Principal HRBP, Amazon Stores India, Amazon Stores PXT

Role overview

Principal HRBP, Amazon Stores India, Amazon Stores PXT at Amazon

This role anchors PXT support for a set of Corporate Operations teams in India under Udit Madan - one of the most strategically dense Principal HRBP charters in Amazon India.

Employment details

• Engage COE partners (HR Partner, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition, Compensation) to define and tackle organizational obstacles and drive broader PXT initiatives.
• Location: Bengaluru [Karnataka] [India]

About the employer

• About the team the Amazon Stores PXT team provides high leverage HRBP support to multiple Stores organization working closely with leaders owning global charters.

Benefits

• L7→L8; coach senior business and tech leaders; partner with Comp/Benefits/Stock in a high-mobility market.

Additional role details

• Three businesses, each large enough to demand its own people strategy, each navigating a different kind of change at once: ASCS is in business transformation, SCOT is in team-and-org evolution, and the broader Corp Ops portfolio is consolidating its PXT support model alongside a multi-year, GenAI-led workforce transformation.
• The incumbent partners directly with multiple L8 leaders (tech and non-tech), sets the HR strategy for the combined client group, and operates with the autonomy and influence of a Principal - shaping org design, talent, culture, and workforce transformation rather than executing someone else's plan.
• The connective tissue is the common disciplines - org design, span-of-control, leadership depth, talent movement, change leadership - applied to three distinct problems.
• Key job responsibilities
• Org design & planning: set HR strategy and goals for the client group; lead org design, succession, and change leadership across all three businesses within OP1/OP2/R&O/S-Team goals..
• Talent management: drive forward-looking promotions, succession and top-talent movement incl.
• Workforce planning: partner with Finance & Recruiting on OP1/OP2/R&O headcount; set sourcing strategy and strengthen the senior tech/science pipeline.
• Data & culture: use Clarity to diagnose and influence; role-model Leadership Principles and preserve Day-1 culture through scale.
• Function as a coach and consultant to key leaders and their respective organizations; engage in strategic planning meetings to translate business needs into HR plans.
• Review and analyze business metrics including data on retention and employee experience to recommend systemic improvements and drive data-informed decisions.
• Leverage data, functional expertise, and sound judgment to influence long-term decisions, drive organizational effectiveness, and evolve ways of working across both functions.
• Explore and apply GenAI tools where they add value to HR work, combining AI with human expertise while maintaining transparency, accountability, and sound judgment.
• The HRBPs are at forefront of driving the leadership vision for the teams and driving excellence at the site.
• They engage across Tech, Business, and Non Tech customer groups working on unique problems to drive higher productivity, better experience, and building strong leadership and culture.
• 10+ years of human resources management, or 10+ years of human resources leadership experience
• Knowledge of compensation/total rewards, talent management, performance management, compliance, and organization design and development