Executive Search Consultant - Technology Leadership Hiring

Executive Search Consultant | Technology Leadership Hiring

Location: Noida / Gurugram

Experience: 4-10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Executive Search Consultant to lead Technology Leadership Hiring for strategic and business-critical positions. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong background in executive search, technology recruitment, headhunting, and market mapping. You will partner with senior business leaders to identify, attract, and hire exceptional technology leaders while building long-term talent pipelines for future business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Search & Technology Leadership Hiring:

• Lead end-to-end executive search assignments for Technology Leadership positions across Engineering, Product, Digital, Cloud, Data, Cyber Security, AI/ML, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, and Architecture.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand technology organization structures, leadership requirements, and future talent needs.
• Design and execute customized search strategies for confidential and strategic technology leadership mandates.
• Build relationships with senior technology professionals and maintain a strong leadership talent network.

Headhunting & Market Mapping:

• Conduct extensive headhunting to identify and engage passive technology leaders from target organizations.
• Perform detailed market mapping of technology organizations, leadership structures, reporting hierarchies, and competitor talent landscapes.
• Develop talent intelligence reports covering market trends, compensation benchmarking, organizational insights, and competitor hiring activity.
• Build and maintain leadership talent pipelines for current and future technology hiring requirements.

Technology Recruitment:

• Manage executive hiring across Software Engineering, Product Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, SRE, Data Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, and Digital Transformation.
• Identify and attract niche technology talent through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and advanced Boolean search techniques.
• Ensure a seamless and high-touch candidate experience throughout the executive hiring lifecycle.

Stakeholder Management:

• Partner closely with senior business leaders, hiring managers, and HR teams to deliver strategic hiring solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor by providing market intelligence, talent availability, hiring trends, and compensation insights.
• Influence hiring decisions through consultative engagement and data-driven recommendations.

Search Delivery & Process Excellence:

• Own the complete executive search lifecycle from requirement briefing to offer closure and onboarding.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality leadership talent while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
• Track executive search metrics including search turnaround time, pipeline health, offer acceptance ratio, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Continuously improve executive search methodologies, sourcing strategies, and recruitment processes.

Qualifications:

• MBA or Postgraduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 4-10 years of experience in Executive Search, Technology Recruitment, or Leadership Hiring.
• Proven expertise in hiring Technology Leaders for IT Services, Product Organizations, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), or Technology Consulting firms.
• Strong experience in headhunting, executive search, market mapping, and talent intelligence.
• Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Boolean Search, and market research tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and influencing skills.

Preferred Background:

• Candidates from Executive Search firms, IT Services organizations, Product Companies, Digital Engineering firms, Technology Consulting organizations, or GCCs with experience in technology leadership hiring will be preferred.

Key Skills:

• Executive Search, Leadership Hiring, Technology Hiring, Technology Leadership Recruitment, Headhunting, Market Mapping, Talent Mapping, Talent Intelligence, Competitive Research, Stakeholder Management, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search, Passive Candidate Engagement, Talent Pipelining, Offer Negotiation, Recruitment Analytics, Technology Consulting Recruitment, Executive Talent Acquisition.

Why Join?:

This is an opportunity to work on high-impact Technology Leadership mandates, partner with senior business leaders, and play a key role in building world-class technology teams through strategic executive search and talent advisory.