Founding Talent Partner (GTM)

Sona; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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401k contributions

Comprehensive health insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Annual all-expenses-paid team retreats

Latest Macbook and home office budget

Unlimited free books

Job summary

Sona in New York is seeking a Talent Partner to establish the US hiring function. You'll be the first dedicated Talent hire, responsible for attracting and assessing US talent while collaborating with key leaders.

The role entails end-to-end management of hiring processes, primarily for go-to-market roles, and innovating recruitment methods using AI. The position offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, stock options, and more.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage end-to-end hiring independently.
• Experience in high-ambiguity environments.
• Specialist in fast-moving organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own the hiring process for US-based roles end to end.
• Innovate hiring processes using AI.
• Lay foundations for the US talent function.

Skills

Full-lifecycle recruiting

Hiring go-to-market talent

Building an outbound pipeline

Data-driven decision making

Advanced AI tool usage

Job description

As our founding US teams in New York and Austin begin to scale, we're hiring a Talent Partner to build out the US hiring function. You'll be the first dedicated Talent hire in the region, owning how we attract and assess US talent and laying the foundation for our entire US operation. This role reports into the Head of Talent, based in the UK. You'll work closely with our CEO, who has relocated to the US to help build our new region on the ground, our Head of North America Sales, and other key leaders based in our NY office.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring for US-based roles end to end, across our New York and Austin offices, from kickoff and briefing through sourcing, interviewing, and offer to signed contract
• Hire primarily go-to-market roles (sales, marketing), with some Customer and other roles as the team grows
• Lay the foundations of the US talent and people function as we scale: employer brand, process, ways of working, and ad‑hoc people operations
• Innovate using AI to improve the speed and quality of hiring at Sona

Requirements

• An experienced full‑lifecycle recruiter, able to support and own end‑to‑end hiring independently in a high‑ambiguity environment
• A specialist in hiring go-to-market talent into high‑bar, fast‑moving organisations, who understands what separates a strong hire from an average one
• A strong sourcer, for whom building an outbound pipeline is a standard part of their rhythm
• Data‑driven and comfortable owning a funnel, using the numbers to troubleshoot, advise, and forecast
• An advanced user of AI tools to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of hiring
• Experience in VC‑backed enterprise AI/SaaS preferred
• Hybrid: NYC, minimum 2 days a week
• Share options
• 401k contributions, employer match up to 2%
• Comprehensive health insurance available from day one
• Enhanced parental leave & pay
• Annual all‑expenses‑paid team retreats
• The latest Macbook and equipment budget for your home office
• Unlimited free books

Note: this represents a typical benefits package for a US‑based, full‑time employee. Exact details may vary based on location and employment type but we try to be as fair as possible to all of our team members. Please ask your contact in the Talent team to clarify the available benefits for you.