Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

6d • $105,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Group 1 Automotive, is an international Fortune 250 automotive retailer and a leading operator in the automotive retailing industry. Group 1 Automotive owns and operates automotive dealerships and collision centers across the United States and United Kingdom. We guide everything we do based around our core values of integrity, transparency, professionalism, teamwork and respect. We are a rapidly growing national organization with over 10,000 employees across the United States. Our culture is built on inclusion, fast-paced collaboration, and open communication. As we continue to expand, we are investing in a world-class talent acquisition function that connects outstanding people with meaningful opportunities across our company The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner is the most advanced recruiting role on the Talent Acquisition team and serves as a strategic advisor, execution lead, and pipeline architect for high impact hiring needs across the organization. This role designs and leads complex, full-cycle searches for Service Technicians, Corporate functions, Business Service Center roles, and specialty positions, delivering a white-glove hiring experience at every step. This position functions as a Team Lead by providing daily guidance, mentorship, and process alignment for Talent Acquisition Partners. The Senior TA Partner helps drive organizational change as we transition to a market-embedded, strategic, and data-driven talent model. This includes building external talent pipelines, influencing hiring leaders through new expectations, and elevating hiring outcomes across markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years talent acquisition experience. High volume recruitment experience required.
• Proven ability to mentor recruiters and influence cross-functional partners
• Advanced sourcing skillset: Boolean, talent mapping, passive outreach, competitive market research, etc
• Advanced emotional intelligence, diplomacy, business acumen, and the strength to influence leaders who are evolving at different speeds
• Experience creating talent pipelines and external market partnerships
• Data fluency: able to tell the story behind the numbers

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for Service Technicians, niche, and business-critical roles across assigned region comprised of 50-70 stores
• Create and execute high-volume sourcing strategies that are scalable
• Partner with HRBPs and business leadership on workforce planning, demand forecasting, and upcoming pipeline needs. Serve as the strategic advisor for talent trends, market data, and hiring best practices
• Act as the primary support and escalation point for Talent Acquisition Partners and Coordinators. Coach the team through intake quality, structured interviews, sourcing strategy, time management, and process adoption
• Model leadership presence: give direction with diplomacy, respectfully, and influence as a player-coach
• Build sustainable, ongoing pipelines for Service Technicians through: trade and technical school partnerships, workforce centers, veteran transition programs, community hiring channels, job fairs, and talent networks. Create scalable recruiting events, programs, and pipelines
• Drive adoption of modern TA processes with tact, respect, and emotional intelligence. Address objections with data, labor insights, and strategic recommendations. Consult leaders with varying readiness levels toward GP1 standards. Maintain strong relationships while setting expectations to safeguard candidate experience
• Regularly analyze funnel metrics, aging roles, pipeline health, and conversion gaps. Present data-backed recommendations to leaders to drive performance improvements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees