Senior Corporate HR Business Partner

CarMax • Richmond, VA

4d • $107,800 - $172,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Manager, HR Services, you will serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leaders across assigned Home Office functions, helping shape people strategies that drive organizational effectiveness, talent outcomes, engagement, and an exceptional associate experience. You will operate with a broad enterprise mindset, applying independent judgment in complex situations and modeling courageous leadership aligned with CarMax values. This role plays a key part in enabling CarMax to put people first—ensuring our approach to performance, talent, and organizational design supports a positive, consistent, and best in class associate experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• 7+ years of HR or related experience, with strong analytical and project management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and navigate complex, ambiguous situations.
• Strong analytical judgment and communication skills across written, verbal, and interpersonal channels.
• Experience mentoring and developing HR professionals.
• Proficiency with Workday or similar HCM systems.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships, support organizational goals, and manage competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational design, talent strategy, performance management, and associate relations matters.
• Lead complex associate relations and organizational challenges, offering sound judgment and an enterprise level perspective.
• Translate business strategy into people strategies that strengthen engagement, capability, and operational results.
• Analyze HR and workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; influence decision making through insight driven recommendations.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to design, enhance, and implement solutions across talent, compensation, learning, and associate relations.
• Mentor and develop HR managers and team members, building bench strength and capability across the HR Services team.
• Model courageous leadership, challenging appropriately, influencing change, and upholding consistent application of policies, processes, and CarMax values.

Benefits

• Paid sick time
• Vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Floating holiday
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, bereavement, jury duty, etc. subject to manager approval (for salaried associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree