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How to Negotiate Your Best Amazon Offer

Hosted by Tommy Jay Corpuz and Annie Murray

184 students

In this video

What you'll learn

Decode How Amazon Actually Hires

The loop, the 2 & 5 rule, debrief outcomes, and team matching, and how each sets up your negotiation position.

Know Who Controls Your Offer

How the Hiring Manager, Bar Raiser, comp bands, and OP1/OP2 approval chain decide what you can actually negotiate.

Negotiate the Whole Offer

Break down base, sign-on, RSUs, and refreshers, then use competing offers and timing to move the number.

Why this topic matters

Most candidates walk into an Amazon offer without knowing how the decision actually gets made, so they under-negotiate or accept too early. The loop outcome, your level, the approval tier, and the OP budget cycle all set your real comp room before you ever counter. Knowing how the system works, from Bar Raiser to comp committee, is what turns a standard offer into a maximized one.

You'll learn from

Tommy Jay Corpuz

Ex-Amazon Recruiter & Valued Compensation Coach.

I spent years as an L6 Recruiting Manager at Amazon across AWS, Prime Video, HRTech, and Robotics, with access to the comp committee, plus 18+ years in global talent acquisition across FAANG, big pharma, and startups. I know exactly how the loop, the Bar Raiser, and the approval chain decide your offer, and how to build the case that actually moves your level and your comp.

Annie Murray

Head of Negotiation Coaching, Valued (previously at Microsoft, Amazon)

Drawing on my recruiting experience at Microsoft and Amazon, I've coached over 400+ clients at tech companies, including FAANG, TikTok, Airbnb, Jane Street, and many startups. I've seen exactly where candidates leave leverage on the table in an Amazon process, and how to reposition them so the offer reflects what the role is actually worth.

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