Sr HR Business Partner, Agentic AI

Are you ready to shape the people strategy behind the next frontier of artificial intelligence? Interested in supporting the builders who create and own the AI technology that will power how customers work every day? Let’s chat!

We are looking for a talented, innovative, hands-on, customer-obsessed HR Business Partner (HRBP) with a passion for developing and implementing HR strategies in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Agentic AI operates on the edge of invention, building and delivering the foundational AI services and agents that power the future of cloud computing. We help organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges across product, science, and engineering. Agentic AI is supported by our Agentic AI People, Experience and Technology (PXT) team, enabling success for our employees and customers in the nascent and exciting field of GenAI.

Success in this role requires exceptional analytical capabilities to translate business strategies into actionable HR solutions, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in ambiguous, innovative environments. You will help business leaders look around corners with data-driven recommendations that improve performance, capability, retention, and the employee experience. We’re looking for a strategic HR leader who can combine hands-on execution with big-picture thinking, and who has a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing teams across technical domains. If you’re energized by the challenge of supporting rapid growth while navigating the unique demands of a business that is defining the future of AI, this role offers an unparalleled opportunity.

Key job responsibilities

• Serve as primary HR leader for Executives within the Agentic AI organization.
• Partner with business leaders to develop their talent strategy to support the business growth while maintaining an engaging, respectful and fun work environment.
• Drive organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, talent management, performance management and skills assessment and development.
• Coach business partners in career development, leadership and management practices.
• Assist in the development and implementation of people plans and solutions to achieve people initiatives and sustain a work environment where all employees can thrive and grow.
• Review and analyze business metrics including data on retention and employee experience to recommend systemic improvements.
• Partner with the business to lead talent reviews, focused on succession planning, employee growth and development and organizational health priorities.
• Provide compensation support to leaders.
• Partner with the central HR Partner (HR BeXT) organization to work with line managers and employees to address various employee relations issues, fairly representing all interests.
• Partner with the AWS talent acquisition team to build systemic and scalable recruiting programs to create a sustainable pipeline of talent in a competitive AI hiring market.
• Lead or contribute to various cross-team and/or cross-organizational PXT projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of leadership work as an HR generalist, preferably in a high tech environment experience
• Experience coaching and mentoring at the management level

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or a related field
• Experience in leadership work as an HR generalist, preferably in a high tech environment
• Experience in talent management, organizational network analysis, and organizational design and development
• Experience translating business strategy and goals into optimal HR processes that are scalable, simple, customer-focused and adaptable to unique and changing business needs
• Experience delivering complex, data-driven recommendations to senior leaders

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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, WA, Seattle - 130,000.00 - 175,900.00 USD annually