Director of Talent Acquisition

Sonos•Boston, MA

50d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives. This role is a hybrid position This hybrid role allows for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our Boston office and should expect to be in the office about three days per week. The Role At Sonos, we're passionate about creating sound experiences that inspire the world, and it all starts with our people. As we grow, we're focused on strengthening how we find and hire exceptional talent. The Director of Talent Acquisition will enhance and scale our recruiting function to meet the evolving needs of the business and our teams. In this role, you'll serve as a key partner to leaders across Sonos, ensuring our talent strategy aligns with business goals, financial health, and long-term growth. You'll bring deep recruiting expertise, using data, market insights, and workforce planning to inform executive decisions on talent, location strategy, and resource allocation. You'll champion a philosophy of talent density, attracting and hiring high-impact individuals who elevate Sonos' capability and culture. In partnership with the TA Programs Lead, you'll help design sourcing and assessment strategies to reach top-tier, hard-to-find talent critical to our innovation pipeline.

Requirements

Extensive Recruiting Leadership: Possess a minimum of 8 years of progressive recruiting experience, including leading and developing teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize recruiting strategies that align with business goals and workforce plans
Hands-on expertise across the full recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing and attraction through offer and onboarding, with a strong commitment to equitable, inclusive hiring practices
Strong leadership skills with a track record of building, coaching, and scaling distributed recruiting teams
Demonstrated success influencing executive decisions through recruiting data, market insights, and strong business acumen
Deep experience using modern recruiting systems (ATS, CRM, and sourcing tools) and analytics to measure and improve performance
Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, including experience engaging with senior leaders across HR, Finance, and Product

Nice To Haves

Experience in technology or similarly complex, mid-sized organizations
Experience improving recruiting processes and using data to inform business decisions
Knowledge of equitable and inclusive hiring practices
Hands-on experience with sourcing tools and modern recruiting technology

Responsibilities

Strategic Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing global recruiting team. Set clear goals, coach for growth, and translate business priorities into hiring plans. Drive accountability for key metrics like time-to-hire and quality-of-hire.
Executive Partnership: Partner with executives to standardize rigorous, unbiased assessment processes and act as a trusted advisor on the talent landscape, compensation, and workforce planning.
Candidate Experience & Employer Branding: Create an inclusive and consistent candidate experience that reflects the Sonos brand, and collaborate with Marketing to amplify our employer brand globally.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data and insights to guide hiring decisions, improve processes, and present key metrics that optimize pipeline and sourcing effectiveness.
Sourcing Strategy: Develop and implement sourcing strategies to engage exceptional talent, including passive candidates critical to Sonos' innovation goals.
Technology & Process Optimization: Optimize recruiting tools (ATS, CRM) and technology roadmap to maximize efficiency, data integrity, and global scalability through simplification and automation.
Offer Management & Compliance: Oversee offer and closing processes, ensuring a fair, competitive approach by partnering with our Total Rewards team.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with the broader People Leadership and teams on training, workforce planning, and succession to ensure a seamless transition from recruitment to onboarding.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting
An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required
80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually
Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
Sonos offers a generous paid leave program for new parents or to care for a family member with a serious health condition, as well as short- and long-term disability for your own medical condition
Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance
Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being
A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!