Recruiting Manager, AWS, AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) - Data Center Hiring

Amazon • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the
servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers
have continual access to innovation. We are seeking an experienced Recruiting
Manager to lead high-volume hiring efforts for our rapidly expanding data center
operations.
As a Recruiting Manager within AIS, you will own end-to-end recruiting strategy
and execution for data center roles across multiple locations. You will build
and lead a team of recruiters who deliver exceptional candidate experiences
while meeting hiring goals. This role requires someone who thrives in a
fast-paced, metrics-driven environment and can balance quality with velocity.
The ideal candidate combines deep recruiting expertise with strong leadership
skills and a passion for building diverse, high-performing teams. You will
partner closely with data center operations leaders, HR business partners, and
cross-functional stakeholders to understand workforce needs and deliver talent
solutions that enable AWS to scale infrastructure globally.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) is the backbone of Amazon Web Services (AWS),
responsible for designing, building, and operating the global network of data
centers that power the AWS Cloud. AIS ensures the secure, reliable, and scalable
infrastructure that enables AWS customers worldwide to innovate and grow. The
organization encompasses several key business areas: Data Center Engineering
(DCE) focuses on innovative facility design and technology deployment; Data
Center Planning & Delivery (DCPD) manages strategic expansion, capacity
planning, supply chain, and infrastructure deployment; Data Center Operations
(DCO) ensures 24/7 availability through proactive monitoring, incident response,
and physical security.

Requirements

• 6+ years of recruiting or HR experience
• Experience in recruiting or HR
• Experience building, coaching and managing a recruiting team
• Experience managing large dispersed recruiting/sourcing teams
• Experience working with recruiting tools and systems, including resume databases, internet sourcing tools, and spreadsheets
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
• Experience managing senior staff or staffing managers
• Experience with workforce planning
• Experience partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting strategy for high-volume data center hiring across multiple job families including Data Center Technicians, Facility Engineers, Operations, and technical specialists
• Develop and execute innovative strategies to reach hiring targets
• Partner with managers to understand workforce planning and translate into actionable recruiting plans
• Drive continuous improvement in recruiting processes, tools, and metrics increasing efficiency and candidate quality
• Build, lead, and develop a team of recruiters
• Set clear performance expectations and hold team accountable to hiring goals, quality metrics, and candidate experience
• Coach recruiters on best practices, stakeholder management, and data-driven decision making
• Foster a culture of innovation, customer obsession, and operational excellence
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
• Serve as trusted advisor to data center leaders on TA strategy and market insights
• Build strong partnerships with HR, finance, and workforce planning
• Present recruiting metrics, trends, and recommendations to leadership
• Influence managers on best practices for interviewing, candidate assessment, and offers
• Manage cross-functional initiatives related to employee experience and retention
• Track and report on key metrics
• Analyze recruiting data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement
• Establish SLA's with managers and consistently meet targets

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager