Talent Acquisition Partner

Who We Are: At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles. We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Our Values: Driven Waybuilders. We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate. Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience. Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition. Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way. We're Looking For: We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner who embodies our Talent Acquisition Guiding Principles and has experience in strategic recruitment and hiring support, relationship building, and full-cycle recruitment. You will be part of a talent acquisition team responsible for hiring top talent for our organization. You have a strong sense of urgency, proactively seek out solutions to hiring needs, and can establish credibility and rapport with hiring partners. The ideal candidate will have experience in sourcing and full-cycle recruitment across the United States of America. You Are: Consultative: You will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to US hiring managers, anticipating their needs and delivering innovative, data-driven solutions. Creative: You will think outside of the box and develop strategies to engage passive talent. You are a brand ambassador and can have compelling conversations to attract top talent. Resourceful: In today's unique labor market, you excel at talent identification, talent attraction, and delivering a positive candidate experience. Strategic: You understand the vision and business objectives as they relate to Talent Acquisition while influencing and executing recruiting strategies to support the talent needs of the company. Curious : You are a relentless learner, actively seeking to understand both internal and external customers and using insights to drive tangible improvements in the recruiting process. Accountable: You act with urgency and ownership by setting realistic goals for yourself and the hiring initiative. You take full accountability for all tasks and projects, setting ambitious but achievable goals. Detail-oriented: You ensure the quality of the recruitment process through proper system utilization and record keeping, innovative strategies, and proactive engagement with potential candidates. Experience-focused: You see great candidates and hiring partner experiences as table stakes, always thinking about how to present the best possible outcome. Driven Waybuilder : You proactively seek challenges that inspire innovative solutions. You anticipate potential issues and build creative, scalable processes that improve the overall workflow. Fearless Ownership : You deliver exceptional results by engaging deeply with stakeholders and continuously learning and adjusting to ensure future success. Smart Risk-Taking : You transform risks into opportunities by using data, intuition, and experience. You balance innovation with careful risk assessment, leading to measurable improvements in hiring efficiency and candidate satisfaction. You Will: Execute Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for specialized US roles across various functions, including high-level screening, interview coordination, and complex offer negotiation. Be a Brand Ambassador: Establish relationships with candidates through social networking, industry relationships, internal and external referrals, and other means as they develop. Provide Strategic Market Insights : Partner with hiring managers to provide compensation data, labor market intelligence, and structural suggestions to improve candidate attraction for critical positions. Support TA Operations: Partner with team members and leadership on special projects to build and sustain strategies to continuously deliver a high level of customer service to the organization and meet our goals and objectives. Proactive Sourcing: Develop specialized sourcing strategies (e.g., industry-specific networking, passive outreach) to build pipelines for key positions, reducing reactive fulfillment. Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain credibility with business leaders by consistently communicating results, managing expectations, and driving a consistent, positive hiring experience. Who You Will Work With: Reporting to the Manager of Talent Acquisition, this role will collaborate with all departments of Human Resources, Hiring Partners, and Business Leaders daily. Must Have’s: 3 years of demonstrated success in a dynamic recruiting role that requires influencing and partnership to accomplish goals. Experience recruiting across the United States. Solid Computer skills, including Google Workspace. Experience using Workday. Track record of developing partnerships with stakeholders. Excellent communication skills with an innate ability to motivate and inspire. Comfortable managing multiple and changing priorities. Strong commitment to data accuracy and adherence to recruitment process standards. A demonstrated desire to learn specific business needs and success criteria. Nice to Have’s: Experience in recruiting and hiring for various roles across the organization, including Sales. Experience working in high volume and demanding environments such as an agency. Experience in recruiting and hiring for onsite and remote positions across the United States. What We Offer: Competitive pay Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US) Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time Paid maternity and paternity leave (US) Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US) Robust Employee Assistance Program Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement Sound like a match? Apply Now - We can't wait to hear from you!