top performers for -level openings.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 8+ years’ experience recruiting and sourcing for Sales talent in a similar environment to AWS across multiple levels and profiles· Deep knowledge of sourcing methodologies and tools such as: internal ATS and CV databases, deep-web Boolean searching, tapping through engineering/business social networks and other unique methods. · Ability to generate a high volume and high quality pipeline of candidates under very tight timelines. · Prioritization of multiple functions, tasks and managing time efficiently in a fast paced, changing work environment · Ability to maintain strong relationships with recruiters, hiring managers, business partners and candidates · Strong business acumen understanding how to balance business needs and candidate experience · Ability to train, coach, co-manage teams of successful and talented individuals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Demonstrated creativity in developing and delivering against strategic sourcing efforts for Sales profiles including branding initiatives.
· Prior experience in a research capacity recruiting related
· Demonstrated ability to execute a defined sourcing strategy

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All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a relevant criminal check.