The Amazon University Talent Acquisition (AUTA) team is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support AUTA in its vision of shaping the Amazon of tomorrow by unlocking career opportunities for students today. This role will drive forward AUTA’s school engagement strategy, which aims to deliver high quality student talent to Amazon through investment in university relationships. They will own the organization’s all-up strategy, working backward from business and university feedback on ways to advance Amazon’s brand and recruiting outcomes. They will work through recruiting teams to execute on priorities and track progress, providing centralized support, resources, and best practices. The successful candidate will balance analytical skillsets with an ability to think big, developing targeted, measurable strategies while also taking calculated risks to experiment with new ideas that help to establish Amazon as a leader in the university recruiting space.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with research science teams to review AUTA’s target school list annually, leveraging data to inform decisions on investment levels.
- Collaborate with recruiting leads to define best practices for school engagement, and provide guidance on individual school recruiting strategies.
- Develop KPIs that measure the success and ROI of AUTA’s school engagement strategy, partnering with data teams to build standard reporting and tracking mechanisms.
- Provide executives with visibility into progress on AUTA’s school engagement strategy, developing regular short-form status updates and long-form strategic narratives.
- Work with Amazon executives to become guest lecturers and adjunct professor at targeted schools.
- Drive networking forums with university faculty and staff to inform AUTA’s school engagement strategy.
- Identify and execute on an approach to developing an Amazon-specific course at a university.
- Coordinate an annual school summit for university faculty and staff to come together with technology companies on emerging industry trends.


About the team
Amazon's University Talent Acquisition team plays a pivotal role in fueling the company's growth and innovation. Guided by a customer-centric approach, we work with our internal business partners to identify, recruit, and onboard top-tier student talent from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to excellence drives us to raise the bar with each new hire, balancing scalability with a high focus on quality. Operational efficiency, data-driven insights and a globally-minded, locally-responsive mindset enable us to create seamless experiences that meet the evolving needs of our dynamic organization.