Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner - French Speaking

Available Location: London, UK

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner – GTM to join our London-based EMEA team. Acting as a strategic talent advisor and go-to-market specialist, you will drive the expansion of our sales and GTM teams with full autonomy. You will leverage your deep market expertise, extensive network, and AI-driven strategies to identify and secure top-tier talent for Cloudflare. While your primary focus will be the SEUR region, using your recruitment experience in France, Spain, Italy and Portugal to navigate these specific markets, you will also maintain the agility to pivot your support to other regions as business needs evolve.

Language Requirements: Fluency in French is required to effectively partner with regional stakeholders and candidates; proficiency in Spanish is considered a significant advantage.

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 GTM roles, maintaining a heavy focus on Account Executives and Customer Engineers.
• Stakeholder Management & Advising: Build and maintain solid relationships with the GEO VP and cross-functional stakeholders, including Finance, HRBPs, and compensation teams.
• AI-Agent Integration & Process Optimisation: Partner with internal automated AI agents and generative tools to eliminate legacy manual tasks, optimise administrative outreach workflows at scale, and synthesise complex market data to inform regional talent strategies.
• Data Utilisation & Analytics: Leverage foundational data layers and recruitment analytics to inform talent strategies, actively analysing 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 EMEA market to elevate Cloudflare's profile as a top destination for GTM talent.

Examples of desirable skills

• Extensive GTM Recruiting Experience: A proven track record of success as a Senior Recruiter, well-versed in scaling technical and sales GTM organisations.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Ability to operate two "plays" ahead, anticipating potential bottlenecks before they materialise, and resolving complex organisational 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 organisational skills to eliminate operational friction, ensuring clear communication and proactive engagement throughout the interview lifecycle.
• Communication & Influencing: Exceptional written and verbal English skills, with the ability to communicate transparently, foster alignment across teams and stakeholders and leverage data and market insights to influence.
• Adaptability & Self-Direction: Comfort thriving in ever-changing environments, taking complete responsibility for outcomes while seamlessly navigating an evolving technological and organisational landscape.