Executive Recruiter

International Motors is seeking a Director, Executive Recruiting, to lead executive hiring for Director, VP, SVP, and EVP roles across the enterprise.

This is a highly visible role for a recruiter who operates as a true executive talent advisor. You will partner directly with senior business leaders to shape executive search strategy, assess leadership talent, bring external market insight to the table, and help the company make stronger, faster, and more confident leadership decisions.

This role is not about high requisition volume. It is about the quality of executive hiring decisions, the credibility of the search process, and the ability to identify leaders who can perform at scale and strengthen enterprise capability over time.

This role directly improves the company’s leadership quality by helping International Motors identify and secure the right executives for critical roles. Success in this position will improve executive hiring quality, reduce dependency on external search firms, strengthen leadership pipeline visibility, and support better enterprise decision-making.

• Lead executive searches for Director through EVP roles across the enterprise
• Partner with senior leaders to define success profiles, search strategy, and candidate criteria
• Build strong executive candidate slates and guide leaders through informed, high-quality selection decisions
• Assess candidates for leadership capability, fit, readiness, risk, and long-term potential
• Bring credible market intelligence on talent availability, competition, compensation, and search timing
• Advise leaders on trade-offs, organizational implications, and hiring risk
• Build internal executive search capability and reduce reliance on external firms for repeatable searches
• Partner with Executive Compensation and HR leaders to support well-governed executive offers
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality, professionalism, and executive candidate care throughout the process

• Bachelor's degree and at least 13 years of human resources experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 11 years of human resources experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

OR

• At least 16 years of human resources experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

• Significant experience leading executive searches at Director level and above
• Proven success in large, complex, matrixed organizations
• Strong business acumen and comfort operating with senior executives
• Ability to assess executive talent beyond résumé fit, including leadership readiness, risk, and long-term scalability
• Strong judgment, discretion, and executive presence
• Experience influencing high-level stakeholders and managing confidential searches

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

About TRATON
With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About International
From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to access the online application system or participate in the interview process due to your disability, please email 

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