Jimmy is the Global Director and Head of University Recruiting at Amazon. In this role, he leads an organization of hundreds of TA professionals that are responsible for the attraction, selection, and hiring of student talent for the company. Prior to this role, he led diversity and university recruiting for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and previously served as the Chief of Staff to Amazon’s WW Stores Head of HR, leading strategic planning and the company's COVID response to ensure the safety of its millions of associates and delivery partners. Over his 13 year tenure at Amazon, he has served in various global HR and Recruiting leadership roles based in London, UK, Boston, MA, and Seattle, WA. Before Amazon, Jimmy was based in Brussels, Belgium where he began his career working as a Supply Chain Analyst for Johnson & Johnson.Paying it forward has been a focus for Jimmy since his family immigrated to the US when he was 10 years old. Born in Nicaragua and finding himself having to learn how to speak English, he has experienced first-hand how access and education can positively impact a family and its future generations. Jimmy serves as mentor to many Latino professionals and has served on multiple customer advisory boards. A member of the LGBTQ community, Jimmy has also served on the board of Amazon's LGBTQ Employee Affinity Group and actively volunteers with HIV/AIDS education groups and groups supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
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