Recruiting Strategy & Ops Enablement Manager

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) is a Fortune 250 leader in global automotive retail, operating more than 250 dealerships and collision centers across the United States and United Kingdom. As the 4th largest dealership group in the U.S., Group 1 delivers a fully integrated automotive experience, including vehicle sales, financing, aftersales service, and digital retail solutions. As the automotive industry continues to evolve, Group 1 is investing in the people, technology, and operational excellence needed to shape what comes next. Our work is grounded in a simple belief, that a better experience for customers starts with an exemplary experience for employees.


At Group 1, our commitment is to keep finding smarter ways to serve our customers and support one another. We believe great careers are built in environments where people are trusted, challenged, and given room to grow. If you share our core values of integrity, transparency, professionalism, teamwork, and respect, you can get more with Group 1. More opportunity. More support. More ways to build a career that moves you forward.

About the role

This is a senior builder role for an experienced leader who loves making hiring work better. You will lead the redesign and optimization of how Group 1 recruits, from the first candidate touch to the first day, so our Market Talent Acquisition Partners (the recruiters embedded in our markets) can spend their time partnering with HR Business Partners and dealership leaders instead of chasing administration. The person in this role will have had experience leading in a Talent Operations function, is able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects in collaboration with relevant stakeholders within People Operations and the business.

You will lead agile process improvement, own our recruiting technology roadmap, put AI to work responsibly, manage TA vendors, and build the analytics that guide where we invest. You will be a member of the TA Leadership Team, alongside our Team Leads and our Early Careers & Talent Pipelines Manager, with enterprise reach and a direct line to the VP.

What you'll do

• Lead agile process improvement: map, redesign and iterate recruiting workflows from requisition to start, in short, measured cycles
• Own the recruiting technology roadmap, including our ATS, scheduling, CRM and sourcing tools
• Lead AI enablement: select, deploy and govern AI tools, with clear guardrails and measurable results
• Own TA vendor strategy and management, including selection, contracts, SLAs, spend and performance reviews
• Build the analytics engine: dashboards, forecasts and capacity models that guide decisions
• Define service levels and handoffs with our People Operations Shared Services team
• Oversee employment brand and recruitment marketing, including the career site
• Own the candidate experience through journey mapping, feedback and communication standards
• Partner with Team Leads and TAPs on playbooks, training and adoption
• Measure every pilot on outcomes, not just time spent

What you'll bring

• 7 years of Talent Acquisition leadership experience, including specialist roles such as full-cycle, high-volume, skilled-trades or sourcing recruiting
• Deep expertise in agile process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile or similar), with results you can point to
• Deep analytics expertise, including recruiting funnel, forecasting and capacity modeling
• Vendor management experience in talent acquisition, including job boards, agencies and assessments, with contracts and SLAs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver information to all levels of the organization
• Proven, hands-on experience using AI tools in recruiting
• Hands-on experience with iCIMS Applicant Tracking System
• Experience in candidate experience and/or employment brand management
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead change without direct authority
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Automotive, retail or multi-site experience
• Exposure to skilled-trades or technician recruiting
• Lean Six Sigma, Agile or analytics certification
• Experience launching or working with a shared-services model
• Experience in Workday

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing all applicable pre-employment requirements in accordance with federal, state, and local law.