Sr. Manager, People Strategy

CarMax • Richmond, VA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

CarMax is committed to innovating and responding to our customers. Our team is responsible for helping our business adapt to changing customer preferences while maintaining the Associate-first culture that has led to our recognition as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work. In this role, you will be a trusted partner to operational leaders on our most important people-related changes. Ideal candidates exhibit the ability to creatively problem solve and work collaboratively across teams to develop and deliver human capital solutions. The business areas we support must provide roles, career paths, rewards, and work environments to attract, develop and retain critical talent. Our job is to help them do so. The ideal candidate loves helping identify critical issues and problems and developing and delivering the approaches necessary to solve them. To excel in this role, an individual must be able to: Think critically to develop hypotheses about our workforce, pressure test those hypotheses with strong analytical skills, develop and implement solutions across all Human Resources domains – talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, associate relations, etc., independently drive change programs, build and maintain positive working relationships at various levels, be courageous about improving our Culture and our workforce while also being creative about how we can continuously improve and set all Associates up for the next 25 years of CarMax growth, and demonstrate ability to hit targets, meet deadlines and drive results.

Requirements

• 5 years HR Business Partner or equivalent experience
• Experience influencing at all levels
• Proven track record of leading change programs
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional time management and project management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master's Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and consult on business projects that transform our workforce
• Consult on and coordinate multiple projects with high complexity and interdependency
• Present to various leadership groups about progress
• Be a trusted, strategic partner for leaders of our most important people-related changes
• Be a champion for our Associates while balancing the needs of the business
• Work cross-functionally to figure out how we can ‘win together,’ one of our core values
• Serve as the primary HR partner to our operational leaders

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager