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Shelby Kennedy

Commander · DISC type D
Technical Recruiter at Amazon
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Shelby is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Amazons Project Kuiper, specializing in talent acquisition and people operations. A graduate of Washington State University with a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, she focuses on developing recruiting enablement mechanisms, optimizing strategies, and driving efficiency in technical recruiting.

Outside of her direct role, Shelby is passionate about people-centric programs and supporting her professional network. Her background includes working as a preschool teacher with children in foster care, and she actively shares career opportunities to help those in her network advance.

She made a unique career transition from being a Preschool Teacher to a Senior Technical Recruiter in the competitive aerospace sector.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Technical Recruiter
Job Level
Junior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Shelby shows up

Risk-Taker
Decisive
Very Quick

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Priorities

Topics Shelby cares about

Aerospace Recruiting
Currently recruits for Amazon's Project Kuiper and lists Boeing as a company of interest, indicating a professional focus on the aerospace and satellite technology industries.
Recruiting Enablement
Her role involves building enablement mechanisms, tools, employee satisfaction programs, and L&D initiatives to enhance recruiting organization performance.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
4-2022 - 9-2025
Senior Technical Recruiter
Amazon
10-2018 - 4-2022
Manager of Talent Acquisition and Retention
AIM Consulting Group
9-2017 - 9-2018
Financial Resources Recruiter
Kelly
12-2015 - 5-2017
Preschool Teacher
Community Child Care Center
In the press

Media appearances

Shelby Kennedy: Move to the Void, PROs, and Using the Full Toolbox. Featured in Amazon Music
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Education
2013 - 2017
Bachelor's degree
Washington State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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