Talent Sourcing Partner, ML/AI

Game Companies; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a seasoned Technical Sourcer to help build, scale, and influence our recruiting for engineering, AI, ML, and data science roles. You will partner with engineering leaders to define role scopes, shape hiring strategy, and ensure a top-tier candidate experience across a fast-growing tech platform.

The role requires 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting in technical domains, a data-driven mindset, and the ability to manage high-volume pipelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in technical domains
• Proven ability to manage high-volume pipelines with quality results
• Successful hiring of researchers and ML engineers in competitive markets
• Influences stakeholders and solves complex recruiting challenges creatively
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System to maintain pipelines
• Data-driven approach to analyze metrics and inform strategy
• Startup mentality and ability to think outside the box
• Ability to switch from sourcing to full-cycle recruiting as needed

Responsibilities

• Drive hiring for critical technical roles across Engineering, ML, AI, Research
• Source and engage top talent via LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, GitHub, arXiv, Google Scholar
• Influence and improve recruiting processes for speed and scale
• Partner with engineering and data leaders to shape hiring strategy
• Share market insights to guide leveling and compensation decisions
• Mentor hiring managers on calibration, evaluation, selection
• Champion candidate experience reflecting Roblox values
• Ensure clean pipelines, accurate data and ATS hygiene
• Use data to diagnose bottlenecks and tell stories to stakeholders
• Act as strategic thought partner to leadership on AI talent dynamics

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

High-volume pipelines

Stakeholder influence

ATS proficiency

Data-driven approach

Startup mentality

Sourcing to full-cycle

Job description

Information Technology (IT)
5+ years
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device.We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

• At Roblox, we are growing and looking for a Technical Sourcer to help build, scale, and influence our recruiting landscape. We are a fun and collaborative team focused on recruiting engineering talent. This person is a strong communicator, collaborator, and leads by example. Successful Builders embrace change and we encourage bringing in fresh ideas and a culture of feedback. As a Technical Sourcer you will directly impact the growth of the company and support our scaling efforts.

You Will

• Drive hiring for critical technical roles across Engineering, Machine Learning, AI, Research.
• Proactively source and engage top talent through Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, GitHub, arXiv, google scholar, and AI/ML research communities, amongst others.
• Influence and improve processes to help the team work smarter, faster, and at scale.
• Partner with engineering and data leaders to define role scopes, assess capability gaps, and shape hiring strategy across emerging domains like generative AI, LLMs, computer vision, and infrastructure automation.
• Share talent market insights with hiring managers to guide decisions on leveling, compensation, and candidate profiles.
• Mentor and coach hiring managers and interviewers, raising the bar on calibration, evaluation, and selection practices.
• Champion a best-in-class candidate experience that reflects our values and culture at every stage of the process.
• Ensure operational excellence with clean pipelines, accurate data, and strong ATS hygiene.
• Use data and insights to diagnose bottlenecks, measure impact, and tell compelling stories to stakeholders.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to technical leadership — bringing structured insights on global AI/ML talent dynamics and shaping long-term hiring strategies.

You Have

• 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with depth in technical domains like AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume pipelines while delivering quality results
• Demonstrated success hiring research scientists, ML engineers, applied AI practitioners, and data leaders in highly competitive markets
• A strong track record of influencing stakeholders and solving complex recruiting challenges with creativity and innovation.
• Experience utilizing an Applicant Tracking System to maintain candidate pipelines
• A data-driven approach with the ability to analyze metrics, surface insights, and inform strategy.
• A startup mentality and open to thinking outside of the box
• Ability to be able to switch from sourcing to full-cycle recruiting on an as needed basis.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Annual Salary Range$159,260—$200,630 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.