Senior Talent Business Partner, Early Career AIML PhD

A career at Roblox means youll be working to shape the future of human interaction on the worlds largest immersive platform. As the Senior Talent Business Partner - AI/ML PhD on the Early Careers Recruiting team you will be a driver for cultivating and converting the next generation of exceptional AI/ML technical talent. Were looking for a PhD Recruiting expert to support Robloxs ML and AI engineering growth as well as create and scale programs that are not just operationally excellent but are a competitive differentiator modeling the caliber of talent acquisition found at the worlds most ambitious technology and AI companies.

You Will:

• Own the end-to-end technical recruiting pipeline for PhD AI/ML roles including full-time and internships helping to define the process as a scalable distributed system that must maintain a high quality bar under extreme volume.
• Partner with engineering and data leaders to define role scopes assess capability gaps and shape hiring strategy across emerging domains like generative AI LLMs NLP computer vision and infrastructure automation.
• Relentlessly monitor recruiting health metrics to translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations with hiring partners.
• Act as a talent business partner to executive leadership hiring managers and cross-functional teams (PBPs People Analytics Engineering) to forecast needs secure resources and influence hiring velocity and quality.
• Design implement and continuously refine scalable end-to-end PhD hiring programs that deliver an outstanding human-centered candidate experience from first touchpoint through conversion and onboarding.
• Partner with leaders and cross functional partners to execute the PhD strategy including ML conferences campus strategy academic collaborations and creative outreach strategies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on AI/ML PhD market trends and innovative sourcing techniques.
• Ensure that operational excellence is at the forefront of our process - influencing and improving processes to help the team work smarter faster and at scale.
  

You have:

• Progressive experience with 6 years of full-lifecycle technical recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment with a focused track record in Technical or University Recruiting
• Proven ability to manage high-volume pipelines delivering quality results while championing a best-in-class candidate experience
• Capability to use data to drive decisions; strong proficiency in understanding recruiting data models measuring ROI and influencing strategy ideally within a globally-recognized tech company (e.g. AI/ML SaaS Gaming or similar competitive sectors)
• Experience acting as a strategic thought partner to technical leadership bringing structured insights on global AI/ML talent dynamics and shaping long-term hiring strategies
• A strong track record of influencing stakeholders and solving complex recruiting challenges with creativity and innovation
• Ability to travel up to 25% to college campuses for various recruiting events (career fairs info sessions conferences) - contingent on health regulations
  
• 1 year of demonstrated success hiring talent as research scientists ML engineers applied AI practitioners and data leaders in highly competitive markets experience recruiting (bonus)
• Deep familiarity with the academic landscape and research trends in Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Systems (bonus)
• Experience in mid to large scale early career recruiting programs (bonus)
• ML/AI Events and Conference strategy and engagement preferred (bonus)
• Experience managing an internship program preferred (bonus)

Required Experience:

Senior IC