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About the Role

Sonar is seeking a Director, Head of Global Recruiting to lead the strategy, team, and systems behind talent acquisition worldwide. This role reports to the CHRO and works alongside the ELT, leading a globally distributed recruiting team and partnering with stakeholders across all hubs. The position requires a leader who can set the vision for a world-class recruiting function while personally owning a req load and staying close to the work, bringing deep, hands-on experience modernizing recruiting operations with the newest technologies and a passion 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 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, including process design, data infrastructure, reporting cadence, and scalable 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 global offers.
Build strong partnership 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 and lead evaluation and adoption of new tools.
Ensure compliance with local employment and hiring regulations globally.
Champion a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.

Requirements

10+ years of recruiting experience, including running a high-performing team and function while directly owning a req load.
Wide and deep experience across technical and non-technical recruiting, including highly technical engineering recruitment and building a talent-dense GTM division in a high-growth B2B SaaS company.
Proven, hands-on experience rebuilding a recruiting process using new technologies to optimize TA operations.
Strong background in recruiting operations, with a passion for recops as the foundation of a successful, scalable recruiting team.
Experience managing requisition administration and recruiting budgets, with a track record of 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.
Experience leading 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.
Must be based in, or willing to relocate to, Austin, Texas, with a commitment to in-office collaboration.

Skills

AI code verification
AI code governance
Technical recruiting
GTM recruiting
Recruiting operations
Talent acquisition strategy
Employer branding
Talent marketing
Data analysis
Process optimization
Vendor management
Compensation strategy
Global recruiting
Stakeholder management
Executive advising

Location

Austin, Texas

Work Type

In-office collaboration model
Hybrid

Experience Level

Director
10+ years of recruiting experience

About the Company

Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development as the leader in AI code verification and governance.
We solve the critical problem of ensuring AI-generated software is reliable, secure, and maintainable.
We integrate seamlessly with AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and Devin.
Over 75% of the Fortune 100 use Sonar to build trusted, reliable, compliant software.
Customers using Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code.
We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC).
Industry giants like Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company rely on us.
Our products include SonarQube (AI code review and verification), SonarQube Foundation Agent (agentic software repair), and SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation (enterprise-grade context for agents).
Our team operates across global hubs including Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, San Mateo (California), Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C.
Our team mindset is CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate, Effective.
With over $400M in revenue and profitable, fast-paced growth, we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution.

Equal Opportunity

Sonar believes that our diversity is our strength.
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.
We are a proud equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at hiring@sonarsource.com.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification.
Applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.