Senior Leadership & Recruiting Strategist - Amazon Games - Global Media & Entertainment
CurrentSupporting the growth of Amazon Games (Studios, Publishing, Game Growth, Prime Gaming and Crown)Lead Recruiter, Amazon Games (Sep 2017 – Present)• Leader of Leaders Recruiter for our games business• Full Life Cycle Games Recruiter for Production, Creative, Marketing, and Engineering roles• Client Lead for Montreal Studio; stood up studio, hired founders, and support studio expansion • Partner with senior leadership on strategic hiring for non-disclosed projects and initiatives• Interact with HR business partners, compensation, finance, and legal to support domestic and international expansion• Champion for creation and roll out of new job families unique to games: Games Producers, Publishing Producers, Games Product Managers, and Creatives (Artists, Designers, Game Experience Lab, etc.)• Support and mentor junior team members • Collaborate with peers and broader Amazon recruiting communityLead Events Recruiter, Amazon Game Studios (Sep 2016 – Sep 2017)Partnered with business and recruiting leadership to provide consultative advice for AGS Events strategy. Researched, launched, and managed games specific events both domestically and internationally. Implemented a high touch, candidate-centric philosophy to attract key game talent, including the core team needed to launch Lumberyard in London.Sr. Technical Recruiter, AWS Events (Aug 2012 – Sep 2016)Supported the Apps, Cloud, and Games business teams in experienced hire recruiting for domestic and international recruiting events. Games-dedicated resource for full-cycle, high touch, consultative recruiting of Games Engineers and Technical Managers for Amazon Game Studios. Strategy, planning, and execution of over 35 technical recruiting events during a period of significant growth/expansion.