When will Amazon open up internal transfer again?
not before Q2.
Q2-Q3 2023
What Slack channels are available to employees for reaching out to managers with openings (if any)?
It depends on the workspace, but do a search for "opportunities" and you'll find channels dedicated to either certain job roles or locations. Obviously, posts have slowed down considerably, but some hiring managers have posted for backfill roles.
Thanks @ryek :) yeah I am SDE2 and before Amazon was a data scientist /researcher . Thinking about doing that again as an applied scientist. If you know of any channels specific to that - let me know :)
Job finder has open reqs. Have you looked there?
2023
It depends on the org. Some teams have internal transfers open, but only for internal domestic moves with no relocation. As for relocation and international, again it depends, but I'm guessing not for a while. There will probably be more layoffs before unrestricted transfers become a thing again.
But all the managers i talked to , had no open req right now. They are uncertain when these will open up even for domestic transfers
Where are you looking to transfer? Your best bet is one of the local opportunities channels, or ordering on the internal job board for recently posted jobs. Some managers have posted in the last week that they'll hire domestic/local only.