Principal Workforce Strategist, Models, Quantum, and Silicon PXT

Amazon • Seattle, WA

1d • $177,000 - $239,400 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a forward thinking Workforce Planning Lead who goes beyond traditional headcount and cost management to shape how work gets done in an AI native organization. This role blends strategy, analytics, and organizational design to build a workforce that is adaptable, augmented by AI, and aligned to long term business value. This leader will define what workforce planning means in a world where tasks are increasingly shared between humans and machines. You will move beyond spreadsheets and static forecasts to build dynamic models that account for automation potential, skill evolution, and new ways of organizing work.

Requirements

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• 8+ years of experience in workforce planning, organizational design, HR strategy, or management consulting
• Experience building workforce models that go beyond headcount (incorporating skills, capabilities, and capacity and looking at business impact)
• Track record of partnering with senior business leaders to drive strategic workforce decisions
• Experience in organizations undergoing significant technology transformation or AI adoption
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data modeling, scenario planning, and quantitative decision making and ability to drive executive level insights and conversation

Nice To Haves

• Experience influencing tech roadmaps and innovating approaches to delivering with speed and accuracy

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end workforce planning with a focus on capabilities, skills, and outcomes rather than roles and headcount alone
• Design future ready operating models that integrate humans, AI, and automation into cohesive workflows
• Partner with HRBPs, Finance, and Business Operations to translate workforce strategy into actionable plans aligned with the business needs
• Anticipate talent needs in an AI driven environment by partnering with business and technology leaders
• Earn trust with senior leaders through executive influencing skills, developing collaborative strategies that create measurable business impact
• Build scenarios and models that connect workforce decisions to productivity, innovation, and growth
• Identify opportunities to redesign work, reskill talent, and deploy AI effectively across the organization
• Create frameworks for determining which work should be automated, augmented, or remain human led
• Advise senior leadership on workforce composition strategies that balance current delivery with future capability building

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed