Principal, Organization Effectiveness Specialist, Ads, IMDb & Grand Challenge

Full Job Description

The Advertising, IMDb, and Grand Challenge (AIGC) PXT Center of Excellence is seeking a Principal, Org Design & Effectiveness Specialist to enable AIGC to build healthy and effective organizations where leaders understand and apply proven as well as innovative org design practices.

In this role, you are the subject matter expert in Org Design and measuring Org Effectiveness and own defining the long-term plan for measuring and improving organization’s effectiveness. You’ll build mechanisms to work closely with HRBPs, business leaders and talent management to understand the nuances of their businesses and how organizational effectiveness solutions help solve their business challenges more effectively. You’ll partner with our research scientists to advance our understanding of the impact of Org Design/Effectiveness strategies, and constantly scan academia and industry best practices for innovations we can learn from. You’ll develop resources for HRBPS and business leaders and their HRBPs to implement organizational design and effectiveness processes.

Key job responsibilities

• Set and deliver the vision, strategy, and roadmap for org effectiveness and design initiatives working across AIGC to ensure alignment with business priorities.
• Analyze complex workforce data to identify trends, diagnose organizational health, and translate insights into long-term org strategies and present to senior leadership through clear, compelling narratives.
• Design and implement scalable mechanisms, frameworks, and best practices for talent evaluation, succession planning, and organizational development that can be adopted broadly across the company.
• Lead cross-functional change management efforts, building consensus among stakeholders with differing perspectives and ensuring effective communication and adoption at scale.
• Leverage generative AI tools and emerging technologies to augment productivity, improve program quality, and drive continuous process improvement across HR initiatives.

A day in the life You will start your day reviewing talent data and preparing insights for an upcoming leadership review. By mid-morning, you may be facilitating a calibration session with senior leaders or partnering with cross-functional teams to refine a new organizational development program. Afternoons could involve drafting strategic narratives for senior leaders, HR colleagues, coaching peers on best practices, or evaluating how AI-powered tools can streamline existing processes. Your work will require you to balance long-term strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving.

About the team Our team is dedicated to building human-centered talent strategies that help Amazon attract, grow, and retain exceptional people. We partner closely with business leaders and HR colleagues to design programs that operate at unprecedented scale and have a real impact on the employee experience. We value collaboration, creative problem solving, and a commitment to continuous improvement. If you want your work to shape how an entire organization thinks about talent, this is the team for you.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR or business function experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline. Exceptional data-driven, business writing skills • 10+ years of progressive experience in organizational design and effectiveness • Experience defining and implementing org effectiveness plans guiding large, fast-paced and diverse organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and/or an MBA • Experience working in Tech industry • Experience advising business executives through verbal and written communication • Experience partnering with product and/or engineering teams to implement scalable solutions • Exceptional analytical skills, comfortable working with large amounts of data and communicating data findings

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 164,700.00 - 222,800.00 USD annually USA, WA, SEATTLE - 149,800.00 - 202,600.00 USD annually

10+ years of HR or business function experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management or Development, business, or similar related discipline. Exceptional data-driven, business writing skills • 10+ years of progressive experience in organizational design and effectiveness • Experience defining and implementing org effectiveness plans guiding large, fast-paced and diverse organizations.