Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

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, Texas

About the Role

We are hiring for a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to join our Americas (AMER) team. In this role, you will act as a true talent advisor and go-to-market specialist, driving the expansion of hiring across the region. You will operate autonomously, utilizing your deep market expertise, AI-driven strategies, and extensive network to hire top-tier talent for Cloudflare.

Core Responsibilities

End-to-End Recruitment & Talent Strategy: Build and execute comprehensive talent strategies to help hiring leaders build high-performing teams, functioning similarly to how a salesperson puts together a go-to-market plan.

Proactive Pipeline & Passive Candidate Outreach: Draw upon an extensive network of industry contacts to build proactive pipeline strategies for a variety of roles.

Stakeholder Management & Advising: Build and maintain solid relationships with AMER leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, including Finance, HRBPs, and compensation teams.

AI-Agent Integration & Process Optimization: Partner with internal automated AI agents and generative tools to eliminate legacy manual tasks, optimize administrative outreach workflows at scale, and synthesize complex market data to inform regional talent strategies.

Data Utilization & Analytics: Leverage foundational data layers and recruitment analytics to inform talent strategies, actively analyzing metrics such as time-to-hire and source efficiency to drive optimal operational decisions.

Employer Branding & Market Awareness: Lead and execute strategic employer branding initiatives tailored to the AMER market to elevate Cloudflare's profile as a top destination for talent.

Examples of Desirable Skills

Strategic Problem Solving: Ability to operate two "plays" ahead, anticipating potential bottlenecks before they materialize, and resolving complex organizational issues with high autonomy.

Negotiation & Closing Skills: Effective negotiation capabilities to secure top-tier candidates, driven by a deep understanding of Cloudflare's unique value proposition.

AI & Ecosystem Proficiency: Demonstrated capability to leverage automated workflows, AI-powered sourcing environments, and LLMs for complex boolean logic, market mapping, and productivity multiplication.

Candidate Experience Focus: Strong organizational skills to eliminate operational friction, ensuring clear communication and proactive engagem