Vice President- Talent Acquisition - Consulting Firm

We are looking for an exceptional Talent Acquisition leader with 15 to 18 years of core Talent Acquisition experience. The incumbent's experience must ideally span GCC, GBO, BPO, ITES, Consulting, Managed Services and Enterprise Operations. He or she should be presently accomplishing challenging Talent Acquisition missions within environments are typically within highly matrixed enterprise ecosystems, globally integrated business environments, sophisticated cross-border operating models, and high-growth global enterprises. The profile should combine strategic workforce planning, full-cycle recruitment leadership, talent branding, and measurable delivery in high-growth India hiring markets.

Ideal Candidate profile:

- 15+ years in talent acquisition, including at least 5-7 years in enterprise TA leadership roles covering team build-out, organizational design, and hiring delivery across multiple functions or geographies.

- Proven background in at least two of these ecosystems: global professional services, technology, management consulting, GCC/GBS, or BPO/shared services.

- Strong recruiting depth across Technology, Professional Services, GCC build-outs, and senior Finance and Accounting professionals, with specific credibility in Client Accounting Services, controllership, finance operations, record-to-report, AP/AR, Taxation, Audit, Risk Management and CFO/controller pipelines.

- Demonstrated strategy and outstanding execution capability: able to define hiring architecture and personally intervene on complex mandates, senior closures, market mapping, and leadership hiring bottlenecks.

- Outstanding communication, executive presence, and a proven ability to influence C-suite stakeholders as a trusted advisor rather than a transactional recruiter.

You should be an India Head of TA, TA Director, VP of Talent Acquisition, GCC TA Leader, or Regional TA Head in a multinational setup.

- Experience building TA capability for India expansion, GCC setup, or high-skill ramp-up mandates where speed, quality, and market intelligence were simultaneously critical.

- An MBA from a premier B-school, especially in a specialisation that requires board-level or CHRO/CEO interaction, is preferred.

- Familiarity with ATS, analytics, and talent intelligence platforms is required, but only when supported by real operating outcomes rather than systems-only exposure.

We invite your careful consideration before applying for this role. During our initial review phase, our consulting team will assess applications against the mandate's leadership, domain, and execution requirements. The following profile categories are unlikely to align with the exacting role's expectations:

A) Recruitment leaders with experience limited primarily to pure-play staffing or recruitment environments.

B) Talent Acquisition leaders whose careers have been predominantly within domestic staffing firms, lacking substantial in-house enterprise TA leadership ownership.

C) Profiles weighted heavily toward high-volume hiring, with limited exposure to senior-level mandates across professional services and Global Capability Centers (GCCs).

D) Profiles with no experience in scaling specialized Finance & Accounting talent segments.

E) Strategy-oriented or employer branding profiles with insufficient evidence of hands-on executive search delivery, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and closure capability.