HR Manager

Asbury Automotive Group • Woodbridge, VA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The HR Manager will be based at a Koons Automotive dealership location in Virginia, work in the office five days per week, and regularly travel to assigned Koons Automotive locations. Reporting to the HR Director, this leader manages one HR Specialist and partners with dealership leadership, regional support teams, shared services, corporate communications, and external HR vendors and consultants. The role provides human resources advice and counsel, supports dealership operations, develops HR strategies and initiatives, promotes compliance, and helps create a professional and safe work environment. It calls for broad HR leadership in a multisite environment, with a focus on retention, team member relations, compliance, growth, and integration.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of broad human resources leadership experience in multisite environments.
• Proven experience improving HR operations across multiple locations, ideally in complex, rapidly growing organizations undergoing integration.
• A strong track record of improving retention and reducing team member turnover.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement targeted retention strategies.
• Deep knowledge of HR best practices, policies, and compliance.
• Expertise in developing, communicating, and enforcing HR policies and procedures, with a proactive approach to regulatory and industry changes.
• Experience handling complex regulatory and team member relations matters.
• Strong understanding of team member relations and compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws in geographically diverse environments.
• Ability to build trust and lasting relationships across acquired organizations and established leadership teams.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced, high-growth acquisition environment.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills with people at all organizational levels.
• Ability to translate strategic HR concepts into practical solutions that improve team member experience and organizational effectiveness.
• Strong listening skills and ability to communicate policies, procedures, and HR programs to diverse team member groups.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in complex, multisite organizations undergoing rapid growth and integration.
• Experience navigating acquisitions and harmonizing practices, policies, and procedures across differing organizational cultures.

Responsibilities

• Stay current with industry trends and comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Provide management with human resources advice, counsel, and decisions.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with frontline team members and employees at all levels.
• Partner with the Regional Leadership Team to support dealerships.
• Develop organizational strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues.
• Review organizational policies, procedures, and practices concerning team members and recommend improvements to the HR Director.
• Communicate changes to team member policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Provide consultation and training to management on human resource matters.
• Plan, design, and develop HR initiatives that support the organization’s mission.
• Help develop a culture that enables team members to work professionally and safely.
• Participate in committees and special projects and take on additional responsibilities.
• Partner with other HR departments to achieve HR department goals and initiatives.
• Maintain job knowledge through educational opportunities.
• Develop measurable HR strategies to improve recruitment, retention, and team member satisfaction, including addressing turnover.
• Use the HR shared services model to support service delivery and operational performance across team member relations, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and compliance.
• Develop and execute strategic HR initiatives supporting growth and transformation through acquisitions, anticipating HR implications and aligning initiatives with organizational plans.
• Serve as a liaison to dealership management and internal leadership, supporting consistency and integration across sites while accounting for local regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Health savings plan.
• Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• Annual bonus of 10%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed