Sr. Talent Research Specialist

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India
Hybrid
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
Immersive gaming and creation platform
The Role
As a Talent Research Specialist, you'll identify and map technical talent through research methodologies and contribute to building a diverse talent pipeline.
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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.

As a Talent Research Specialist, you’ll map and identify technical talent through research methodologies, competitor analysis and partnerships with Recruiters and Hiring Teams. At the same time, build passive, but targeted talent networks to nurture and engage as we continue to build diverse teams. The role will be based onsite full time in Gurugram, India and report into our Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition.


Shift Time: 2:00pm - 10:30pm (Cabs will be provided)


You will:

  • Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Teams to build and execute strategies to convert passive talent into a strategic pipeline of talent for Roblox.

  • Conduct heavy talent research such as competitor mapping and analysis, market segmentation insights, and demographic reports to inform our strategic approach to hiring as talent advisors. 

  • Run searches across multiple talent networks providing lead generation to Recruiting partners, while also assisting with inbound application volumes and employee referral reviews.

  • Build proactive talent pipelines for multiple job requisitions at any given time for current and future hiring needs, creating enormous leverage across TA. 

  • Develop strategies utilizing all sourcing channels such as niche sites, professional and social networking sites/groups, and possible search engines to locate both active and passive candidates; conduct resume mining and research for internal positions; build candidate lists into Candidate Resource Management system.

  • Ensure high data quality standards through data audits, clean up and talent system maintenance.

  • Abide by Service level agreement commitments to maintain business continuity across TA, leading to faster delivery and support to our XFN stakeholders. 


You have: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree at minimum

  • 5+ years experience in technical sourcing or talent research capacity with a search firm or in-house recruiting team.

  • Expert application of running Boolean searches and knowledge of search within LinkedIn, Github and any other technical talent research platforms. 

  • Excellent research/sourcing skills, bringing an innovative mindset to explore new approaches and ideas for hard-to-fill reqs.

  • Must have a drive for continuous improvement, a curiosity for learning, quick to see things in other people's views

  • Expert written and verbal proficiency in the English language


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.

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The Company
HQ: San Mateo, CA
2,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Roblox is an immersive gaming and creation platform that offers people millions of ways to be together, inviting its community to explore, create and share endless unique experiences. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together — in a world that's safe, civil, and optimistic. To achieve this vision, we are building an innovative company that, together with the Roblox community, has the ability to strengthen our social fabric and support economic growth for people around the world.

Why Work With Us

Every day, Roblox employees tackle complex questions and drive incredible innovation. Join us in building the future of human connection and communication.

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