Director, Educational Partnerships

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $100k - $120k / year

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Sonic Automotive

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1997

🚘 Automotive

📦 Logistics

🏨 Hospitality

💰 $92.4M Post-IPO Equity - Sonic Automotive on 2009-05

Automotive • Logistics • Hospitality

Sonic Automotive is a large U. S. automotive retailer and dealership group that operates over 100 stores representing more than 25 brands and offers more than 20,000 new and pre-owned vehicles. The company provides end-to-end car-buying services including online inventory browsing, appraisals, trade-ins, certified pre-owned sales, financing options, and in-person dealership services such as test drives, service centers, parts, and collision repair. Sonic emphasizes a customer-focused, no-haggle buying experience and digital tools to simplify shopping across its physical dealerships and online channels.

📋 Description

• Design and lead Sonic Automotive’s enterprise strategy for building long-term talent pipelines through partnerships with colleges, universities, and technical schools • Develop future sales, F&I, and operations leaders through structured early-career pathways • Serve as a strategic connector between educational institutions and retail operations • Develop a national partnership strategy targeting community colleges, universities, HBCUs, and technical trade programs • Build relationships with academic leadership, career services, and faculty to embed Sonic and EchoPark into curriculum, programs, and career pathways • Work with Talent Acquisition on campus recruiting strategies, hiring events, classroom engagement, and branded activities • Equip Talent Acquisition teams and store leaders with tools and messaging to attract and convert early-career talent • Develop recruitment approaches highlighting earnings potential, career pathing, and entrepreneurial opportunities • Coordinate with brand and dealership leadership on campus events • Coordinate with Talent Acquisition on recruiting for internships and Leadership Development Programs • Define and track pipeline volume, conversion rates, retention, and time-to-productivity • Analyze program effectiveness, optimize partnership ROI, and provide insights and recommendations to executive leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition, workforce strategy, campus recruiting, or external partnerships • Strong business acumen and ability to translate talent strategy into operational impact • Experience influencing senior leaders in a multi-location or decentralized environment • Willingness to travel 40–50% to campuses and dealership locations • Preferred: experience in automotive retail operations, hospitality, or multi-unit service environments • Preferred: familiarity with technical, vocational, or dealership training pathways • External partnership development and influence • Data-driven execution and continuous improvement • Strong storytelling and employer branding • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Total annual compensation of $100K–$120K