New hires will start work in June in a temporary space. The company has also transferred two vice presidents to the new HQ2.
By Robert McCartney Robert McCartney Senior regional correspondent covering government and politics Email Bio Follow April 29 at 5:00 PM Amazon posted the first job listings for its new Arlington County headquarters Monday and said it is moving two vice presidents from Seattle there to oversee workforce development and international growth of its virtual assistant Alexa.
That’s in contrast to the reception Amazon received in New York, where opposition led it to cancel plans to build a similar facility there. “While the number is small, these employees will help build the foundation of our workforce and workplace,” Ardine Williams, vice president of workforce development, said in a blog post.
Moving the vice presidents is “a really strong signal” of Amazon’s commitment, Dorsey said, adding that “we’re hoping they will recruit from in and around the area.”But state Del. Lee J. Carter , one of a minority of House members who voted against a state incentives package for the company, expressed doubt about Amazon’s commitment to hiring locally.
The Seattle-based company portrayed the moves as confirmation that the Northern Virginia facility will be a true second headquarters, with high-level executives building teams there, and not merely a satellite office.The company said it is leasing 45,500 square feet of temporary space from JBG Smith at 2345 Crystal Drive, so new employees can begin work in June. Earlier this month, JBG Smith said it had finalized three leases and two sales agreements with Amazon for other buildings nearby.
The agreement with the state specifies how many jobs are to be created each year, with the average wage rising 1.5 percent each year from a base of $150,000. The state gives Amazon the grant money four and half years after the jobs are created.The Virginia General Assembly was so eager to get the Amazon jobs — and associated tax revenue and prestige — that it approved the incentives package after virtually no debate in January.
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