Principal, HR Business Partner, Applied AI Solutions PXT
Seattle, WAFull-timePosted Jul 15, 2026
The Principal HRBP role exists to power the trajectory of the business by ensuring the business has the right talent mix, senior leadership, and capabilities to innovate and deliver exceptional customer experiences. In this role, you will create the conditions for everyday teams to do remarkable things. You will define and execute the HR strategy for a business undergoing rapid AI transformation, evolving talent expectations, and increasing organizational complexity. Working with partners in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation, Builder Relations, Workforce Planning, and Executive Recruiting, you will translate business challenges into people solutions that deliver measurable impact. This individual will also be part of the AAIS PXT leadership team and will own key talent priorities across the broader AAIS organization, including cross-org calibration and org-wide goal execution.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic HR Partnership
- Function as a strategic consultant and trusted advisor to the leadership team; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans that accelerate product delivery and customer wins.
- Leverage knowledge of the business and global landscape and trends, and external landscape and factors (social, cultural, political, legal environment, etc.), that directly affect the business to tailor people-focused solutions and drive business outcomes.
Organizational Effectiveness & Change Agent
- Design, recommend, and implement effective organization structures to ensure the structure aligns with its business strategy and strengthens culture.
- Evaluate organizational changes and create mechanisms for ongoing inspection and adjustment to evaluate if the changes have the intended business impact.
- Partner with business leaders to design and implement strategic workforce plans for an AI-enabled organization
- Drive organizations in adapting effectively to changing environments by continuously learning and developing new skills to support personal, team, and organizational growth.
- Use employee sentiment and listening mechanisms to identify trends, risks, and hotspots to inform change plans, de-risk the business, and maximize customer experience.
- Support experimentation in people systems that push the limits of what's possible, using data to evaluate effectiveness
Leadership Development & Talent Planning
- Coach senior leaders to maximize leadership effectiveness, with specific focus on building product vision, cross-team collaboration, and breaking down organizational silos
- Serve as a trusted advisor to see around corners, recommend solutions to business and people risks, and bring objective ideas and org design options.
- Develop a strategy to build the required senior leader skills and establish a diverse pipeline through hiring, build vs. buy, internal development and succession planning, and talent movement.
- Assess both long term and immediate senior leader talent needs and skills in order to achieve long-term business goals.
A day in the life
What We Need in This Partnership
The businesses you will support are technically complex and operationally diverse. The ideal candidate for this business must:
- Learn deeply and quickly: Absorb a complex business and develop credible business and technical acumen
- Influence with data: Use workforce analytics and org health diagnostics to drive evidence-based talent decisions
- Drive with courage: Challenge the status quo on org design, performance management, and talent placement; this work requires courage and a willingness to have difficult conversations
- Think systemically: Understand how talent decisions in one part of the system (e.g., promotion logic, career paths, rewards) connect to and influence outcomes elsewhere
- Move at pace: Match the speed of the business; AAIS cannot afford slow HR cycles in a year defined by AI transformation
- Coach with impact: Develop leaders who can build culture, drive open communication, cultivate product vision, and work backwards from customer needs
About the team
The mission of Applied AI Solutions is to build delightful AI solutions that improve human capabilities and business outcome. Our vision is every business innovating with Amazon AI teammates.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization
- Experience working with global teams and diverse partners
- Experience rapidly growing an organization and attracting, hiring, and maintaining top talent
- • 7+ years of experience in an HR business partner role or equivalent experience
- • Experience partnering directly with VP-level or C-suite technical executives
- • Demonstrated experience driving organizational design and workforce planning in a technology environment
- Experience delivering complex, data-driven recommendations to senior leaders
- Experience implementing data-driven workforce solutions and HR metrics
- Experience working with fast-moving, high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
- • Experience partnering with organizations building a new business from scratch (greenfield product development, new market creation, new operating models)
- • 10+ years of broad HR experience with specific depth in organizational design, talent management, succession planning, and executive coaching
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.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic HR Partnership
- Function as a strategic consultant and trusted advisor to the leadership team; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans that accelerate product delivery and customer wins.
- Leverage knowledge of the business and global landscape and trends, and external landscape and factors (social, cultural, political, legal environment, etc.), that directly affect the business to tailor people-focused solutions and drive business outcomes.
Organizational Effectiveness & Change Agent
- Design, recommend, and implement effective organization structures to ensure the structure aligns with its business strategy and strengthens culture.
- Evaluate organizational changes and create mechanisms for ongoing inspection and adjustment to evaluate if the changes have the intended business impact.
- Partner with business leaders to design and implement strategic workforce plans for an AI-enabled organization
- Drive organizations in adapting effectively to changing environments by continuously learning and developing new skills to support personal, team, and organizational growth.
- Use employee sentiment and listening mechanisms to identify trends, risks, and hotspots to inform change plans, de-risk the business, and maximize customer experience.
- Support experimentation in people systems that push the limits of what's possible, using data to evaluate effectiveness
Leadership Development & Talent Planning
- Coach senior leaders to maximize leadership effectiveness, with specific focus on building product vision, cross-team collaboration, and breaking down organizational silos
- Serve as a trusted advisor to see around corners, recommend solutions to business and people risks, and bring objective ideas and org design options.
- Develop a strategy to build the required senior leader skills and establish a diverse pipeline through hiring, build vs. buy, internal development and succession planning, and talent movement.
- Assess both long term and immediate senior leader talent needs and skills in order to achieve long-term business goals.
A day in the life
What We Need in This Partnership
The businesses you will support are technically complex and operationally diverse. The ideal candidate for this business must:
- Learn deeply and quickly: Absorb a complex business and develop credible business and technical acumen
- Influence with data: Use workforce analytics and org health diagnostics to drive evidence-based talent decisions
- Drive with courage: Challenge the status quo on org design, performance management, and talent placement; this work requires courage and a willingness to have difficult conversations
- Think systemically: Understand how talent decisions in one part of the system (e.g., promotion logic, career paths, rewards) connect to and influence outcomes elsewhere
- Move at pace: Match the speed of the business; AAIS cannot afford slow HR cycles in a year defined by AI transformation
- Coach with impact: Develop leaders who can build culture, drive open communication, cultivate product vision, and work backwards from customer needs
About the team
The mission of Applied AI Solutions is to build delightful AI solutions that improve human capabilities and business outcome. Our vision is every business innovating with Amazon AI teammates.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience- Experience working in a matrixed organization
- Experience working with global teams and diverse partners
- Experience rapidly growing an organization and attracting, hiring, and maintaining top talent
- • 7+ years of experience in an HR business partner role or equivalent experience
- • Experience partnering directly with VP-level or C-suite technical executives
- • Demonstrated experience driving organizational design and workforce planning in a technology environment
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree or above in Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Labor Relations, Business/Management, Psychology, or a related field- Experience delivering complex, data-driven recommendations to senior leaders
- Experience implementing data-driven workforce solutions and HR metrics
- Experience working with fast-moving, high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
- • Experience partnering with organizations building a new business from scratch (greenfield product development, new market creation, new operating models)
- • 10+ years of broad HR experience with specific depth in organizational design, talent management, succession planning, and executive coaching
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.