Hiring in Mumbai

Recruitment services in Mumbai for employers

Mumbai is where many international companies place their first technology leader in India, and where fintech and financial services engineering, media and consumer products compete for senior talent. Talhive runs dedicated searches here, from one critical hire to a team.

Why choose Talhive in Mumbai

Recruitment built around the employer, in a city that expects a known name

Qualitative context that changes how a Mumbai brief is written. Nothing here is a market statistic.

Dedicated recruitment capability

Dedicated search, passive market mapping and assessment across twelve dimensions, ending in a shortlist of five profiles at most with written synopses.

The roles we recruit

Technology, product and design leaders, plus senior engineers, AI and machine learning practitioners, product managers and product designers.

Hiring support for businesses

One critical hire, several hires or a first team. A founder responds to every brief, and placements carry a 90-day replacement guarantee.

Leadership first

Many international companies base their India technology leadership in Mumbai. When the leader is hired first, the team that follows is easier to recruit.

Regulated and always-on products

Engineering in financial services and media runs under reliability and compliance pressure, so assessment looks at what a candidate has run in production.

NBA's first India technology team

Talhive built NBA's first India technology team in Mumbai, leadership first. The published case study explains the approach.

How Talhive supports hiring

From brief to joining, in four stages

The same method applies to every Mumbai search, scaled to the size of the brief.

  1. Stage one
    01

    Agree the brief.

    The role, the context and what a strong hire does in twelve months.

    • A written brief agreed before outreach
    • The proposition for a candidate who has never heard of you
    • Who decides, and how fast
  2. Stage two
    02

    Map the market.

    Reaching people who are not applying.

    • Target employers across Mumbai's sectors
    • Discreet, specific first approaches
    • An early read on motivation
  3. Stage three
    03

    Assess and shortlist.

    Twelve dimensions, a maximum of five profiles.

    • A written synopsis for each profile
    • An honest view of fit and risk
    • Interviews only with people worth your time
  4. Stage four
    04

    Close and protect.

    The search ends at joining, not at signature.

    • Offer strategy and counter-offer planning
    • Notice-period tracking until the start date
    • 90-day replacement guarantee on the placement
Frequently asked

Questions employers ask

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

With a conversation about the role, the context and what a strong hire looks like at twelve months. We then agree a written brief, map the market for people who are not applying, assess them across twelve dimensions, and share a shortlist of five profiles at most.
Technology, product and design leaders, plus senior engineers, AI and machine learning practitioners, product managers and product designers. The service pages describe each in turn, including how candidates are assessed before they are shortlisted.
No. The right city depends on the role. Mumbai suits technology leaders and fintech talent. Some engineering and AI mandates are better served by Bengaluru, Pune or Hyderabad, and we will say so if your brief points elsewhere.
Yes. Many briefs come from companies new to India. We start with the leadership hire and the proposition, then plan the search, the notice period and the offer. The India page explains the wider decisions an international employer faces.
Searches are dedicated rather than contingent, with milestone-based fees, and placements carry a 90-day replacement guarantee. The exact structure is agreed once the brief is understood.
Hiring in Mumbai

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Share the role and where you are in the process. A founder responds to every brief.

  • Employers only: a hiring brief, not a job application
  • Held in strict confidence
  • A senior team member responds within one business day
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The quality of a search is determined early. Start with the role, the context, and what a strong hire looks like at 12 months.

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