Director, Global Head of Recruiting

About the role

Sonar is continuing to grow fast, and our ability to hire exceptional talent globally is core to that growth. We're looking for a Director, Head of Global Recruiting, based in our Austin, Texas HQ to lead the strategy, team, and systems behind talent acquisition worldwide.

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 the realities of each local market and business unit
• Own requisition administration and management, partnering closely with FP&A on headcount planning, budget tracking, and forecasting against approved plan
• Redesign and modernize recruiting processes and infrastructure, leveraging the newest technologies to fundamentally change how the TA function sources, assesses, and closes talent
• Build recruiting operations as a true foundation for the function: process design, data infrastructure, reporting cadence, and systems that let the team scale without breaking
• Lead full-cycle recruiting for a mix of highly technical engineering roles and high-growth B2B SaaS GTM roles, building talent-dense teams across both domains
• 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, bringing market intelligence to compensation strategy and decisions
• Build strong partnership with HR Operations, working closely on visas/immigration, right-to-work verification, onboarding, and background checks to ensure a seamless candidate-to-employee transition
• Build and evolve employer branding and talent marketing strategies to strengthen Sonar's positioning as a top destination for AI, engineering, and GTM talent
• Own the recruiting technology stack (ATS, sourcing tools, assessment platforms) and lead evaluation and adoption of new tools as the team scales
• Ensure compliance with local employment and hiring regulations across all global hub locations
• Champion a consistent, high-quality candidate experience from first touch through offer and onboarding

Qualifications

• Have 10+ years of recruiting experience, including tenured experience running a high-performing team and function while directly owning a req load
• Have 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
• Have proven, hands-on experience rebuilding a recruiting process using the newest technologies to fundamentally optimize how a TA team operates
• Have a strong background in recruiting operations, with a genuine passion for why recops is the foundation of a successful, scalable recruiting team
• Have experience managing requisition administration and recruiting budgets, with a track record of close partnership with FP&A on headcount planning and forecasting
• Have experience negotiating commercial terms and contracts with recruiting agencies, working closely with Procurement and Legal to drive value and manage vendor spend effectively
• Have working knowledge of compensation practices across global markets, and can contribute meaningfully to compensation strategy in partnership with a Compensation Director
• Have strong experience partnering with HR Operations on visas/immigration, right-to-work, onboarding, and background check processes
• Have experience leading globally distributed recruiting teams and partnering with stakeholders across multiple international markets and time zones
• Have demonstrated success operating as both a strategic leader and an individual contributor — comfortable setting vision and strategy while staying hands-on with sourcing and closing
• Bring strong data fluency, with a track record of using recruiting metrics to drive decision-making and process improvement
• Have experience partnering with senior executives and acting as a strategic advisor on talent and organizational planning
• Have led employer branding or talent marketing initiatives that measurably improved candidate pipeline quality or volume
• Be based in, or willing to relocate to, Austin, Texas, with a commitment to the in-office collaboration model

Our culture

We're intentional about our in-office culture. We believe the best teams are built in the room together. Three anchor days — Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays — create the collaboration rhythm that makes a hub office worth having.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Sonar. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.