Sr. HR Business Partner, AWS Compute Abstractions
About The Position
The future of cloud computing is being built by engineers who need an HR leader who can match their pace. AWS Compute Abstractions — a multi-billion dollar portfolio powering millions of customer workloads across Containers, Serverless, High Performance Computing, and Quantum — is looking for a Senior HRBP to develop and execute people strategy for some of the fastest-growing, most technically complex services at AWS. You'll partner directly with senior engineering leaders navigating AI-first transformation, organizational change, and specialized talent — balancing strategic consulting with hands-on ownership of talent reviews, compensation, and workforce planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of HR Generalist or HR Specialist in a corporate environment experience
- Experience working with global cross-functional teams
- Experience working in a high-tech environment
- Experience partnering with senior leaders to deliver results
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
Nice To Haves
- Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
- Experience coaching and mentoring at the management level
- Experience analyzing HR metrics and using data insights to drive business decisions
- Experience translating business strategy and goals into optimal HR processes that are scalable, simple, customer-focused and adaptable to unique and changing business needs
- Experience with technology transformation initiatives
- Familiarity with how AI tools are changing engineering work and career development
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute people strategy for assigned organizations, translating business needs into actionable HR plans
- Partner with senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning — particularly as the organization redefines engineering contribution in an AI-first world
- Lead Organization and Leadership Reviews twice annually, driving talent calibration, development planning, and organizational health priorities
- Analyze workforce metrics (retention, attrition, sentiment, high performer data) to identify emerging risks and recommend systemic improvements
- Support AI-first workforce transformation by helping engineering leaders adapt career frameworks and development practices
- Work closely with specialist HR teams (Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Employee Relations) and matrixed global HR colleagues to deliver integrated solutions across regions
- Leverage Gen AI tools to improve HR processes while maintaining transparency and using high judgement before implementation
Benefits
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
