Sr. Director, Executive Search

Responsibilities

• Establish and foster long-term relationships with world-class leaders to engage talent well before a need arises, transforming recruitment from a cost center into a competitive advantage.
• Design and scale a world-class executive search function, including managing/coaching a small team, developing internal executive research capabilities, and leading succession planning.
• Remain actively involved in full-cycle execution for high-priority, mission-critical searches, personally driving candidate generation, engagement, and closing.
• Articulate the mission, vision, and culture compellingly to high-profile executive candidates, managing complex negotiations and relocation strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, C-suite, and senior leadership on talent planning and executive hiring best practices.

Requirements

• Proven track record recruiting executive talent in highly technical or rapidly scaling environments (e.g., software, hardware, AI/ML, autonomous systems).

Strategic Consultant

Partner with executives to accelerate product roadmaps, unlock innovation, and expand market share by aligning talent acquisition directly with corporate strategy.

Elite Headhunter

Lead executive searches with the discretion and taste of a top-tier boutique firm—securing our unfair share of exceptional, passive talent.

Experience Architect

Curate a differentiated, candidate-first recruiting journey to instill immediate trust, increasing offer-acceptance rates and fortifying internal confidence in the talent engine.

Insight Driver

Use market signals, funnel intelligence, and pattern recognition to guide executive decision-making and provide high-leverage talent intelligence.

Standard Bearer

Set a relentless bar for rigor to hold the organization to elite standards, ensuring maximum talent density.

Team Leader

Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of executive recruiters, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous professional development.

Velocity Engine

Build a function known for velocity, discretion, and consistently landing the right leaders to successfully shape the company.

End-to-End Recruitment

Own and drive the entire executive recruitment lifecycle, from initial intake strategy to candidate offer and closing, ensuring a seamless, high-touch experience.

Market Mapping & Sourcing

Develop sophisticated, data-driven market maps of executive talent across relevant technology and engineering domains.

Confidentiality & Discretion

Handle highly sensitive candidate information and internal organizational plans with complete discretion.

Process Improvement

Drive continuous improvement in executive search processes, leveraging modern tools, metrics, and interview methodologies.

Passive Candidate Conversion

Execute tailored strategies to reach and convert highly passive executive talent into active candidates.

Experience

8+ years leading executive searches (Director level and above) and 15+ years of total recruiting experience.

Communication

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with strong ability to influence and present to C-level executives.

Negotiation & Closing

Expertise in negotiating complex executive compensation packages and successfully closing candidates.

Talent Intelligence

Ability to provide real-time competitive intelligence, benchmarking, and market signals to guide leadership decision-making.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Someone with a Proven Reputation

Distinguished track record in leading executive searches that serves as a trust proxy, allowing you to build executive trust quickly and command market attention.

Excellent with Executive Operations

Ability to navigate executive team dynamics with ease, acting as a high-judgment negotiator who knows when to push, wait, or hold the bar.

A Quality Assurer

Relentless advocacy for high talent density, prioritizing the long-term success of leadership hires over short-term requisition speed.

Impact Prioritizer

Driven by company-shaping outcomes, focusing energy on high-leverage hires that fundamentally move the needle for the organization.

Talent Attractor

Embody the excellence of our brand to compellingly persuade passive industry leaders to join our mission.

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

$323,030

$364,920 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.