Sr. Recruiter - ML/AI & Product

Unity Technologies SF; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee stock ownership

Commuter/subsidy

Job summary

Unity Technologies is expanding its ML, AI, and Product recruiting team. You will run full-cycle recruiting, partner with hiring managers, and own the process from first conversation to signed offer.

The role emphasizes candor, urgency, and respect as core values while you shape a recruiting function. You will build trusted relationships with managers, evaluate technically strong talent (including roles outside your expertise), and use AI tools to streamline sourcing and communication.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for AI/ML roles and related fields.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers.
• Skilled in data-driven sourcing and candidate evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with hiring managers, turning open roles into well-scoped searches.
• Evaluate technical talent thoughtfully, including roles outside your subject area, with the right partners involved.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align decisions and keep the process moving.
• Use AI tools to strengthen sourcing, screening, and candidate communication.
• Manage and close candidates at senior and high-stakes levels, focusing on business needs.

Skills

Relationship building

Evaluating technical talent

Closing candidates

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

AI-enabled sourcing

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The opportunityUnity is growing our ML, AI, & Product recruiting team, and we want you to help us find the people who will build what's next. You will partner directly with hiring managers across a high-speed, high-performing organization, running a full-cycle recruiting process from first conversation to signed offer. You will be trusted to move fast, use good judgment, and bring both technical rigor and genuine care to every candidate interaction. This is a meaningful role for someone who wants ownership over how a team hires, not just who it hires. Join us and help shape a recruiting function built on candor, urgency, and respect.What you'll be doingBuild and maintain trusted relationships with hiring managers, turning open roles into clear, well-scoped searchesEvaluate technical talent thoughtfully, including on roles where you are not the subject-matter expert, and loop in the right partners at the right timePartner with multi-functional teams, including Trio partners, to align on decisions and keep the process movingUse AI tools to strengthen sourcing, screening, and candidate communicationManage and close candidates at every level, including senior and highest-stakes searches, with a focus on the business's needsCommunicate candidly with hiring managers and candidates, even when the message is a hard oneAct with urgency to keep candidates warm and searches on track without cutting cornersWhat we're looking forTrack record of building strong, trusted relationships with hiring managersComfortable evaluating technical talent, including for roles outside your own subject-matter expertiseExperience closing candidates at senior or high-stakes levels, including when your offer isn't the highest on the tablePracticed in using AI tools as part of a recruiting workflowComfortable making decisions jointly with multi-functional partners, even without full agreementKnow when to ask for help versus solving something independentlyEffective written and verbal communication, including delivering candid feedbackYou might also haveExperience recruiting specifically for AI, applied research, or ML rolesFamiliarity with structured interview techniques and competency-based interview frameworksZone A — $91,000 - $100,300 - $108,500Zone B — $107,700 - $118,300 - $130,900Zone C — $130,400 - $142,700 - $155,100This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.BenefitsAt Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching programLife at UnityUnity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy, and we are committed to providing applicants with updates throughout the hiring process in accordance with applicable law.Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. 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