Head - Leadership Hiring - BFSI

Role Overview:

We are looking for a seasoned Head - Leadership Hiring to drive senior-level talent acquisition across the organization. This role will focus on hiring CXO, Business Heads, and critical leadership roles while building a robust leadership pipeline aligned with the company's growth strategy.

The ideal candidate will come from a global executive search firm and bring deep expertise in retained search, stakeholder management, and BFSI leadership hiring.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership Hiring Strategy:

- Drive end-to-end hiring for CXO, Business Heads, and senior leadership roles

- Build a forward-looking leadership talent pipeline aligned with business growth

- Partner with CEO, CHRO, and business leaders on succession planning

Executive Search & Talent Mapping:

- Lead retained search-style hiring approach internally

- Conduct deep market mapping across BFSI, NBFC, Fintech, and AIF ecosystem

- Identify and engage passive leadership talent

Stakeholder Management:

- Work closely with CXOs and Board members on critical hires

Act as a strategic advisor on:

- Talent availability

- Compensation benchmarking

- Hiring strategy

- Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

- Position the organization as an employer of choice for leadership talent

- Ensure high-quality candidate engagement and conversion

- Process Excellence

Build structured frameworks for:

- Leadership hiring

- Assessment & evaluation

- Offer negotiation and closure

Key Requirements:

12-18 years of experience in:

- Executive search / leadership hiring

Prior experience with:

- Egon Zehnder / Korn Ferry / Heidrick & Struggles / Spencer Stuart or similar

Strong exposure to:

- BFSI / NBFC / Fintech hiring

Proven track record of closing:

- CXO / Business Head roles