EU Talent Assessment Specialist

Job Description

At Amazon we believe that every day is still day one.
A day to take a first step. A day to look forwards to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be part of something great. A day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and passion behind Amazon. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of products each year to our loyal customers.

Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds. This is your chance to make history.

Does the challenge and ownership that comes from leading and driving large, cross-organizational projects and initiatives for one of the largest online marketplaces excite you? Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex problems and delivering innovative assessment solutions?

In role of EU Talent Assessment Specialist (m/f) you will be part of the Global Talent Acquisition organization and work closely with teams across Amazon to deliver innovative assessment strategies for candidates.

As part of the Talent Assessment team, you will participate in assessment development, validation activities, job analyses, and competency modeling. You will work with stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop milestones to ensure timely completion of projects. You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and encourage risk taking behavior to maximize business benefit.

Successful candidates will be detail-driven and have excellent problem solving abilities. You should not only be passionate about assessment development but should also be obsessed with contributing to the development of high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, and continuous process improvement. This role is based in Luxembourg and reports into the Sr Manager, Talent Assessement in the US.

You must be able to:
· Interact with executive project sponsors and multiple business and development teams.
· Lead the effective and efficient delivery of projects.
· Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
· Maximize resources for the greater good of the organization.
· Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
· Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders.
· Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.

Qualifications

· 2+ years’ experience with project delivery for large, cross functional Projects
· 5+ years’ of personnel selection experience
· Experience with software implementation
· Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology or related field
· Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

· PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology or related field
· Previous work experience in recruiting or assessment strategies
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Quantitative analytical abilities
· Proven problem solving skills
· Strong organizational skills

About our rewards
If you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, you’ll meet your match with us, as you will be part of a vibe of constant improvement, where the things you do one moment, you will not necessarily be doing 6 months later. We don’t like to sit still, which is why we always treat every day like the first day. A day to make more good things happen for our customers. It’s that kind of spirit that drives our success now and keeps us ahead of the competition in the future. And you could be part of it. It’s as simple as this: Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.

Sounds interesting? We look forward to your application and portfolio. Please submit your online application in one document including your CV and covering letter (both written in English, max. 5MB) by clicking "apply now", stating your earliest start date and salary expectations separately in the applicant form:

http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/316907/eu-talent-assessment-specialist-mf

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