Talent Acquisition Lead

**Description**:
At Carma, we’re more than just a car company, we’re on a mission to shake up the Australian automotive industry As a digital pre-owned car dealership, we’re turning the car buying and selling experience into a hassle-free, seamless journey that customers can truly enjoy. With our diverse and collaborative team managing everything from engineering to marketing and buying to reconditioning in-house, we’re powered by the best people and we’d love for you to come along for the ride.

We’re looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Lead to take charge of the day-to-day running of our TA function at Carma on a 15 month fixed-term contract You’ll be hiring everything from mechanics to marketing specialists, managing the talent team, keeping our processes sharp, and marking sure the wheels keep turning smoothly.

If you love fast-paced environments, get a kick out of variety, and are just as happy running interviews as you are keeping an eye on compliance, you’ll fit right in

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Oversee day-to-day hiring across a wide range of roles (from blue collar to white collar and everything in between - our workforce is very varied)
- Roll up your sleeves and own hiring processes for all sorts of roles across the business, including senior hires.
- Lead, coach and develop our small and dynamic in-house talent team members.
- Manage onboarding, employment contracts, compliance and recruitment related systems.
- Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to plan and deliver great hires for Carma.
- Run a smooth talent function - from resource planning, requisition through to offer and onboarding.
- Own talent reporting, driving process and operational improvements from data driven insights.
- Work closely with the wider people team, to jump in and support where required.

**Okay, let’s talk about you**:

- You’ll have a minimum of 5 years experience in talent acquisition, with exposure to hiring a broad range of roles (ideally some experience with blue collar hiring).
- You have experience working in a fast growth business, ideally a start up or an operational business, and you’re used to high volume hiring
- You have in-depth experience of an ATS system.
- You have a good understanding of employment contracts, awards and onboarding compliance.
- You are a great communicator, super organised and cool under pressure.
- You have experience managing high performing, dynamic teams

Please note: This is a full time, fixed term contract (15 months) position based in our Head Office in Surry Hills Sydney.

**Job Benefits**:

- We love social events, from parties to go-karting and bake sales, there’s something for everyone.
- Join our high-performing, forward-thinking team and help shake up car buying in Australia.
- Enjoy our fantastic employee wellbeing partner, Sonder, available for you and your family.

At Carma, we’re all about fostering an amazing culture, where you can bring your best self to work We value collaboration, innovation and having a laugh at work. Plus, we’re committed to diversity, inclusion and safe work practices, so no matter your background or experience (or car brand of choice) we’d love to hear from you. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments during the interview process.

**About Carma**:
**Who we are**

Carma was founded in 2021 with a bold vision to reinvent Australia’s pre-owned car experience for the better. The idea attracted multi-million dollar backing from investors, and Carma has grown exponentially ever since. We’ve sold thousands of cars and delighted countless customers, who love our innovative approach In a short time, we’ve come a long way, named as one of the AFR’s Most Innovative companies, recognised in a number of prestigious awards - and the journey has only just begun.