Recruiter

Employment Type: Full time

Position Overview

Cars Commerce is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Recruiter to attract, engage, and hire top talent to drive growth and innovation. This role involves full-cycle recruiting for various positions, including product, tech, operations, and finance. You will collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and implement best-in-class recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives. This is a high-impact role requiring strategic thinking, operational excellence, and exceptional candidate engagement skills. As a trusted advisor to sales leaders, you will be instrumental in building the teams that power Cars Commerce's success.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Talent Sourcing

• Develop and implement tailored strategies to attract and source talent aligned with Cars Commerce’s mission and values.
• Conduct market mapping and competitor analysis to build a robust pipeline of high-potential candidates.
• Drive proactive outreach to create diverse slates of high-caliber passive candidates, engaging with industry leaders to present Cars Commerce’s value proposition and career growth opportunities.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices throughout the hiring process.

Candidate Assessment & Selection

• Lead the assessment and selection process, including structured interviews and competency assessments.
• Conduct in-depth interviews using structured and behavioral-based assessment methods to ensure a robust and objective selection process.
• Serve as an expert advisor, providing clear insights to hiring leaders on candidates’ strengths, areas for development, and overall fit.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as a trusted partner to leaders to define hiring goals, establish role requirements, and create effective recruitment strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor by delivering proactive communication and consultation to ensure alignment on talent needs.
• Educate leaders on best recruitment strategies, talent insights, and industry trends related to talent attraction.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with hiring managers and cross-functional teams by balancing service and partnership.

About Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we are fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We strive to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure, and drive local automotive retail. Our offerings include the #1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com; industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire; trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade; reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub; and the new Cars Commerce Media Network. Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

Our core values are built on collaboration, encapsulated in our ethos to "Rise Together." We prioritize people, from consumers to customers to communities. We foster an environment of "Open to All," encouraging open-minded communication for better outcomes through diverse thinking. "Caring to Challenge" and "Taking Ownership" fuel a competitive spirit in a respectful environment, where we focus on the future while acting today. At our foundation is "Doing the Right Thing," even when it's difficult. Our shared commitment to these values makes Cars Commerce a place where growth is unavoidable.

As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we are obsessive about the employee experience. We are recognized among the top 20% of our industry based on critical factors important to employee wellbeing, including quality of pay, benefits, and work-life balance.