Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the team

Recruiters at Roku are valued as strategic and consultative partners to our hiring teams, our peers, and candidates alike. We embody Roku’s culture and values and play a critical role in ensuring that we always hire the best candidate for any role. We are a collaborative organization, with opportunities for growth through projects and cross-team collaboration.   We take our jobs seriously, but try not to take ourselves too seriously.  If this sounds good to you, read on!

 

About the role

As a Recruiter on our team, you’ll use your well-honed recruiting skills to find qualified candidates, cultivate amazing candidate experiences, and guide managers and interview teams in their quest to hire the best person for each open position for any team in the Devices, Product and Technology team…from Software Engineers to Lifecycle Marketers, and many things in between.  Additionally, you’ll use your strong project management skills to organize complex hiring situations and keep things on track, from resume review through new employee onboarding.  Please note that this is a hybrid role, requiring you to be in-office during core business hours, several days/week.

 

What you’ll be doing

• Be a trusted talent acquisition advisor for hiring managers, providing subject matter expertise and thought leadership in the area of talent acquisition
• Thoroughly evaluate candidates, prepare professional write-ups, and present candidates in an accurate and detailed manner
• Analyze research and understand the requirements to identify qualified talent. Help hiring managers craft compelling job descriptions
• Use your awesome communication skills to effectively source candidates (cold outreach, applicants and ATS mining)
• Also use your awesome communication skills for effective communications to all levels of Roku staff.  Keep everyone informed on searches in an organized, easy to understand manner
• Identify areas for improvement with the organization and staffing, partner with those necessary to make the change
• Strive for enthusiastically satisfied clients on every engagement

 

We’re excited if you have

• Significant experience working both in-house and as an agency recruiter, sourcing for software, engineering, and other technically oriented candidates
• Extensive experience in sourcing and identifying candidates through social media and other non-traditional methods (e.g., Boolean, Facebook, LinkedIn, Indeed, …TikTok, anyone?)
• Sound business judgment and common-sense approach to get through obstacles and solve problems encountered during candidate searches
• Experience balancing the demands of the customer with the defined constraints of the candidate search
• 5+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, specifically with bringing on software engineers, developers, network engineers, user experience professionals, product managers, plus the ability and enthusiasm to recruit for non-technical roles 
• Experience with ATS and other recruiting tools (Greenhouse, LinkedIn, TalentWall, browser extensions, etc.)
• Ability and willingness to recruit for other positions as requested

 

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Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available