Director Educational Partnerships
Core
Design and lead enterprise strategy for building long-term talent pipelines through partnerships with colleges, universities, and technical schools to attract and develop future sales, F&I, and operations leaders.
Role type
Director of Educational Partnerships
Builds
Structured early-career pathways aligned to Sonic's high-performance culture and guest-first philosophy
Domain
Automotive retail / Talent acquisition
Required skills
Talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, external partnership development, curriculum integration, campus recruiting, data-driven performance measurement, executive influence, multi-location coordination, Gen Z engagement, ROI analysis
Preferred skills
Automotive retail operations experience, hospitality or multi-unit service environment experience, familiarity with technical or vocational training pathways
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop national partnership strategy targeting community colleges, universities, HBCUs, and technical trade programs; Build relationships with academic leadership to embed Sonic into curriculum; Coordinate with Talent Acquisition for campus recruiting events and classroom engagement; Define and track key success metrics including pipeline volume, conversion rates, and retention; Analyze program effectiveness and optimize partnership ROI
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership
