Director – Educational Partnerships

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $100k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Sonic Automotive

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1997

🛒 Retail

👥 B2C

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

Retail • B2C

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 a national partnership strategy targeting community colleges, universities, HBCUs, and technical trade programs aligned to Sonic’s footprint and growth markets. • Build strong relationships with academic leadership, career services, and faculty to embed Sonic into curriculum, programs, and career pathways. • Work with Talent Acquisition to develop campus recruiting strategies across priority markets. • Equip Talent Acquisition teams and store leaders with tools and messaging to effectively attract and convert early-career talent. • Define and track key success metrics, including pipeline volume, conversion rates, retention, and time-to-productivity.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in either talent acquisition, workforce strategy, campus recruiting, or external partnerships. • Strong business acumen with the 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. • Familiarity with technical, vocational, or dealership training pathways.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely