Principal Workforce Strategist, Quantum & Silicon

Salary: $177,000 - 239,400 per year
Requirements:
We are looking for 8+ years of experience in workforce planning, organizational design, HR strategy, or management consulting. We need experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, including process development and release coordination. We require experience building workforce models that extend beyond headcount to include skills, capabilities, capacity, and business impact. We seek a strong track record of partnering with senior business leaders to shape strategic workforce decisions. We value experience in organizations going through major technology transformation or AI adoption. We need strong analytical ability, including data modeling, scenario planning, and quantitative decision-making, with the confidence to lead executive-level insights and discussions. Preferred: experience influencing technology roadmaps and finding innovative ways to deliver with speed and accuracy.
Responsibilities:
We will lead end-to-end workforce planning with an emphasis on capabilities, skills, and outcomes, not just roles and headcount. We will design future-ready operating models that bring together people, AI, and automation into connected workflows. We will partner with HRBPs, Finance, and Business Operations to turn workforce strategy into practical plans aligned to business priorities. We will anticipate talent needs in an AI-driven environment by working closely with business and technology leaders. We will build trust with senior leaders through executive influence and collaborative strategies that create measurable business value. We will develop scenarios and models that link workforce decisions to productivity, innovation, and growth. We will identify opportunities to redesign work, reskill talent, and deploy AI effectively across the organization. We will create frameworks to determine which work should be automated, augmented, or remain human-led. We will advise senior leadership on workforce composition strategies that balance near-term delivery with future capability building.
Technologies:
AI Support
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We are Amazons PXT (People Experience and Technology, HR) team supporting Peter DeSantiss organization, which includes Foundational AI Models, Quantum Computing, and Custom Silicon. Our businesses are redefining how AI models are built and trained, designing custom chips that power the next generation of compute, and pushing the boundaries of quantum computing. The pace of change is unprecedented, and our charter is evolving in real time as these businesses scale, restructure, and create new ways of working. In this role, we will not be supporting business as usual; we will be inventing new people practices, tools, and frameworks to match the speed and ambition of the technology organizations we serve. We offer comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more, along with sign-on payments and restricted stock units. The role is based in Seattle, WA, with a listed base salary range of USD 177,000 to 239,400 annually.
last updated 30 week of 2026