General Manager - Leadership Hiring - Diversified Business Group

Job Description:

GM - Leadership Hiring

Location: Mumbai

Organization: Large Diversified Business Group

Role Overview:

The Group is seeking a seasoned talent acquisition leader to head Leadership & Strategic Hiring across multiple businesses. The role will be responsible for building a strong leadership pipeline, driving CXO and senior management hiring, and partnering with business CEOs to attract high-impact talent aligned with the Groups growth agenda.

This is a high-visibility role requiring deep expertise in executive search, stakeholder management, and strategic workforce planning across diverse industries.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & CXO Hiring:

- Lead end-to-end hiring of CXO, business heads, and critical leadership roles across Group companies

- Partner with Group HR and business CEOs to define leadership talent strategy

- Build proactive pipelines for succession-critical roles

- Manage confidential and strategic search mandates

Strategic Talent Acquisition:

- Design and implement leadership hiring frameworks and assessment approaches

- Drive market mapping, competitor talent intelligence, and succession benchmarking

- Ensure strong employer positioning for senior talent across industries

- Introduce best-in-class executive hiring practices

Stakeholder & Governance:

- Act as trusted advisor to CEOs, CHRO, and business leadership teams

- Present talent insights, hiring progress, and market intelligence to senior leadership

- Ensure governance, confidentiality, and compliance in leadership hiring

- Manage executive search firms and external partners

Talent Market Intelligence:

- Track leadership talent trends across sectors relevant to the Group

- Build relationships with industry leaders and passive talent pools

- Provide insights on compensation benchmarks and talent availability

- Support leadership succession planning discussions

Team & Process Leadership:

- Build and lead a high-performing leadership hiring team

- Establish structured search processes, SLAs, and quality metrics

- Drive adoption of technology and analytics in leadership hiring

- Ensure superior candidate and stakeholder experience

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- 13 - 16 years experience in talent acquisition / executive search

- Significant exposure to CXO / leadership hiring

- Experience in large corporate, conglomerate, or top search firm preferred

- Strong stakeholder management at CEO / Board level

- Proven track record of closing complex senior hires

- Multi-industry exposure preferred