# Executive Recruiter

**Company**: Cummins Inc.
**Location**: Daventry
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Manufacturing

**Apply**: https://cummins.jobs/daventry-gbr/executive-recruiter/9F36DDFB2D884E49A541A7E7DB79EEFC/job/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a talented Executive Recruiter to join our Cummins Inc. team. The successful candidate will have the ability to work remotely in the United Kingdom, traveling approximately 10-15% of the time.

In this role, you will:

- Lead executive search strategies that attract and secure exceptional Director-level and above leadership talent aligned to business priorities.

- Partner with senior leaders to translate organisational objectives into targeted executive hiring and succession plans.

- Deliver market intelligence and talent insights that strengthen workforce planning and inform critical leadership decisions.

- Build and cultivate diverse executive talent pipelines that support both immediate hiring needs and long-term growth.

- Influence hiring outcomes through rigorous talent assessment, data-driven recommendations, and strategic consultation.

- Elevate the executive candidate experience through proactive engagement, thoughtful communication, and high-touch relationship management.

- Drive successful offer negotiations and close strategies that improve acceptance rates and secure top executive talent.

- Strengthen executive hiring consistency by championing governance, confidentiality, inclusive practices, and search excellence across the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Demonstrated success leading complex executive searches for Director-level and above positions while balancing strategic priorities, confidentiality, and stakeholder expectations.

- Strong executive presence, business acumen, and consultative influencing skills with the ability to build credibility and trusted partnerships across senior leadership teams.

- Expertise in executive talent assessment, market mapping, succession planning support, and leveraging talent intelligence to drive informed hiring decisions.

- Exceptional relationship management, project management, communication, and negotiation capabilities coupled with a highly organised and results-focused approach.

- Commitment to advancing diverse and inclusive leadership hiring practices while delivering outstanding candidate and stakeholder experiences.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

- 7+ years of recruiting experience with at least 3-5 years focused on executive search or senior leadership recruiting.

- Experience recruiting Director+ level talent.

- Experience within a corporate in-house executive search function and/or prior retained search firm experience.

- Proven success managing complex, confidential executive searches.

- Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

- Experience utilising executive search methodologies, research tools, and sourcing platforms.

- Excellent interviewing, assessment, and candidate evaluation capabilities.

- Strong project management, organisational, and communication skills.

- Experience supporting global and cross-functional executive searches.

- Knowledge of executive compensation structures and incentive programs.

- Experience in behavioural interviewing or executive assessment methodologies.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Key Competencies:

- Serve as a strategic talent advisor, providing leadership teams with actionable market intelligence, competitive talent insights, and executive hiring recommendations.

- Utilise executive search methodologies, research tools, sourcing platforms, and organisational mapping techniques to identify and engage top leadership talent.

- Build proactive executive talent communities and leadership pipelines aligned to future business and succession planning needs.

- Partner effectively with HR, Total Rewards, and business leaders to support executive compensation discussions, offer development, onboarding, and leadership transitions.

- Apply strong behavioural interviewing and executive assessment practices to evaluate leadership capability, strategic impact, and organisational fit.

- Leverage data-driven decision-making to measure search effectiveness, optimise hiring outcomes, and strengthen talent acquisition strategies.

- Demonstrate executive presence, discretion, confidentiality, and sound judgment while managing highly sensitive leadership searches.

- Foster inclusive hiring practices by developing diverse executive candidate slates and expanding access to underrepresented leadership talent.

- Collaborate across global and cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality executive search outcomes in a complex business environment.

- Exhibit adaptability, relationship-building expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and drive successful hiring decisions.

## Skills

### Required
- executive search
- talent assessment
- succession planning
- relationship management
- project management
- communication
- negotiation
- diversity and inclusion
- behavioural interviewing
- executive compensation

### Nice to have
- organisational mapping
- sourcing platforms
- research tools
- strategic thinking
- data-driven decision-making

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