Chris Andonian

About Chris Andonian

I work in Design. I just so happen to be on the Recruiting and People Operations side of things.I\'m a Lead Design Recruiter on Amazon\'s Central Design Recruiting team. My focus is on our Devices & Services business, which includes UX for Alexa/AI and our related consumer electronic products (Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablet, etc.), Hardware/Industrial Design, and Consumer Robotics.My professional experience is in corporate recruiting roles in the design, technology, and digital marketing industries. I have a degree in marketing from Illinois State University and a project management certificate from DePaul University. Passionate about enabling good design, and building great design organizations. Geek generalist. Hiking, skiing, cars and racing/motorsports enthusiast. Rescue cat dad.

Experience

1. Sr Recruiting Business Partner, Devices Experience Design (Dxd)

   Amazon

   Jan 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I lead recruitment for Amazon\'s Devices Experience Design team, the company\'s largest design organization. We design Alexa-enabled products including Echo devices, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, their related companion apps, design systems and AI interfaces, and other future product strategies.

Education

• DePaul University

  Project Management Certificate

  2012 — 2013

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Digital Marketing
• Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Advertising
• Mobile Marketing
• Recruiting
• Mobile Applications
• Technical Recruiting
• Internet Recruiting
• Account Management
• User Experience
• Content Strategy
• Information Architecture
• Internet
• Interaction Design
• Web Project Management
• Mobile Design
• Digital Strategy
• Copywriting
• Front-End Development
• Web Design