Director, Global Head of Recruiting

Sonar•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Sonar is seeking a Director, Head of Global Recruiting to lead their worldwide talent acquisition strategy, team, and systems. This role, based in Austin, Texas, reports to the CHRO and works with the Executive Leadership Team. The position requires a leader who can set the vision for a world-class recruiting function while also managing a personal requisition load and staying closely involved in the work. The ideal candidate will have deep, hands-on experience modernizing recruiting processes with new technologies, including rebuilding processes around AI, and a passion for building a scalable, high-performing talent function. Sonar is a leader in AI code verification and governance, ensuring AI-generated software is reliable, secure, and maintainable. They serve over 75% of the Fortune 100 and have major industry clients. The company operates globally with hubs in various locations and emphasizes a culture of CODE: Committed to customers and community, Obsessed with quality, Deliberate in decisions, and Effective as one team. Sonar is experiencing profitable, fast-paced growth and is building the backbone of the AI software revolution.

Requirements

10+ years of recruiting experience.
Tenured experience running a high-performing team and function while directly owning a req load.
Wide and deep experience across both technical and non-technical recruiting, including highly technical engineering recruitment and building a talent-dense GTM division within a high-growth B2B SaaS company.
Proven, hands-on experience rebuilding a recruiting process using the newest technologies to fundamentally optimize how a TA team operates.
Strong background in recruiting operations.
Experience managing requisition administration and recruiting budgets, with a track record of close partnership with FP&A on headcount planning and forecasting.
Experience negotiating commercial terms and contracts with recruiting agencies.
Working knowledge of compensation practices across global markets.
Strong experience partnering with HR Operations on visas/immigration, right-to-work, onboarding, and background check processes.
Experience leading globally distributed recruiting teams and partnering with stakeholders across multiple international markets and time zones.
Demonstrated success operating as both a strategic leader and an individual contributor.
Strong data fluency, with a track record of using recruiting metrics to drive decision-making and process improvement.
Experience partnering with senior executives and acting as a strategic advisor on talent and organizational planning.
Led employer branding or talent marketing initiatives that measurably improved candidate pipeline quality or volume.
Excellent judgment, discretion, and communication skills.
Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and across cultures.
Be based in, or willing to relocate to, Austin, Texas.
Commitment to the in-office collaboration model (three anchor days: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays).

Nice To Haves

Rebuilt recruiting processes around AI.
Genuine passion and track record for building a successful recruiting operation as the foundation of a scalable, high-performing talent function.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed recruiting team, while personally owning a req load and leading searches directly.
Partner with stakeholders across every hub to ensure hiring strategy reflects local market and business unit realities.
Own requisition administration and management, partnering closely with FP&A on headcount planning, budget tracking, and forecasting.
Redesign and modernize recruiting processes and infrastructure, leveraging new technologies to optimize sourcing, assessment, and closing talent.
Build recruiting operations as a foundation for the function: process design, data infrastructure, reporting cadence, and systems.
Lead full-cycle recruiting for technical engineering and B2B SaaS GTM roles.
Own recruiting metrics and reporting using data to drive continuous improvement.
Partner with the Compensation Director to inform and align on competitive offers across global markets.
Build strong partnerships with HR Operations on visas/immigration, right-to-work verification, onboarding, and background checks.
Build and evolve employer branding and talent marketing strategies.
Own the recruiting technology stack (ATS, sourcing tools, assessment platforms) and lead evaluation and adoption of new tools.
Ensure compliance with local employment and hiring regulations across all global hub locations.
Champion a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.