Job Description Location: Bangalore
Experience: 3–7 years
Industry: Executive Search / Leadership Hiring / Professional Services
About the Role
We are looking for a Business Development professional to help grow our retained executive search practice in India. The role involves building relationships with senior stakeholders (Founders, CXOs, CHROs, GCC Heads), identifying leadership hiring needs and converting opportunities into exclusive retained search mandates. This is a consultative sales role, not transactional staffing sales. Success in this role depends on credibility, business understandin and the ability to represent senior leadership roles confidently in the market.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Client Acquisition
- Identify and develop recent business opportunities for retained executive search engagements
- Engage with CXOs,



Founders, CHROs, Heads of HR, GCC Leaders and Board members
- Initiate conversations around leadership gaps, succession, confidential hiring and growth mandates
- Convert warm leads, referrals and outbound conversations into retained or exclusive search assignments

Consultative Selling
- Understand client organisations, business models, growth plans and leadership challenges
- Position retained executive search as a strategic advisory solution, not a recruitment transaction
- Present search methodology, timelines, governance and fee structures confidently
- Work closely with recruiters to scope mandates and close engagements

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