Amazon: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Nov 2022

Industry

Amazon holds hiring in corporate workforce due to slow economy

Nov 4, 2022

Amazon is hiring for various roles including WFH jobs, Apply

An American multinational technology company that focuses on e-commerce, Amazon is hiring for variou...

Hiring

Nov 1, 2022

Nykaa appoints Rajesh Uppalapati as Chief Technology Officer

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd NYKAA has announced the appointment of Rajesh Uppalapati as their new ...

C-Suite Move

Oct 28, 2022

Nykaa appoints Rajesh Uppalapati as Chief Technology Officer

Amazon to hire , workers ahead of holiday season

Amazon is hiring , employees throughout the U.S. in full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles a...

Hiring

Oct 7, 2022

Amazon to hire , workers ahead of holiday season

Industry

Amazon to invest $150 mln for underrepresented founders

Amazon has announced Amazon Catalytic Capital, a new initiative to invest $150 million in venture capital (VC) funds, accelerators, incubators, and venture studios that provide funding to entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the pre-seed/seed stage of venture capital funding. The company will invest in funds that focus on Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders. Amazon expects to support more […]

Oct 6, 2022

C-Suite Move

WhatsApp Pay Head Manesh Mahatme quits, joins Amazon

The Head of WhatsApp Pay India payment business, Manesh Mahatme, has quit and is joining Amazon India as Director of Products. WhatsApp in a statement said Mahatme played an important role in expanding access to WhatsApp payments in India, adding the payments service was “a priority for Meta and we will continue to innovate and […]

Sep 23, 2022

Industry

Northeast India gets its first all-women delivery station by Amazon

Amazon has started its first all-women delivery station in Northeast India. The company has received the opportunity to start an all-women partner delivery station in Champhai (a district close to the Myanmar-India border). The station is run by Christina Rindiki, an entrepreneur who started a last-mile delivery company called Service with Amazon’s DSP program. Christina Rindiki […]

Aug 26, 2022

Layoffs

Amazon has laid off 1 lakh workforce

The e-commerce company, Amazon has slashed its direct workforce by nearly 1 lakh, the largest sequential drop in its history, primarily at its fulfillment centres and distribution network. The e-commerce behemoth still employs over 15 lakh people, the highest in the tech world. These layoffs are the results as Amazon said that it sees stabilization in […]

Aug 1, 2022

Hiring

Amazon to create 4,000 permanent new jobs

Online retail giant, Amazon has announced its plans that it will be creating nearly more than 4,000 jobs in the UK this year. This will bring the company’s total UK staff strength to 75,000. Amazon has planned to include roles in new warehouses in Wakefield and Knowsley. The company created 40,000 new jobs in the […]

Jul 16, 2022

Appointments

slice ropes-in Bhawna as Chief Legal & Strategy Officer from Amazon

India’s lending, and consumer payments company slice has appointed Bhawna Sangwan as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer. Prior to this, most recently, she was working with Amazon as Director and Associate General Counsel. In this role, she will be responsible for strengthening the company’s legal and compliance function and regulatory processes. Consumer protection, corporate governance, regulations, […]

Jun 25, 2022

Jobs

IIIT-Delhi records campus placement rate of 98.10 per cent

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) has said it has surpassed the campus recruitment record for its current batch of students with a placement rate of 98.10 per cent. During the campus placement, the institute hosted 140 companies, among which 108 offered competitive salaries falling between Rs 11 lakh and Rs 47 lakh per annum. Several national and international companies […]

Jun 23, 2022

Appointments

Wipro subsidiary Topcoder appoints Doug Hanson as CEO

Topcoder, a Wipro company and the world’s leading open talent platform for developers, designers, data scientists, and QA enthusiasts announced the appointment of Doug Hanson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In his new global role, Doug will be responsible for the success of Topcoder and its customers and partners. Subha Tatavarti, Chief Technology Officer, Wipro […]

Jun 18, 2022

Appointments

Jubilant FoodWorks appoints Sameer Khetarpal as CEO & MD

Jubilant Foodworks has announced the appointment of Sameer Khetarpal as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for five years effective September 5, 2022. Sameer will succeed Pratik Pota. This decision was taken at a Board of Directors meeting held on Monday and the appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the company. […]

May 31, 2022

Hiring

Global Capacity Centres on hiring spree to add 2,00,000 jobs in FY23

As per the media sources, the Global Capacity Centres based in India are planning to add nearly 180,000 – 200,000 employees by the end of FY23. There are currently about 1,500 GCCs in India across sectors such as banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), IT software, automotive, pharmaceuticals, retail and oil, and gas. India will […]

May 18, 2022

Hiring

Amazon Music is hiring for various roles globally, check details here

Amazon Music, a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon is hiring for various roles globally across Engineering, Marketing, Design, and more. Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voices. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new […]

May 17, 2022

Appointments

Pine Labs appoints Amazon India’s ex-HR Head Vijayalakshmi as CPO

A leading merchant commerce platform, Pine Labs has appointed Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan as Chief People Officer. She takes over from Anu Mathew who will now transition into the role of the head of learning and development at Pine Labs. B Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs said, “Our people are our Strength. A high-performance workforce will accelerate the progress […]

May 14, 2022