Recruiter II, Field Recruiting

8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238

CarMax, the way your career should be!

Position Overview

As a Recruiter II, Talent Acquisition, you will play a key role in supporting the growth of our CarMax field teams. You will independently develop and execute recruiting strategies, partner with hiring managers, and guide candidates through a seamless hiring process. This role requires strong business partner management skills, attention to detail, and a passion for creating an iconic candidate experience while ensuring CarMax attracts top talent across multiple markets. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy connecting people with opportunities, this is your chance to make an impact.

Why CarMax?

At CarMax, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars – and it’s our associates that help us do just that. We believe work should feel meaningful and rewarding, with opportunities to make an impact every day. This is where innovation meets passion – be inspired and supported to take us to the future.

Team Overview

You’ll join a collaborative Talent Acquisition team dedicated to supporting CarMax’s growth. In this fast-paced, quality-driven environment, you’ll work closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and business partners to deliver a best-in-class recruiting experience. Your contributions will help shape the future of CarMax by bringing in talented associates who share our CarMax values.

Role Responsibilities

• Independently develop and execute effective recruiting strategies to meet hiring demands. This will include proactively sourcing and identifying passive & non-passive candidates through recruiting strategies with a strong focus on networking, relationship building and the use of the most up-to-date recruiting technologies.
• Effectively manage the holistic application and hiring process from posting of requisitions, conducting interviews, to delivering offer recommendations.
• Guide CarMax hiring managers through the interview and hiring process to ensure fair and consistent candidate selection methods
• Serve as the primary candidate contact, delivering an exceptional experience
• Build a consultative relationship with hiring managers, ensuring clear communication and alignment on hiring needs
• Manage candidate workflow accurately in CarMax’s applicant tracking system
• Participate in recruiting events such as job fairs, college outreach, and community engagement initiatives to strengthen CarMax’s employer brand (as needed).
• Champion change and process improvements across your Talent Acquisition team and in the hiring process as needed across your assigned business areas
• Use recruiting and market data to help make decisions and inform actions
• Independently identifies resources to self-educate in recruitment

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recruiting experience, with 1 year of sourcing and interviewing experience with strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively
• Excellent communication skills, including messaging, phone, email, and in-person interactions
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and hiring needs,
• Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems and experience managing candidates through structured workflows.
• Expertise in sourcing and engaging passive candidates through multiple channels.
• Some Recruiter II roles may require flexibility to work across different time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of full-life cycle recruiting preferred

About CarMax

At CarMax, we revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process. Our commitment to customer experience, innovation, and community has made us the nation’s largest used car retailer. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and are committed to helping our communities thrive.

As an associate, you are part of an innovative movement to empower the modern customer and drive progress. Your work fuels change—sparking ideas, overcoming challenges, and shaping what’s next. Join us in creating a better future– for our company, our customers, and the communities we call home.

CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The annual salary for this position is:

$64,400.00 - $96,600.00

May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits:

Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.

Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:

• To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company.
• For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.

Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval.

For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.

Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.