ZYNGA INC
Position Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and innovative Senior Sourcer to help scale and refine our new talent sourcing function. This role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution, emphasizing identification and engagement of exceptional talent while fostering meaningful partnerships with our recruiting teams and hiring leaders. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of sourcing strategies, genuine enthusiasm for the gaming industry, and a commitment to building talent pipelines that reflect the global gaming community. What You'll Do:
Develop and Implement Sourcing Strategies
— Leverage data-driven insights to develop, implement, and continuously refine sourcing strategies that attract world-class talent across engineering, art, design, product management, and emerging disciplines. Hands-On Sourcing
— Source and engage both active and passive candidates through diverse platforms including LinkedIn, ArtStation, GitHub, and industry conferences. Collaboration with Recruiting and Hiring Managers
— Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional leaders to understand evolving talent needs relevant to business objectives. Talent Intelligence
— Conduct comprehensive talent and market mapping to understand industry trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive landscape dynamics. Relationship Building
— Cultivate authentic, long-term relationships with potential candidates, creating positive experiences that enhance our employer brand regardless of immediate hiring outcomes. Performance Analytics
— Track and analyze sourcing metrics to measure channel effectiveness, candidate quality, and pipeline health to develop recommendations that inform hiring strategies. Employer Branding Support
— Collaborate with marketing and people teams to showcase our culture and values to candidates. What You Bring:
5+ years of sourcing experience, ideally in gaming (console, PC, mobile), entertainment technology, or adjacent techno-creative industries. Advanced sourcing proficiency, Boolean search techniques, X-ray searches, social media recruiting, and emerging AI-powered sourcing tools. Experience leveraging data from sourcing and talent intelligence tools such as LinkedIn, ArtStation, Talent Neuron, Workday, Greenhouse, etc. Strong understanding of the gaming industry talent landscape, role requirements, career progression paths, and how to monitor emerging trends. Demonstrated ability to leverage data to influence and engage partners across various functions, seniority levels, and skill backgrounds. Proven success in fast-paced, evolving organizations with changing priorities and emerging opportunities. Commitment to staying current with industry trends, sourcing innovations, and best practices in talent acquisition. What We Offer You :
Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic—not on race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps. Zynga does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for personal or financial information over an app or unofficial chat channel. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through official Company email addresses.
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We are seeking a passionate and innovative Senior Sourcer to help scale and refine our new talent sourcing function. This role requires strategic thinking and hands-on execution, emphasizing identification and engagement of exceptional talent while fostering meaningful partnerships with our recruiting teams and hiring leaders. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of sourcing strategies, genuine enthusiasm for the gaming industry, and a commitment to building talent pipelines that reflect the global gaming community. What You'll Do:
Develop and Implement Sourcing Strategies
— Leverage data-driven insights to develop, implement, and continuously refine sourcing strategies that attract world-class talent across engineering, art, design, product management, and emerging disciplines. Hands-On Sourcing
— Source and engage both active and passive candidates through diverse platforms including LinkedIn, ArtStation, GitHub, and industry conferences. Collaboration with Recruiting and Hiring Managers
— Partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional leaders to understand evolving talent needs relevant to business objectives. Talent Intelligence
— Conduct comprehensive talent and market mapping to understand industry trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive landscape dynamics. Relationship Building
— Cultivate authentic, long-term relationships with potential candidates, creating positive experiences that enhance our employer brand regardless of immediate hiring outcomes. Performance Analytics
— Track and analyze sourcing metrics to measure channel effectiveness, candidate quality, and pipeline health to develop recommendations that inform hiring strategies. Employer Branding Support
— Collaborate with marketing and people teams to showcase our culture and values to candidates. What You Bring:
5+ years of sourcing experience, ideally in gaming (console, PC, mobile), entertainment technology, or adjacent techno-creative industries. Advanced sourcing proficiency, Boolean search techniques, X-ray searches, social media recruiting, and emerging AI-powered sourcing tools. Experience leveraging data from sourcing and talent intelligence tools such as LinkedIn, ArtStation, Talent Neuron, Workday, Greenhouse, etc. Strong understanding of the gaming industry talent landscape, role requirements, career progression paths, and how to monitor emerging trends. Demonstrated ability to leverage data to influence and engage partners across various functions, seniority levels, and skill backgrounds. Proven success in fast-paced, evolving organizations with changing priorities and emerging opportunities. Commitment to staying current with industry trends, sourcing innovations, and best practices in talent acquisition. What We Offer You :
Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic—not on race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps. Zynga does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for personal or financial information over an app or unofficial chat channel. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through official Company email addresses.
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