Senior Talent Partner & People Ops Lead

Carvana; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Carvana, headquartered in Tempe, AZ, is seeking a Senior Talent Partner (Senior People & Operations Partner) to be embedded with teams, partnering with leaders on performance management, talent development, org design and employee engagement. You will design talent programs, make data-informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

This role is on-site at Corporate HQ with travel to field locations across the country.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's in Business, HR, I/O Psychology, or related field preferred
• 5+ years in Operations Leadership, Talent Development, OD, HR, Training, or a related field
• 2+ years partnering with senior leaders on talent initiatives, including coaching managers
• Experience with HR tech required - Workday experience is a bonus
• Strong organizational and project management chops
• Comfortable communicating in person and through tech (email, Slack, Zoom)
• Ability to dig into data, spot trends, and turn insights into action
• High integrity - no shortcuts
• Confident presenting to groups and making complex ideas click
• Natural ability to coach and motivate others to move
• Energy, drive, and a bias toward getting things done
• Can operate autonomously - you don't need someone looking over your shoulder
• Willingness to travel 25-35% of the time to support teams in the field

Responsibilities

• Drive organizational impact through a consistent on-site presence, building real partnerships with leaders, peers, stakeholders, and SMEs
• Co-creating people and talent strategies with assigned departments - mapping out roadmaps for attraction, engagement, development, coaching, and retention
• Being the trusted advisor who sees around corners - anticipating needs, recommending solutions before anyone asks
• Serving as the bridge between business leaders and People Ops teams - maximizing impact and cutting redundancy
• Coaching managers and leaders 1:1 - checking in, helping them hit their commitments, and delivering honest, timely feedback
• Running talent needs assessments, looping in the right experts, and staying ahead of internal and external trends
• Designing and driving talent initiatives that improve processes, level up leaders, and make the employee experience better
• Tracking performance against key talent metrics and informing real decisions

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Leadership

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Workday

HR systems

Job description

Carvana, headquartered in Tempe, AZ, is seeking a Senior Talent Partner (Senior People & Operations Partner) to be embedded with teams, partnering with leaders on performance management, talent development, org design and employee engagement. You will design talent programs, make data-informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

This role is on-site at Corporate HQ with travel to field locations across the country.