Business Development Manager – India (Executive Search & Talent Advisory)

Location: Mumbai (Nariman Point) — full-time, based in-market

Reports to: Founder & CEO, Career Zoom Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Employment type: Full-time, direct hire

About Career Zoom
Career Zoom is a Singapore-headquartered boutique executive search, RPO and CXO-on-Demand firm, specialising in senior leadership hiring across BFSI, fintech and technology sectors. We are expanding into India, establishing our first in-market presence in Mumbai to build relationships with BFSI institutions, fintechs, and Global Capability Centres (GCCs) across the India.

The Role
We're looking for an experienced, India-market-savvy Business Development professional to lead Career Zoom's on-the-ground business development in Mumbai. This is a pure business development role — you will not be doing recruitment delivery (sourcing, screening, shortlisting); your job is to open doors, build relationships, and win mandates that our Singapore and India -based delivery team then executes.

Key Responsibilities
Identify, engage and secure new client opportunities for Career Zoom's executive search, recruitment and talent advisory services
Build and manage relationships with senior decision-makers (CHRO, CXO, founder-level) across BFSI, fintech, and technology/GCC clients in Mumbai and other Metro cities




Develop and submit business proposals in coordination with Singapore HQ
Maintain rigorous CRM and pipeline discipline
Represent Career Zoom at industry conferences, chamber events and networking sessions
Conduct market intelligence gathering and provide monthly reporting to Singapore HQ
Contribute to an initial market-entry research effort covering target sectors, competitive landscape and go-to-market planning

What Success Looks Like
Consistent monthly target-account mapping and qualified client meetings
Growing, well-documented sales pipeline with clear opportunity value
Signed executive search mandates within the first 3-4 months
Strong relationship-building across BFSI and GCC client segments

What We're Looking For
3+ years of business development / sales experience, ideally in executive search, professional services, or B2B services to BFSI/financial services clients
Consultative selling capability — comfortable engaging senior stakeholders on complex, relationship-led sales rather than transactional/product sales
Strong existing network within Mumbai's BFSI, fintech, or GCC ecosystem is a solid plus
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Self-starter, comfortable operating independently while working closely with an overseas HQ team
Based in Mumbai, hybrid work

📌 Business Development Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Career Zoom Pte.
📍 Mumbai