New Amazon CEO Aims to Create Over 55,000 New Jobs in the Coming Months

The New Jobs at Amazon Will Be for Corporate and Technology Roles Worldwide in the Coming Months

In an interview with the press, Amazon’s new CEO, Andy Jassy, said that the multinational is planning to create 55,000 new jobs for corporate and technology roles worldwide in the coming months. The executive stated that the company needed more firepower to keep up with demand in retail, cloud, and advertising, among other businesses. He also mentioned that the company’s new bet to launch satellites into orbit to expand broadband access, called Project Kuiper, would also require many new hires. See also: Amazon Has Over 200 Job Openings for Candidates with and Without Experience

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Hiring to Fill Amazon’s New Jobs

With Amazon’s annual job fair set to start on September 15, Jassy hopes this will be a good time for recruitment. There are so many jobs that were displaced or changed during the pandemic, and so many people are thinking about different and new jobs, Jassy said.

Amazon’s move comes after a period of increased scrutiny of its labor practices. Earlier this year, a failed effort by some employees in Alabama to unionize brought attention to working conditions in Amazon’s distribution centers and its aggressive stance against unions. Following the battle, Jeff Bezos, the CEO Jassy succeeded, stated that Amazon needed a better vision for its employees.

Changing Amazon’s Demanding Work Culture

When asked how he might change Amazon’s demanding work culture, Jassy stated that its strong focus on customers and creativity leads to improvements. Everyone in the company has the freedom – and really, the expectation – to critically assess how that can be better and then invent ways to make it better, says the executive.

Amazon’s marketing positions include engineering, research science, and robotics roles, positions that are largely new to the company, rather than jobs that others left, the company said. It was unclear how many of Amazon’s jobs have been open for some time. In 2020, Amazon, the second-largest private employer in the United States, hired more than 500,000 people, primarily in warehouse and delivery operations. This area has seen significant turnover.

The company is heavily investing in building more warehouses and increasing wages to attract workers to meet the strong demand from shoppers seeking products delivered to their homes. Jassy stated that Amazon has been “very competitive on the compensation side.” “We led the way with a minimum wage of $15,” he said, adding that, in some states, on average, “really, the starting wage is $17 an hour.”

See Also This News: Amazon Announces Distribution Center in Ceará

Amazon continues to invest in expanding its operations in Brazil. Last Wednesday, the 25th, the e-commerce giant announced its new distribution center in Ceará. The aim of the investment is to increase Amazon’s logistics capacity in Brazil. Amazon has already built six distribution centers in Brazil. Four of them are located in the state of São Paulo, while Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará have the remaining centers. Amazon’s distribution center is located in the city of Itatinga.

It has not been disclosed when the company will start operating its new distribution center; however, Amazon expects this to happen in the coming months: “The aim of the new operation is to increase the company’s logistical reach in Brazil, enhancing the customer experience by improving product availability and proximity in the region and reducing delivery time nationwide.”