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Posted date: May 20, 2025
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Location: Seattle, WA
Estimated salary: $178,800
Range: $134,800 - $222,800
Description
The Organizational Effectiveness team is responsible for diagnosing, designing, and delivering innovative organizational development solutions to drive positive, sustainable growth across the business. We are a team of organizational development experts, program leaders, and analytics professionals ready to tackle a wide range of organizational structure and operating model challenges. We work collaboratively with other groups to enhance the way our organization is structured and positioned, as well as how work is delivered across teams, in order to unlock business impact, and shape the future of work.Amazon is seeking an experienced organizational effectiveness leader to spearhead high-profile needs across the AWS business. As the Principal, Organization Effectiveness, you will be responsible for envisioning and implementing innovative organizational development solutions that empower our employees and elevate our ability to deliver for customers. Your mission will be to leverage the latest research, data, and methodologies to transform how we structure, align, and operationally enable our workforce.
Key job responsibilities
Organizational Assessment & Design
• Conduct comprehensive organizational assessments to pinpoint opportunities for growth across culture, mindsets, and behaviors
• Collaborate with business leaders to define organizational visions, design principles, and strategic roadmaps
• Design scalable, high-impact organizational solutions (structures, roles, processes, capabilities) tailored to evolving business needs
• Continuously enhance solutions by studying internal data, industry trends, and innovative practices
Organizational Development & Transformation
• Partner with leaders to optimize organizational performance, drive high-performing teams, and manage large-scale changes
• Guide senior teams in resolving role ambiguities, process inefficiencies, and other organizational challenges
• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-wide organizational effectiveness experiences, services, and tools
Change Management & Strategic Communication
• Expertly lead dotted-line, cross-functional teams to maximize performance and achieve goals in ambiguous environments
• Develop high-impact, strategic communications that prioritize the user experience and drive adoption of new ways of working
• Set the strategic direction for and lead subject matter experts in delivering purpose-led, resonating change content
Analytics & Continuous Improvement
• Define, track, and communicate appropriate performance metrics to stakeholders
• Leverage data and insights to drive continuous improvement of organizational solutions and increase transformation success
• Partner with analytics experts to holistically evaluate solution effectiveness and unlock organizational value
Travel is expected.
A day in the life
In this role, your days will be filled with strategic planning, collaborative problem-solving, and innovative solution design. You will engage with executive leaders to align organizational strategies with business goals, facilitate workshops to foster team cohesion, and utilize advanced analytics to drive continuous improvement. Your work will directly contribute to the evolution of AWS’s operational framework, ensuring it remains agile, efficient, and customer-focused.
About the team
Our Organizational Effectiveness team is a diverse group of experts dedicated to diagnosing, designing, and delivering innovative solutions that drive sustainable growth. We are committed to enhancing the way our organization is structured and how work is delivered across teams. By joining us, you will be part of a collaborative environment where your insights and expertise will contribute to unlocking business impact and shaping the future of work at AWS.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field- 10+ years of Organizational Effectiveness experience, demonstrating proven success in strategy development, organizational design, and operating model optimization within global, matrix environments.
- Advanced expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, with demonstrated success in organizational assessment and data-driven solution design using human-centered approaches.
- Proven ability to influence executive leaders through data-driven insights while building strategic partnerships at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement scalable organizational solutions, managing complex initiatives in dynamic environments
Extended Qualifications
• Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field• Experience with organizational change, talent management, and performance management initiatives
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $222,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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