Senior Recruiter

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Locations: Austin

About the role

Our primary focus is attracting top talent and empowering them to excel. We are seeking a motivated and collaborative Senior Recruiter to support the growth of our Tech teams. We value solution-oriented self- starters who thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and are passionate about making a meaningful impact. Your role will involve partnering strategically with hiring managers to design and implement tailored recruitment strategies, ensuring the successful acquisition of exceptional candidates, primarily through active sourcing. You'll collaborate closely with our People Business Partners, Coordinators, and various business leaders to drive the growth and success of our Tech Teams.

What you'll do

Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, offering guidance, market insights, and best practices to shape effective hiring strategies.

Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own the end-to-end recruitment process, from developing customized hiring plans with your stakeholders to sourcing, interviewing, and closing top talent.

Diversity & Inclusion: Work closely with hiring teams to enhance the attraction and hiring of a diverse range of candidates, championing inclusive processes at every step.

Creative Sourcing: Utilize creative sourcing techniques, with a heavy emphasis on direct outreach via LinkedIn and other platforms, to identify and engage highly qualified candidates for our cybersecurity and network security sales teams.

Pipeline Management: Proactively manage and maintain a healthy candidate pipeline, ensuring data integrity in our ATS (Greenhouse) and providing regular, insightful updates to internal stakeholders.

Project Leadership: Collaborate with the wider recruiting team on key initiatives and hiring projects, contributing to the continuous improvement of our talent acquisition function.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

A minimum of 5 years of end-to-end recruiting experience, ideally within a high-growth tech or SaaS company.

Direct experience hiring for Tech roles, with a strong preference for experience in the network security or cybersecurity sales domain.

Proven expertise in active sourcing and candidate engagement using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter.

Demonstrated experience driving diversity and inclusion initiatives within the recruiting process and helping to build diverse, high-perform