Principal Org Effectiveness Specialist, AWS Senior Talent & Transformation
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $149,800 to $202,600
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA +1 more
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- LocationSeattle, WA +1 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- Seattle, WA
- Arlington, VA
About this job
Amazon is looking for an experienced organization effectiveness professional to work on high-profile needs across the AWS business. As a Principal, Organization Effectiveness, you will advise senior business and HR leaders on operating model, structural, operational, and role optimizations to improve customer outcomes. You will lead diagnostic and design engagements from start to finish, from scoping the problem and analyzing the evidence to recommending and delivering the structural changes that fix it. You will also help set organization design best practice across AWS and help build new methods for breaking down work, improving how work moves across teams, and understanding how AI changes structure and roles.
Key job responsibilities
- Advise senior business and HR leaders on operating models, organization structure, decision rights and governance, capability mapping, and organization health (spans and layers).
- Lead diagnostic and design engagements: scope the problem with leaders, gather and analyze the evidence, and recommend structural changes.
- Design and deliver interventions that fix misaligned structures, roles, and decision rights, and track whether they work.
- Measure how work moves across teams and functions, find where handoffs and shared decisions break down, and recommend fixes for the whole system.
- Shape AWS thinking on the effect of AI on structure, roles, job levels, and decision making, including designing and running experiments and scaling best practices to stakeholders
- Build and enhance OE methods and tools, including data- and AI-assisted diagnostics
- Partner with partner teams such as Workforce Planning, Talent Management, and Leadership Development, to deliver best-in-class support for HR and Business leaders
About the team
The Organizational Effectiveness team is responsible for diagnosing, designing, and delivering innovative organizational development solutions to drive positive, sustainable growth across the business. We are a team of organizational development experts, professionals ready to tackle a wide range of organizational structure and operating model challenges. We work collaboratively with other groups to enhance the way our organization is structured and positioned, as well as how work is delivered across teams, in order to unlock business impact, and shape the future of work.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline
Preferred Qualifications
- - Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline
- - 10+ years experience in HR, business, or consulting roles
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.
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, VA, Arlington - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($149,800) is above 61% of the 84 HR & Recruiting roles in Washington listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $137,900; the middle half runs from $121,631 to $154,700.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingPrincipal Org Effectiveness Specialist, AWS Senior Talent & Transformation$149,800 to $202,600
Engagement leader, AWS NA, Amazon eXperiences and Upskilling$149,800 to $202,600
Principal PM, Strategy & Operations, Talent Acquisition-Tech$149,800 to $202,600
Manager, Mechanical Systems Engineering, DCE - Mechanical Products & Services$150,200 to $203,300
Manager, Design Change Management, Design Engineering$150,200 to $203,300
Electrical Engineering Manager, Data Center Design Engineering$150,200 to $203,300
Senior Site EHS Manager$149,600 to $202,400
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Principal Org Effectiveness Specialist, AWS Senior Talent & Transformation (this listing) | $149,800 - $202,600 |
| Engagement leader, AWS NA, Amazon eXperiences and Upskilling | $149,800 - $202,600 |
| Principal PM, Strategy & Operations, Talent Acquisition-Tech | $149,800 - $202,600 |
| Manager, Mechanical Systems Engineering, DCE - Mechanical Products & Services | $150,200 - $203,300 |
| Manager, Design Change Management, Design Engineering | $150,200 - $203,300 |
| Electrical Engineering Manager, Data Center Design Engineering | $150,200 - $203,300 |
| Senior Site EHS Manager | $149,600 - $202,400 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-11-06
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle • US, VA, Arlington
USA, VA, Arlington - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually
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