Executive search in Delhi NCR

Executive Search Firm in Gurgaon and Delhi NCR

Leaders here move between Gurugram, Delhi and Noida without a second thought, and a good search does the same. Talhive runs confidential, dedicated executive search across Delhi NCR, including for global companies appointing a first India leader.

  • Confidential, dedicated search
  • Shortlist of five profiles at most
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
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Who this is for

Leadership searches across Gurgaon, Delhi and Noida

These appointments are commissioned by boards, founders and heads of people who need a leader to change what a function can do. Talhive runs executive search for them across Delhi, Gurugram and Noida as one region. Gurgaon and Gurugram are the same city, and we use both names because employers and candidates do.

The work is dedicated, not contingent: few mandates at a time, a founder on every brief, and milestone-based fees agreed before work starts.

Roles we search

From functional head to chief officer

Seniority follows the problem the leader has to solve, and a title ladder is a poor guide.

Chief technology and product officers

Direction for technology and product where the product is the business. The guide to hiring a CTO in India covers how the remit shifts as the company grows.

Heads of function

Heads of engineering, product, design, data and AI who run a function that has outgrown its founder or its first manager.

First India leader for a global company

The leader appointed before the team exists. Read how to hire an India leadership team without a local network.

Functions covered
Technology
Product
Engineering
Data and AI
Design
Security
Region context

Searching three sub-markets as one candidate pool

Why a leadership brief reads differently across the three sub-markets; this is guidance on method, not a market claim.

Leaders do not think in postcodes.

A leader living in Noida may take an offer in Gurugram, and one in Delhi may consider either. We map the whole region and let the role decide who is credible.

Working pattern still matters at offer.

Where the team sits, and how often the leader must be there, changes the answer, so we raise it in the first conversation.

Sector briefs

Sector briefs: internet, fintech, SaaS and GCC

A different profile for each kind of employer.

Consumer internet

Scale and speed.

Leaders who have run products used by many people and shipped quickly. We test what they owned through growth.

Fintech

Regulation shapes the role.

Compliance and reliability sit beside delivery. We look for leaders who have worked inside those constraints.

SaaS

Product and revenue in step.

SaaS leaders work close to customers. We check how they balance roadmap promises against platform health.

Global capability centres

A mandate from a parent company.

A centre leader answers to a headquarters elsewhere. We test stakeholder maturity and the ability to build a team.

Before you sign

What to ask a leadership search firm before signing

Questions that separate dedicated search from contingent habits.

01

Is the search dedicated or contingent?

Ask how many mandates the consultant runs at once. Our comparison of executive search and contingent recruitment sets out the difference.

02

Will the mandate be shared around?

A search passed between consultants spreads your brief. Ask who is on it from start to joining.

03

Are the fee terms clear?

Ask what is paid at each milestone. Ours are milestone-based and agreed up front, with a 90-day replacement guarantee.

How the search works

The mandate from first call to appointment

At the end of every stage you decide whether to go on.

  1. Stage one
    01

    Define the mandate.

    The brief is the search.

    • Outcomes for the first year
    • Reporting line and what is non-negotiable
    • A proposition for someone well placed
  2. Stage two
    02

    Map the market quietly.

    Passive mapping, not advertising.

    • Target companies and the leaders in them
    • Approaches written around the problem
    • Confidentiality agreed before outreach
  3. Stage three
    03

    Assess and shortlist.

    Twelve dimensions, a maximum of five profiles.

    • A written synopsis for every profile
    • Evidence of what each leader owned
    • An honest view of risk
  4. Stage four
    04

    Close and protect.

    The search ends at joining, not at signature.

    • Offer and counter-offer planning
    • Notice-period tracking to the start date
    • 90-day replacement guarantee
Frequently asked

Answers for boards and heads of people

Plain answers to the questions we hear most often about this search.

No. Gurgaon and Gurugram are the same city, and leaders move between it, Delhi and Noida. We run one search for the region and settle any location requirement in the brief, so you reach the whole field once.
Approaches are named and individual, never advertised. Confidentiality is settled first: terms with you before any outreach, and with each candidate before we name your company. If the role replaces a sitting leader, we plan the timing with you first.
Fees are tied to milestones agreed before work starts, so they do not depend on a placement alone. The detail sits in the engagement terms for your mandate. Ask to see the terms before you sign, so you know exactly what is paid at each stage.
Yes. Our job is the search: finding the leader and sharpening the mandate and the proposition. The employment route is a different decision, whether your own entity, an employer of record or a partner, so get legal and employment advice before the search begins.

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Send us the brief and a senior member of the team replies. If dedicated search is not the right route for this role, we will say so.

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