Sr. HR Business Partner, AWS Databases at AmazonWebServices

Are you both data savvy and emotionally intelligent? We are looking for a dynamic HR professional to join our Amazon Web Services (AWS) Human Resources team supporting the Databases Organization within the larger Utility Computing organization.AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.As the Sr. HRBP, you will support Directors in the RDS Platform, RDS Commercial, and Data Migration Organization within the relational Database organization. The RDS function innovates around the database engine, leveraging AWS Infrastructure innovations and our experience of operating the largest cloud database fleet to offer services with better customer management than self-managed alternatives. RDS commercial enables migrating commercial database workloads to a managed service, addressing immediate data-center-exit goals allowing customers to tackle potentially risky database modernization to later. The Database Migration team enables database workload migrations (code, schema, and data) for a broad set of database services, supporting sources including non-AWS sources. As the Sr. HRBP, you will also be responsible for driving strategy and execution for the entire Relational Databases organization across important business focus areas such as driving Organizational Health and effectiveness, Workforce planning, Location strategy and more. You will also closely partner with the Organization’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ID&E) PM to drive the ID&E goals for the organization. To be successful in this role, you must understand business priorities and goals and translate them into the highest impact work. You’ll help business leaders look around corners with recommendations based on data that improve organizational effective and builder experience. Ability to facilitate change management for large organizations within a rapid and complex changing work environment, create efficiencies, and make sound judgement in ambiguous situations are critical to the success of this role. Success will also require an aptitude to dive deep and analyze data to develop meaningful insights and conclusions, and to be able to present clearly and with purpose to the relevant audience. Key job responsibilities
• Develop and implement people plans and solutions in order to achieve people initiatives and deliver results for the global specialist organization.
• Partner with leaders and their leadership teams to develop the talent strategy needed to support our tremendous growth, and build a work environment where employees can thrive and grow.
• Working closely with specialist central HR teams, as well as matrixed site and international HR colleagues, keep the right focus on assessing the HR needs in areas such as performance management, talent acquisition, career development, diversity and compensation/rewards.
• Function as a consultant and counselor to key leaders and their respective organizations; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans.
• Partner with the business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment and development.
• Review and analyze business metrics including data on retention and employee experience in order to recommend systemic improvements.
• Partner with the business to lead our Organization and Leadership Review, which focuses on succession planning, talent development and organizational health priorities.
• Provide compensation support including salary planning, approval of salary actions, promotions and job re-leveling.
• 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. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally, as appropriate.• Track and monitor progress of HR goals and partner closely with HRBP and partner teams to ensure delivery of goals• Create, deploy, and scale programmatic solutions based on current and potential future needs, in the fast paced, high growth business unit. Drive HR process and tool innovation for scale and efficiencyBasic qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in an HR generalist leadership role
• Strong judgment and experience coaching leaders.
• Broad experience and specific knowledge of human resource theory, including employee relations, learning, and performance management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; high quality document preparation, data visualization, and facilitation skillsPreferred qualification
• Master’s degree in Human Resources or MBA 5+ years’ experience working as a business partner, and driving organizational change initiatives and developing talent management plans for global organization teams
• Work experience in the tech industry
• Experience in highly matrixed organization
• Experience leading global HR programs and related change management
• Ability to diagnose issues and drive appropriate strategic solutions with self-initiative
• Ability to refine strategy and gain buy-in by influencing and partnering with different levels of the organizationAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $117,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $193,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.