Associate Recruiter

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: 6-month Contract (with the possibility to extend)
Reports to: Recruiting Partner

The Role

We're looking for an Associate Recruiter to help grow and scale our teams in Hong Kong office. In this position, you’ll collaborate closely with hiring managers and leadership, bringing a strategic, consultative mindset to support the full recruitment lifecycle.

You’ll build strong pipelines across both technical and non-technical roles, while delivering an inclusive and thoughtful candidate experience. You’ll experiment with creative sourcing strategies, bring data to your decision-making, and help shape scalable processes that evolve with the business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and wants to have a meaningful impact on how we scale.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own the end-to-end recruitment process across technical and non-technical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates, while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
• Be a Trusted Talent Partner: Take a consultative approach with hiring managers and leadership by advising on market trends, candidate profiles, recruiting processes, and strategies that align with business goals, providing guidance to ensure a fair, inclusive, and effective hiring experience.
• Develop and Execute Sourcing Strategies: Leverage creative and data-driven sourcing techniques to engage passive talent through platforms like LinkedIn, social media, referrals, recruitment events and industry networks. Be proficient in using tools and systems such as ATS, job boards, and recruiting software to manage pipelines efficiently.
• Pipeline & Market Intelligence: Build and maintain strong pipelines and talent networks, while grounding your sourcing strategies in market research, role complexity, and business needs.
• Integrity & Candidate Experience: Possess a high degree of ethical integrity, maintaining confidentiality, fairness, and respect for candidates throughout the recruitment process, while positively representing the company’s brand and image.
• People-Centered Talent Approach: Be people-oriented, with a strong focus on attracting and retaining top talent, while representing and presenting the company’s image, vision, and mission in a way that genuinely reflects our culture.
• Intern & Campus Recruitment: Support intern and graduate hiring initiatives by coordinating campus recruitment efforts, organizing or participating in recruitment talks, and building strong relationships with universities and student organizations to grow Nex’s early talent pipeline.
• Support Onboarding & Employer Brand: Coordinate onboarding logistics and act as a brand ambassador at events, helping to elevate Nex’s talent brand and recruitment journey.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (in-house experience strongly preferred)
• Experience recruiting for a range of technical roles (e.g., Game Engineers, Developer Experience Engineer, ML Engineer, Game Artist, Technical Artist, UI/UX Designer, QA, etc.)
• Direct experience working in the gaming or entertainment industry is highly desirable
• Proficient in applicant tracking systems (ATS) i.e. Greenhouse
• Collaborative team player with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, able to connect effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Highly proactive and adaptable, comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment while independently managing responsibilities
• Well-organized and detail-oriented, skilled at managing large volumes of hiring activities efficiently and promptly

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.

We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!