Senior Process Engineer, Workforce Staffing

Amazon.com Inc

Arlington, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Autoscaling, Benchmarking, Business Case, Candidate Pipeline, Capacity Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Establish Priorities, Finance, Functional Programming Languages, Home Automation, International Operations, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Mentoring, Onboarding, Operations Processes, Order/Customer Fulfillment, Process Control Engineering, Process Development, Process Engineering, Process Improvement, Process Quality, Programming Methodologies, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Resource Management, Sales Pipeline, Scalable System Development, Simulation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Strategic Planning, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Operations, Technical Recruiting, Willing to Travel, Workforce Management
LOCATION
Arlington, VA
POSTED
5 days ago

At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, driven, and diverse leaders. Workforce Staffing (WFS) is Amazon"s high volume hiring engine, responsible for attracting, hiring, and onboarding hundreds of thousands of associates annually across global operations. WFS partners with Operations, People Experience and Technology (PXT), Finance, and Technology teams to deliver a world class candidate and associate experience while continuously driving down cost per hire and improving quality of hire through process innovation, operational rigor, and data driven decision making.

The Process Engineering team within WFS Transformations is a globally diverse group of operational leaders driving process stabilization, standardization, and continuous improvement across the WFS network. This team is essential to establish and execute benchmark operating standards, accelerate implementation of technology advancements and AI driven automation, and strengthen process knowledge for operational leaders across WFS programs globally. As WFS continues to rapidly scale and infuse the organization with new talent, we need to ensure operations teams are equipped with the needed process knowledge, established standards, and benchmark practices for great process control. The team utilizes tools to understand process control and establish process understanding with the outcome of minimizing variation between programs, regions, and global teams by driving standard operating procedures to deliver strong performance.

Key job responsibilities

Set the strategic direction for process engineering across WFS, defining the multi-year roadmap for variation reduction, automation, and AI adoption. Influence senior leadership on prioritization, investment decisions, and resource allocation.

Serve as the connective tissue between field operations, technology, continuous improvement, program management, and leadership - translating field-level insights into strategic recommendations while converting leadership vision into actionable engineering solutions.

Engineer and optimize both FC manufacturing processes (onboarding stations, hiring event layouts, orientation flows) and corporate workflows (requisition management, candidate pipelines, compliance reporting) using Lean, Six Sigma, and simulation-based capacity analysis.

Champion AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation opportunities across recruiting workflows. Build business cases, design automation solutions, and lead technology implementations including ATS, workforce management tools, and AI-enabled platforms.

Build scalable frameworks and methodologies that enable program managers, field leaders, and operational teams to independently apply process engineering principles.

Establish and mature a Quality Management System (QMS), lead audits, and drive continuous improvement globally. Own executive reporting on variation reduction impacts and contribute to OP1/OP2 planning.

Lead cross-functional initiatives, program launches, and mentor process engineers on methodology.

Travel up to 50% to FCs and WFS locations globally.

A day in the life

No two days look the same. Monday, you"re presenting a variation reduction strategy to a VP. Tuesday, you"re on-site at a Fulfillment Center conducting a tact time study during a hiring event. Wednesday, you"re aligning a technology team and field operators. Thursday, you"re building the automation that eliminates the manual process they were debating.

You"ll move fluidly between the manufacturing floor and corporate office, setting engineering vision, mentoring junior engineers, influencing senior leaders, and building scalable frameworks - always connecting strategy to execution and enabling others to succeed.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles