Talent Advisor

Talent Advisor
The Talent Advisor is an embedded, market-facing talent advisor who serves as the bridge between AutoNation's enterprise talent strategy and the frontline leaders who bring it to life. This role is responsible for building deep relationships with Market Presidents and their leadership teams, translating enterprise programs and tools into meaningful market-level outcomes, and advancing the talent agenda across a defined cluster of 34 AutoNation markets. Talent Advisors are not program administrators they are strategic advisors who know their talent as well as their business leaders know their operations. They surface insights, drive accountability, and serve as the talent conscience of their market.

This role is fully onsite out of our HQ in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

What You Own:

Market Relationships & Business Partnership

Serve as the primary talent contact for 34 market clusters, building trusted advisor relationships with Market Presidents and their leadership teams

Attend key market operating rhythms to stay embedded in business context, priorities, and talent dynamics

Translate the voice of the market back to the CoE to inform program design and enterprise priorities

Talent Review & Succession

Facilitate talent review conversations for your markets, ensuring depth, candor, and actionable outcomes at every level

Drive succession pipeline visibility identifying and developing the next generation of GMs, market leaders, and high-potentials

Partner with HRBPs on talent review prep and ensure 9-box calibration is meaningful, not just an exercise

Performance Management Coaching

Coach people leaders through the full performance management lifecycle: mid-year check-ins, year-end ratings, and performance improvement conversations

Identify performance gaps early and connect leaders to the right resources before issues escalates

Champion the AutoNation rating framework and DRIVE behaviors as the foundation for performance conversations

Engagement & Retention

Partner with HRBPs to translate Signal survey data into market-level action plans with accountable owners and measurable outcomes

Proactively identify flight risk and retention red flags surface insights before they become exits

Act as a feedback loop between associates and leadership, ensuring engagement data drives real action

Manager Capability Building

Deliver frontline coaching and just-in-time support to people leaders meeting them where they are, not in the classroom

Reinforce DRIVE leadership behaviors through observation, feedback, and targeted development conversations

Partner with the CoE to identify capability gaps and inform leadership development program design

Facilitate targeted in-store modules when market data or performance trends indicate a specific need covering topics such as delivering feedback, performance conversations, coaching skills, or DRIVE behaviors bringing development directly to where leaders work

Travel to stores within your market cluster on an as-needed basis to deliver facilitation, support leader conversations, or address emerging talent situations that require an in-person presence

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of progressive HR, talent management, or organizational development experience

Demonstrated ability to build credibility and trust with senior business leaders

Experience facilitating talent reviews, succession planning, or leadership calibration conversations

Strong coaching skills with the ability to develop people leaders across levels

Analytical mindset comfortable using engagement and talent data to surface insights and drive decisions

Exceptional communication skills; able to adapt from frontline associate conversations to Market President briefings

High degree of autonomy this role requires someone who can operate independently in the market and self-manage against enterprise priorities

Willingness and ability to travel to store locations within assigned market cluster on an as-needed basis

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a multi-unit, decentralized, or retail-adjacent organization

Background in both HR Business Partner and CoE /specialist roles

Familiarity with Workday, Perceptyx, or similar HRIS/survey platforms

SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent HR certification

Experience with 9-box calibration, succession planning frameworks, or talent review facilitation

Success Looks Like

In Year 1, a successful Talent Advisor will:

Have established trusted advisor relationships with each Market President in their cluster not just a transactional HR contact

Have led at least one complete talent review cycle with actionable succession plans in place for each market

Reduced time-to-action on Signal survey results market leaders have plans, not just data

Be proactively surfacing retention risks and talent gaps before they appear on leadership's radar

Know who the next GMs and market leaders are in their cluster and have active development plans in place

Exciting Benefits and Perks Await You:

Competitive compensation and 401k matching

Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with insurance plans (health, dental, vision) and maternity benefits.

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