People & Talent Partner, Roblox
CA$167-204.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$167-204.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with depth in technical domains (Engineering, Gaming, Rendering/Graphics, AI/ML, etc.)
- Demonstrated success hiring senior and niche technical talent in competitive markets
- A strong track record of influencing stakeholders and solving complex recruiting challenges with creativity and innovation
- A data-driven approach with the ability to analyze metrics, surface insights, and inform strategy
- Experience building people programs and systems from the ground up, with outcomes you can speak to
- A startup mentality and openness to thinking outside the box
- Excitement about being on-site full-time in Vancouver: you believe in-person presence matters and you show up with energy
- Strategically minded: you can zoom out to understand what a site needs to grow well, then zoom in to execute the detailed work that makes it happen
- A connector: you build trust quickly with employees and cross-functional partners at all levels, and you know how to get things done through influence rather than authority
- Data-informed: you use signals, survey results, retention trends, anecdotal feedback to shape priorities and make the case for investment
- Proactive, not reactive: you anticipate what the office and employees need before problems surface, and you move fast when they do
- Invested in people: you care deeply about the experience of every person in the Vancouver office and show up as a genuine advocate for what they need to do their best work
What the job involves
- Roblox's Vancouver office is a growing hub of engineering talent, and we're looking for someone to shape how the team grows, stays, and thrives
- As the Vancouver People & Talent Lead, you'll lead talent strategy for the site while serving as the people and office point of contact for the Vancouver site
- This role sits at the intersection of talent strategy and organizational health
- You'll work closely with Recruiting, People Business Partners, and Engineering leadership to understand what the Vancouver team needs to scale well, then build the programs, systems, and relationships to make it happen
- The experience you create will be a direct expression of Roblox's investment in this team
- You will report to the People Business Partner Lead supporting the Vancouver engineering organization
- Talent Strategy:
- Own full-cycle talent acquisition for the Vancouver site. Partner with Engineering leadership to define hiring strategy, recruit for senior and niche technical roles, build local talent pipelines, and support workforce planning as the team scales
- Champion Roblox as an employer of choice in the Vancouver tech market through partnerships with universities,, and local industry networks
- Collaborate with the Early Careers team to make Roblox Vancouver a standout internship destination by overseeing the local intern program end-to-end and building a pipeline of future full-time hires
- Office Health & Employee Experience:
- Drive the programs and rituals that make Vancouver a high-engagement, high-trust office from onboarding to team events to feedback loops that surface what the team actually needs
- Serve as the trusted go-to for Vancouver employees: fielding questions, navigating sensitive situations, and connecting people to the right resources across People, Legal, Immigration, and Finance
Our take
Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations - turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
The platform has faced scrutiny over user safety, but responded by strengthen parental controls and launching initiatives like its "Parents Council". This move to address these issues, atop its strong financial performance and record payouts to developers, showcase Roblox's trajectory as one of innovation and impressive growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Baszucki
(Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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