Executive Recruiter

Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving. 

We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance.  401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization.  We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.

The Executive Recruiter is responsible for identifying, engaging, and attracting highly qualified talent, including senior and executive-level talent, aligned with Old National’s vision, mission, values and culture. The role partners closely with Senior and Executive Leaders to deliver consultative, high-impact recruiting solutions that support both immediate hiring needs and long-term talent strategy. The Executive Recruiter builds and maintains robust talent pipelines, strengthens Old National’s employment brand, and delivers exceptional candidate experiences through inclusive recruiting practices.

Salary Range

The annual salary range for this position is $81,700-$165,100 plus incentive bonus. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location.

Key Accountabilities:

• Consult and partner strategically with Senior and Executive Leaders to understand business priorities, leadership expectations, and current and future talent needs.

• Collaborate with designated Talent Strategy Directors to align executive recruiting efforts with long-term workforce planning, succession strategies, and talent assessment.
• Provide thought leadership and market insight to inform hiring strategies and executive-level talent decisions.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for complex professional, senior, and executive-level roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection and offer negotiation.
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using direct outreach, industry networking, referrals, digital platforms, and targeted events.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships hiring managers and candidates to support future hiring needs and strategies.
• Design and execute inclusive recruitment strategies that support affirmative action and equal employment opportunity obligations through compliance sourcing, outreach, and recruiting processes; and proactively identify qualified applicant pools through a broad range of outreach channels.
• Maintain, process, and update candidate records throughout the interview process in the applicant tracking system.
• Represent Old National as a brand ambassador at industry, community, and networking events by articulating the organization’s story, culture, and value proposition to strengthen employer brand awareness and talent networks.
• Ensure all recruiting activities comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and with company policies and procedures.
• Participate in recruitment meetings and cross-functional forums to ensure alignment, communication and consistency in recruiting practices across regions.

Key Competencies for Position

Culture Leadership:

• Communication: applies active listening skills and skillful use of questions to understand the client's situation, needs, and desired outcome(s); adapts communication style and approach to accommodate individual needs and preferences.  Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts in simplistic terms.
• Collaboration: seeks, develops and maintains trusted relationships with others to achieve business goals and objectives; shares knowledge, information, ideas, and suggestions to accomplish mutual goals. Strong coaching, consultation, and collaboration skills to build client relationships.

Execution Leadership:

• Drive and Execution - Committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning; focuses on ways to succeed by changing strategies, increasing effort, using varying approaches; seeks and leverages opportunities to collaborate with others to achieve results; consistently achieves performance targets.  Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to self-direct, prioritize, manage changing priorities and deadlines.

Client Leadership:

• Client Leadership - Puts the client at the forefront of everything they do; continually seeks first-hand client information and perspective and uses this insight to shape one's own behaviors and actions; examines implications of decisions and actions from the perspective of the client before acting.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 7 years of full-cycle recruitment experience required.
• Proven experience partnering with senior-level and executive leaders.
• Strong sourcing, outreach and relationship-building capabilities, including engaging passive talent.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and a strong sense of urgency and commitment.
• Financial services recruiting experience preferred.
• Understanding of market trends and emerging technologies
• Experience using advanced search techniques and sourcing strategies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and EEO/affirmative action requirements related to hiring and recruitment practices.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies.
• Experience partnering with external search firms preferred.
• Experience working with Commercial Relationship Manager and Wealth Management candidates preferred.

Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles. 

As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. 

We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.

Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values.

We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical.

We are Old National Bank.  Join our team!