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Executive Recruiter, GSR, Global Speciality Recruiting

London, England, GBR

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Role family
HR
Seniority
Mid level
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
2 Oct 2026

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the posting

Amazon needs an Executive Recruiter to help the business scale by recruiting senior leaders across EMEA. Few rewards in search match seeing your hired candidates drive a positive, measurable impact on the business.

The Executive Recruiter owns and executes the research strategy senior-level (L8+) searches. Qualified candidates are strong across the full search lifecycle, with a particular focus on research strategy development, market & candidate mapping/ identification, candidate sourcing, generation, development and engagement. You will partner with senior recruiters on the most complex Director searches and lead your own searches end to end.

The role also includes:

  • Conducting research to map target companies and top talent for Amazon
  • Building search strategies to identify and attract strong candidates
  • Improving how Amazon recruits talent
  • Calibrating candidates with other recruiters and hiring managers
  • Developing prospects into candidates through engagement and assessment
  • Contributing to GSR's knowledge base by sharing insight on relevant industries and talent pools
  • Building talent networks and tapping industry sources to maintain a candidate pipeline
  • Leading update meetings on active searches with hiring managers
  • Partnering with hiring managers and senior recruiters to guide search decisions

Basic qualifications

  • - Experience in advising and influencing executive leadership
  • - Bachelor's degree
  • - Experience in progressive corporate or search firm recruiting with a focus on passive L8+ candidate generation
  • - Experience building and driving passive L8+ talent sourcing initiatives and pipelines
  • - Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
  • - Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships
  • - Experience delivering L8+ talent across multiple industries and geographies, with demonstrable expert

Preferred qualifications

  • - Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue-chip, global in-house executive search team, or a top executive search firm
  • - Experience working with recruiting and people-related tools, CRM systems, and complex spreadsheets

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.

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