- Senior Manager / Lead - Leadership Hiring (Corporate)

Location: Mumbai (Worli)

Reporting To: GM - Human Resources

Role Summary

Lead the Corporate Leadership Hiring agenda, responsible for attracting and hiring senior leadership talent across businesses and functions. The role will drive executive search, succession pipeline hiring, strategic talent mapping, stakeholder management, and employer branding initiatives to ensure a solid leadership bench aligned with business growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities 1. Leadership Hiring Strategy

- Develop and execute leadership hiring strategies aligned with organizational growth and talent priorities.
- Partner with CXOs, Business Heads, CHRO, and HR Leaders to anticipate leadership talent needs.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and succession-linked positions.2. Executive Search & Talent Acquisition
- Manage end-to-end recruitment of senior leadership positions across Corporate and Business Units.
- Lead confidential and strategic searches for Executive, Leadership, and Specialized Talent roles.
- Conduct market intelligence, talent mapping, and competitor benchmarking for key leadership positions.
- Ensure best-in-class candidate experience for senior-level hiring.3. Stakeholder Management
- Act as a trusted talent advisor to senior business leaders and HR teams.
- Partner with business stakeholders to define talent requirements, assessment criteria, and hiring decisions.
- Provide regular updates on market trends, talent availability, and hiring progress.4. Search Partner & Vendor Management




- Manage relationships with executive search firms and leadership hiring partners.
- Monitor partner performance, quality of talent, and delivery effectiveness.
- Negotiate commercial terms and ensure optimal utilization of search partners.5. Talent Mapping & Succession Pipeline
- Build external leadership talent pipelines for current and future business requirements.
- Conduct periodic talent mapping across industries and target organizations.
- Support succession planning initiatives through identification of external leadership talent.6. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction
- Strengthen KEC's leadership employer brand through targeted branding initiatives.
- Represent the organization at industry forums, leadership events, and networking platforms.
- Build relationships with senior talent communities and professional networks.7. Recruitment Analytics & Governance
- Track and report leadership hiring metrics, including:
- Time-to-hire
- Quality of hire
- Offer acceptance rate
- Diversity hiring metrics
- Search partner effectiveness
- Ensure adherence to recruitment governance, policies, and compliance requirements.8. Technology & Talent Intelligence
- Leverage SAP SuccessFactors and talent analytics tools to drive data-based hiring decisions.




- Utilize market insights, talent intelligence, and competitor benchmarking to strengthen hiring outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of leadership hiring processes.9. Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor the Leadership Hiring team.
- Drive recruitment excellence, stakeholder satisfaction, and hiring effectiveness.
- Establish performance metrics and governance mechanisms for the team.Key Skills & Competencies
- Leadership & Executive Hiring
- Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence
- Executive Search Management
- Stakeholder & CXO Relationship Management
- Succession Planning Support
- Employer Branding
- Negotiation & Influencing Skills
- Recruitment Analytics
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Strategic Thinking & Business AcumenQualifications & Experience
- MBA / PGDM in HR or equivalent.
- 15-18 years of Talent Acquisition experience.
- Proven experience in Leadership Hiring, Executive Search, or Strategic Talent Acquisition.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders, CXOs, and search firms.
- Exposure to EPC, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Engineering, or diversified business groups preferred.KPIs / Success Measures
- Leadership position closure rate
- Time-to-fill for critical leadership roles
- Quality of leadership hires
- Offer acceptance ratio
- Diversity hiring outcomes
- Stakeholder satisfaction
- Strength of external leadership talent pipeline
- Search partner effectiveness and ROI
- Recruitment cost optimization
- Succession pipeline readiness for critical roles

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