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Strategic Sourcing Manager - Technology
Roblox Corporation · 🇺🇸 San Mateo, CA, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 197 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 48 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Roblox Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles19 certified filings for “Engineering Manager” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $322k–$380k, median $355k. Most were filed at wage level IV (74%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 197 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 48 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Strategic Sourcing Manager you will lead the contract and pricing negotiations of software and tools. In addition, you will work with cross-functional teams to ramp efficiently. You will demonstrate domain expertise in software licensing modeling and contract negotiations. You Will: • Assist and support stakeholders with the vendor review process for BATNA purposes and articulating business justification. • Demonstrate ability to analyze and interpret spend and cost data, including understanding of Total Cost of Ownership • Work collaboratively across Roblox and particularly within the Roblox Corp Eng organization. • Work closely with stakeholder teams to forecast the Technology needs for our rapidly growing company • Showcase your strong contracting experience and understanding of business risks and address them on legal documents with potential suppliers. • Work with our Legal team to manage the review and approval of Master Service Agreements, Terms of Service, NDAs, and End User License Agreements with our vendors prior to business being initiated. • Drive price and term negotiation processes to ensure that Roblox’s pricing is best in class and with risks mitigated on contract • Drive continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad hoc price negotiations • Centralize planning and purchasing for CorpEng‑related end‑user hardware (laptops/desktops/peripherals), QA and test devices, event hardware, and device‑lab equipment, • Participate in essential activities including assisting in annual budgetary validations and trending of actuals. • Monitor software maintenance renewal requirements while coordinating with software owners on operational requirements • Interpret software license agreements and identify rules, obligations, and product metrics to ensure compliance with all software licenses agreements and software usages • Lead and manage RFx (e.g. Request for Proposal, Request for Information, Request for Quote) process, including project management, development of RFx, negotiations and award process. • Identify data inaccuracies preventing smooth workflow and implement scalable solutions • Build documentation and quick reference guides around Sourcing and Procurement, Contract Negotiation, OpEx > CapEx You Have : • A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job experience • A minimum of 6 years of Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation related experience. • Conceptual knowledge of software licensing models • Software and Tools and Corporate Hardware (laptops, peripherals, etc) procurement experience • Experience working with Saas, On-Prem Software, and major OEM vendors (Microsoft, Apple, Dell) • Advanced knowledge of Excel, Google sheets or other data analysis tools used to coordinate and combine large data sets into actionable results • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Extensive negotiation experience. For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as sh