Talent Acquisition Director

Pretium Packaging • Aurora, IL

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About The Position

Grow Boldly with Pretium and Build the Leadership Teams That Drive Our Future! Exceptional people build exceptional companies. We're looking for a strategic, innovative, hands-on, and results-driven Director of Talent Acquisition to lead enterprise-wide recruiting efforts and help shape the future of our organization. This is a high-impact leadership role for a talent acquisition professional who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and people strategy. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, you will lead the development and execution of recruiting initiatives that attract world-class talent, strengthen our leadership pipeline, and support ambitious growth objectives across North America and global markets. If you're passionate about executive search, workforce planning, employer branding, and building high-performing recruitment teams, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on a growing organization. Who We Are: Pretium Packaging, founded in 1992, is a leading supplier of injection-blow molded plastic containers, known for delivering superior quality, value, and customer service. With 17 manufacturing locations across North America, we provide innovative, high-performance packaging solutions to a diverse portfolio of brand owners in the U.S. and Canada.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success leading executive and senior-level recruiting initiatives across multiple business units, functions, or geographic regions.
• Experience developing and executing large-scale recruiting strategies in complex organizations.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, executive search, talent strategy, and succession planning.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and build trusted executive relationships.
• Executive search expertise and leadership hiring experience
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills
• Data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Experience leading organizational growth through talent strategy
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• The ability to influence and inspire at every level of the organization

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting organizations with significant annual hiring volume.
• Advanced experience with HRIS and ATS platforms such as Workday, SuccessFactors, Jobvite, or similar systems.
• Background leading employer branding and talent marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with the company's growth objectives.
• Partner closely with the Executive Leadership Team to anticipate workforce needs and build long-term talent pipelines.
• Align hiring strategies with succession planning, organizational design, and business priorities.
• Provide market intelligence, workforce insights, and recruiting analytics to support executive decision-making.
• Lead and oversee executive-level recruiting efforts, including Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite searches.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experiences through highly professional, confidential, and consultative search processes.
• Partner with business leaders and HR teams to manage complex compensation discussions, negotiations, and offer strategies.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within leadership hiring and succession planning efforts.
• Establish scalable recruiting processes, tools, and systems that enhance efficiency and hiring outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing time-to-fill, improving quality-of-hire, and elevating the candidate experience.
• Leverage workforce analytics and talent intelligence to identify trends, competitive hiring opportunities, and future workforce needs.
• Lead implementation and optimization of recruiting technologies, ATS platforms, dashboards, and reporting capabilities.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing talent acquisition team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Create career development opportunities and succession plans for recruiting team members.
• Establish performance metrics and best practices that drive recruiting excellence across the organization.
• Strengthen the company's employer brand through strategic outreach, networking, industry partnerships, and executive visibility.
• Develop initiatives that position the organization as an employer of choice within competitive talent markets.
• Lead onboarding feedback and new-hire engagement programs to improve retention and accelerate leadership success.

Benefits

• This is an opportunity to lead talent acquisition at a strategic level and directly influence the future of the organization.
• You'll collaborate with senior executives, shape workforce strategy, build exceptional leadership teams, and create innovative recruiting programs that drive business success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive