Executive Recruiter
Cummins India Limited · Pune · onsite · Posted 20d ago
Undisclosed7–12 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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Job Summary
Responsibilities
Education, Licenses, Certifications
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
Additional Responsibilities / Key Competencies
Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
Being part of Cummins means working alongside today s most innovative thinkers to solve the world s toughest problems. We are proud to offer learning and development opportunities designed to promote individual performance and spark purpose and trust within our teams. We look to hire the best and then help you to become even better. Thank you for your interest in continuing to grow your Cummins career!
We are looking for a talented Executive Recruiter to join our Cummins Inc. team. The position will have the ability to work remotely in the United States, traveling approximately 10-15% of the time.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
Responsibilities
- 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 organizational 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 organization.
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. Preferably a combination of them both.
- Proven success managing complex, confidential executive searches.
- Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
- Experience utilizing executive search methodologies, research tools, and sourcing platforms.
- Excellent interviewing, assessment, and candidate evaluation capabilities.
- Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience supporting global and cross-functional executive searches.
- Knowledge of executive compensation structures and incentive programs.
- Experience in behavioral interviewing or executive assessment methodologies.
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
- 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 organized and results-focused approach.
- Commitment to advancing diverse and inclusive leadership hiring practices while delivering outstanding candidate and stakeholder experiences.
Additional Responsibilities / Key Competencies
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor, providing leadership teams with actionable market intelligence, competitive talent insights, and executive hiring recommendations.
- Utilize executive search methodologies, research tools, sourcing platforms, and organizational 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 behavioral interviewing and executive assessment practices to evaluate leadership capability, strategic impact, and organizational fit.
- Leverage data-driven decision-making to measure search effectiveness, optimize 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.
Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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Market IntelligenceExecutive Searchquality executiveTalent AcquisitionSuccession PlanningProject ManagementStakeholder Managementrelationship buildingworkforce planningRelationship Management
About Cummins

Cummins India Limited
Industrial Machinery
3.1k+
employees
1919
107 years old
Pune, Maharashtra
India
₹7.7L PA avg
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Cummins Inc., a global power solutions leader, comprises five business segments – Components, Engine, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera by Cummins – supported by our global manufacturing and extensive service and support network, skilled workforce and vast technological expertise.Cummins is committed to its Destination Zero strategy, which is grounded in the company’s commitment to sustainability and helping its customers successfully navigate the energy transition with its broad portfolio of products. The products range from advanced diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, valvetrain technologies, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, axles, drivelines, brakes, suspension systems, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen production technologies and fuel cell products.Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately 75,500 people committed to powering a more prosperous world through three global corporate responsibility priorities critical to healthy communities: education, environment and equality of opportunity.Cummins serves its customers online, through a network of company-owned and independent distributor locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and earned about $735 million on sales of $34.1 billion in 2023.
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