Recruiter

Riot Games; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Flexible schedules

Insurance

Parental leave

Retirement benefits

Charitable donations

Job summary

Riot Games in Dublin is seeking a Recruiter to partner with teams across EMEA, Mexico, and Brazil, attracting and hiring exceptional talent. You’ll deliver an inclusive candidate experience while showcasing Riot’s player-focused mission.

You’ll manage the full lifecycle from sourcing strategies to collaboration with hiring teams, supporting software engineering and technical roles across international markets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional recruiting experience within games industry and/or software development.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including candidate assessment, onboarding, and international hiring for software engineering and other technical roles.
• Strong experience in talent operations, recruitment project management, compliance, and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage end to end recruitment process including stakeholder management and interview coordination across pillars and disciplines.
• Build and maintain global talent pipelines across multiple markets and geographies.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies using Boolean search, targeted campaigns, talent communities, referrals, events, and specialized networks.
• Proactively identify and engage passive talent, tailoring outreach to different roles and markets.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand requirements, talent landscapes, and sourcing strategies.
• Build relationships with candidates and stakeholders, delivering a high-quality candidate experience.
• Track sourcing and recruitment metrics to assess pipeline health and identify gaps.
• Ensure recruitment activity remains efficient, compliant, and consistent across markets.
• Champion Riot’s employer brand when engaging global technical talent.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Stakeholder management

Talent operations

Job description

As a Recruiter, you’ll partner with teams across EMEA, Mexico, and Brazil to attract and hire exceptional talent. As a Riot brand ambassador, you’ll deliver an inclusive, thoughtful, and high-quality candidate experience while bringing Riot’s teams, products, and player-focused mission to life. You’ll also contribute to projects and process improvements that strengthen our recruiting practices globally.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Talent Acquisition – EMEA, Mexico & Brazil, you’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from developing sourcing strategies and engaging talent to partnering with hiring teams on their recruitment needs. You’ll build a strong understanding of the teams and talent markets you support, helping shape effective hiring strategies and workforce plans.

This role is based in our Dublin office and operates on a hybrid working model, combining in-office collaboration with remote work.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage end to end recruitment process including stakeholder management & interview coordination across all pillars and disciplines.
• Build and maintain global talent pipelines, identifying candidates across multiple markets and geographies.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies using advanced Boolean search, targeted campaigns, talent communities, referrals, events, and specialist networks.
• Proactively identify and engage passive talent, tailoring outreach to different roles, markets, and candidate profiles.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand requirements, talent landscapes, and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Build trusted relationships with candidates and stakeholders, delivering a high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Track sourcing and recruitment metrics to assess pipeline health, identify gaps, and continuously improve sourcing effectiveness.
• Ensure recruitment activity remains efficient, compliant, and consistent across different international markets.
• Champion Riot’s employer brand when engaging global technical talent, effectively communicating our opportunities, culture, and player-focused mission.

Required qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional recruiting experience within the games industry and/or software development.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including candidate assessment, stakeholder management, onboarding, and international hiring for software engineering and other technical roles.
• Strong experience in talent operations, recruitment project management, compliance, and continuous process improvement.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for or supporting roles within game development.
• Understanding of software development disciplines, roles, and talent profiles.
• Fluency in an additional language is a plus.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

• open paid time off policy
• flexible work schedules
• medical, dental, and life insurance
• parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
• retirement benefits with a company match
• double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations

Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.