Manager, Talent Acquisition

DriveTime•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership. The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. In short, as the Manager of Talent Acquisition you are responsible for delivering against aggressive hiring targets, building scalable recruiting processes, and ensuring consistent execution across hiring initiatives. You will partner closely with business leaders to forecast hiring demand, allocate recruiting resources effectively, and continuously optimize high-volume hiring operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, understands operational rigor, and knows how to motivate teams to deliver results at scale. In long, as the Manager of Talent Acquisition you are responsible for: Lead, coach, and develop a team of high-volume recruiters to achieve hiring targets across multiple business lines. Set clear performance expectations, monitor requisition loads, and drive accountability through metrics and regular performance reviews. Develop scalable recruiting strategies that generate strong candidate pipelines for high-volume roles. Partner with business leaders to forecast workforce needs and proactively plan hiring strategies. Ensure consistent, efficient full-cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through offer and onboarding. Monitor and analyze recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, conversion ratios, pipeline health, productivity, and offer acceptance rates. Identify process bottlenecks and implement operational improvements to increase speed and quality of hire. Maintain a strong focus on candidate experience while balancing speed and volume. Standardize best practices, interview frameworks, and sourcing approaches across the team. Serve as an escalation point for complex or high-priority roles.

Requirements

5+ years of recruiting experience, including high-volume hiring responsibility.
2–3+ years of direct leadership or mentorship experience
Strong understanding of recruiting metrics and how to use data to drive performance.
Experience building structured, scalable recruiting processes in fast-paced environments.
Ability to prioritize effectively and allocate resources across competing business demands.
Strong coaching and mentorship skills with a focus on team development.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence hiring leaders at all levels.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of high-volume recruiters to achieve hiring targets across multiple business lines.
Set clear performance expectations, monitor requisition loads, and drive accountability through metrics and regular performance reviews.
Develop scalable recruiting strategies that generate strong candidate pipelines for high-volume roles.
Partner with business leaders to forecast workforce needs and proactively plan hiring strategies.
Ensure consistent, efficient full-cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through offer and onboarding.
Monitor and analyze recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, conversion ratios, pipeline health, productivity, and offer acceptance rates.
Identify process bottlenecks and implement operational improvements to increase speed and quality of hire.
Maintain a strong focus on candidate experience while balancing speed and volume.
Standardize best practices, interview frameworks, and sourcing approaches across the team.
Serve as an escalation point for complex or high-priority roles.