Senior Manager, Growth Strategy & Operations

Work Location

This role is located at our Corporate HQ in Tempe, AZ and is performed on-site, 5 days a week.

What you'll be doing

• Conduct ongoing assessments across Operations TA teams to identify process gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Design and implement scalable processes, playbooks, and best practices that raise the bar across all TA teams
• Lead change management for new initiatives - building the case for change, securing buy-in, and driving adoption across teams that may be resistant or under-resourced
• Guide the day-to-day full life-cycle recruiting efforts, strategy and processes for Operations Recruiting.
• Guide a team of recruiting leaders to meet their individual staffing goals through effective hiring, development, coaching, performance management, and engagement.
• Review and analyze data to identify trends; recommend solutions to improve recruiting effectiveness and increase the quality of talent hired.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and department leaders to anticipate and meet evolving hiring needs.
• Ensure a candidate-centric approach aligned with our Carvana Values.
• Partner with Talent Development, HR Operations, and Operations leadership to help translate talent needs into quality candidates and new hires.
• Constantly thinking of new ways to improve all things recruiting including the candidate experience, interview practices, funnel-building, reporting, quality of hire, hiring manager experience, and more.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you should know/have

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited undergraduate institution required.
• 7+ years of work experience in recruiting, strategy, consulting, operations, startups, or similar roles.
• 5+ years of experience in people leadership.
• A self-starter and owner mentality - you can lead "first time" assignments with no playbook from initial question development to rollout
• A proven ability to track, prioritize, and drive operations. You are known as someone who gets stuff done.
• Proven analytical skills. Comfortable leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis, research, and day-to-day problem-solving.
• Prior experience creating and implementing growth strategies and process improvements.
• Excellent ability to collaborate and apply a cross-functional mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to hustle - you get things done even after everyone else has given up, and work hard because you love to. You have a bias towards action.
• Displays strong business acumen - sees the big picture and operates with perspective.

We'd love it if you also have

• MBA or Master's degree from an accredited graduate school or university.
• Experience in high volume operations Talent Acquisition.

What we'll offer in return

• Full-Time Salary Position with a competitive salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
• A company culture focused on high performance and bar-raising, with vast opportunity to learn and grow.

Other requirements

To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

• Legal stuff
• Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.