Amazon's employment generation in Spain has multiplied exponentially in the last five years, according to data made public by the company. The US group closed 2024 with a workforce of 28,000, over 20,000 of whom have been hired since 2019. This figure makes it the company that has created the most permanent jobs in Spain in the last five years and one of the country’s ten largest employers in the private sector, according to the D&B benchmark[UdW1] .

The jobs created by Amazon cover all profiles, ages, educational levels and career paths. The company employs people embarking on their first professional experience, as well as professionals with decades of experience. Its staff includes up to 400 different positions.

Variety of positions
Amazon's workforce in Spain ranges from professionals working on artificial intelligence to specialists in logistics and software development. The diversity of the company's activities means that there are people designing the next generation of robots and smart devices, while others act as creatives or advertisers for Prime Video, and others design technology operations in the AWS cloud.

As part of its company culture, Amazon fosters responsibility and autonomy to enable each professional to develop, create and lead great ideas. The project to speed up fast deliveries, for example, came into being in Spain. It was developed by the Operations Manager for the San Fernando de Henares (Madrid) centre, Fernando de las Cuevas, who explained that: “With this project we managed to break the record for the fastest delivery in 2024, enabling a customer to receive his order in just 82 minutes”.

Professional growth
The company also encourages all its employees to achieve professional growth, and highlights the case of Development Manager Lara Fajardo, who describes her career as “a journey of constant growth and overcoming challenges”. Another example is Sandra Rodrigo, PXT Compliance Governance Manager, a position in which she implements initiatives to make Amazon a good place to work.

This year Amazon has been named Top Employer for the fifth consecutive year, and has also been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the best companies to work for in Spain. As Rodrigo recalled, “When I arrived at Amazon, we only had one centre in Spain with a few hundred employees. Today we are an organisation that employs thousands of people, and which requires very different management. Over the years, we have developed innovative programmes and processes that allow us to grow responsibly, taking care of our employees and creating high-quality job opportunities.”

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