Security Lead

Carvana; Blue Mound (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Carvana in Texas seeks a Functional Lead for the Safe & Secure Team at our headquarters to supervise associates, train on protocols, and uphold high performance. You will lead daily operations, coach staff, and enforce security policies across the front desk team.

The role requires strong leadership, clear communication of expectations, timely feedback, and the ability to motivate others to balance urgency and quality in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day activities of assigned team; identify team’s strengths and weaknesses; determine areas of opportunity and the appropriate steps to improve.
• Identify and evaluate trends, evaluate outcomes, and develop plans to accomplish team tasks and objectives.
• Engage assigned team, provide appropriate coaching, development and performance management; offer feedback and demonstrate desired skills.
• Create a work and team environment that inspires positive communication, team cohesion, and adherence to Carvana’s Values.
• Proactively communicate information to team members, providing clear understanding of expectations, performance measures, and goals.
• Prevent and resolve conflict among team members.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to systems, policies, procedures, and performance standards.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Positively reinforce and monitor progress toward team goals.
• Timely and effectively communicate information to other relevant teams and stakeholders.
• Support leadership and participate in implementation and execution of team/department initiatives, and strategies.
• Escalate significant high risk issues to senior-level management as necessary and provide recommendations to ensure our teams are

Job description

Pay Range: $50,000-$62,000 annually

About Carvana

If you like disrupting the norm and are looking to join a company revolutionizing an industry then you will LOVE what Carvana has done for the car buying experience. Buying a car the old fashioned way sucks and we are working hard to make it NOT suck. I mean, have you seen our vending machine?!

We are looking for people who are excited to thrive in an environment of impactful change. Team spirit is evident at Carvana and everyday we let our passions and creativity foster innovation. We take big swings, set ambitious goals, and challenge each other to make data- and process-driven decisions in everything we do. Here are a few of our stories! We’ve been changing the game since 2013, and we’re not taking our foot off the gas now. Want more of the story? Check out our background here.

About the team and position

As a Functional Lead, you will be an integral part of the Safe and Secure Team executing programs and processes at our Headquarter facilities to ensure our team members and assets are protected. At our front desks, our Safe & Secure Associates are the face of Carvana to our employees, vendors, and visitors. As a Functional Lead, you’ll be the direct supervisor of these Associates which includes supervising their day-to-day activities as a team, providing training and coaching on proper protocols/procedures, and continuously upholding a high level of performance.

You will be a leader in Safe & Secure and act as a representative of Carvana to both internal and external partners in routine meetings and day-to-day activities. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about developing and maintaining effective security and safety policies. This role requires the ability to articulate and demonstrate desired behavior, provide timely, effective, and actionable feedback, and to motivate others to balance urgency and quality.

What you’ll be doing

• Oversee day-to-day activities of assigned team; identify team’s strengths and weaknesses; determine areas of opportunity and the appropriate steps to improve.
• Identify and evaluate trends, evaluate outcomes, and develop plans to accomplish team tasks and objectives.
• Engage assigned team, provide appropriate coaching, development and performance management; offer feedback and demonstrate desired skills.
• Create a work and team environment that inspires positive communication, team cohesion, and adherence to Carvana’s Values.
• Proactively communicate information to team members, providing clear understanding of expectations, performance measures, and goals.
• Prevent and resolve conflict among team members.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to systems, policies, procedures, and performance standards.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Positively reinforce and monitor progress toward team goals.
• Timely and effectively communicate information to other relevant teams and stakeholders.
• Support leadership and participate in implementation and execution of team/department initiatives, and strategies.
• Escalate significant high risk issues to senior-level management as necessary and provide recommendations to ensure our teams are