Senior Events Program Manager, Global Specialty Recruiting Team

We are looking for a high caliber, experienced, and motivated Senior Program Manager who has a passion for developing and executing event strategies to engage and cultivate top talent for Amazon. In this role, you’ll be responsible for defining the vision and road-map for our global recruiting events program. Our organization, Global Specialty Recruiting is responsible for hiring Amazon’s most senior and specialized talent in the areas of design, science, academics and engineering. This program’s mission is to engage as much of this talent population as possible through custom and highly curated hosted events. This is a vital piece of our recruiting strategy and how we highlight Amazon as a global technology leader.
The ideal candidate will bring a sharp analytical mind, have strong coordination ability and can roll up their sleeves to get things done. A customer-oriented mindset and good stakeholder management skills are crucial for this role as you will be working closely with senior Amazon design, science and engineering leaders as they participate in our events. You will need to influence team members across the globe, so the ability to collaborate and influence without authority is a must. This person must be able to judiciously add, refine, and remove processes throughout the event cycle to increase the productivity and effectiveness of recruiters you work with.



Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Program Manager you will:

• Set the vision and direction for a global event program, 20+ events from concept to deliver.
• Own the planning and execution of in-person and virtual recruiting events for senior and specialized candidate populations. This includes tasks such as: budget tracking, contracting, venue selection, content and collateral preparations, branded good inventory management, attendee experience and ROI tracking.
• Think creatively about the experiences and events we’re hosting to optimize for recruiting conversion and hiring.
• Build an ROI model to assess program success and prioritize event types. Determine if the right success metrics are in place, and if not, you will work to define them.
• Communicate regularly with recruiting stakeholders on partnerships and progress.
• Influence team priorities and business strategy through data-driven contributions.
• Partner with managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones, and drive delivery.
• Work closely with senior business leaders to secure participation in events.