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Maria Ramirez
Senior Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in technical recruiting, DEI, and hiring operations
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Recruiting leader with AWS LATAM experience managing teams of ~10 (up to 14) and personally owning executive searches for country leaders across Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Led compensation benchmarking and package recalibration for new-country office launches (e.g., Argentina) and drove a major recruiting operating-model change to a centralized pod/virtual hiring approach to support rapid headcount growth.
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Key Strengths
- Led recruiting teams up to 14 direct reports (avg 10)
- Data-driven leadership with clear expectations and outcome-based accountability
- Adapts management approach by recruiter seniority/performance (hands-on coaching vs. strategic partnership)
- Owned high-impact executive searches for AWS country leaders across LATAM (Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia)
- Strong market-intelligence approach in new/greenfield markets with limited benchmark data
- Deep experience partnering with HR on compensation strategy, approvals, and performance management
- Executive-level stakeholder management (partnered directly with Head of AWS LATAM; managed high-touch processes)
- Implemented scalable recruiting operating model shift (one-off interviewing to centralized pod/virtual hiring model) during rapid growth
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