Recruitment - Executive Search
Retained search for CXO, country head, function head and board-level roles - mapped-market research, confidential outreach and structured assessment.
45 days
Median search closure
100%
Confidential mandates
12 months
Replacement guarantee
CXO+
Board & C-suite
Leadership roles - CEO, COO, CTO, CFO, country head, business head, function head - are rarely filled through job board postings alone. Top candidates are passive, well-compensated and only move for the right narrative.
NeoIntelli's executive search practice runs every mandate as a dedicated retained search led by a senior consultant, with mapped-market research, structured assessment and 360-degree referencing on every search.
Deliverables
01
Co-created role specification, success profile, scorecard and target company map - signed off in week one.
02
Comprehensive long-list of 80-120 leaders across target companies, with current title, tenure, comp band and reachability.
03
Senior-consultant-led outreach with a calibrated narrative - no client name in market until shortlist stage.
04
Behavioural interviews, leadership psychometrics and case-based deep-dives aligned to the success profile.
05
Multi-level references across managers, peers and reports - on the record and back-channel.
06
Comp benchmarking, counter-offer management, joining narrative and 90-day onboarding check-ins.
01
Detailed brief with the chair, CEO or hiring sponsor - role context, success profile, scorecard, target companies and timeline.
02
Mapped market across target and adjacent companies - long-list of 80-120 leaders with full profiling.
03
Calibrated outreach by senior consultants, qualifying conversations and confidential narrative.
04
Structured behavioural interviews, psychometrics, case discussions and on-the-record references.
05
Written shortlist of 3 to 5 with full assessment, references and comp positioning - panel interviews coordinated.
06
Offer negotiation, counter-offer management, joining support and 90-day onboarding check-ins.
Leadership impact is contextual. A CTO who scaled a 200-person team may struggle at 20 - and vice versa. We assess against your context, not their last title.
On-the-record references are curated. The decisive signal comes from back-channel references via the consultant's own network.
Cash, ESOP, joining bonus, retention pool and exit clauses all decide whether a leader joins and stays. We benchmark the full package.
Counter-offers often surface in the final week of a process. Without a structured closing plan, strong candidates are lost at the buzzer.
Mapped market and long-list within 14 days of mandate signoff
Calibrated shortlist of 3 to 5 within 30 days
Median search closure under 45 days
100% confidentiality maintained through shortlist stage
12-month replacement guarantee on every retained search
Quarterly check-ins with the hired leader for the first year
Every mandate is led by a senior consultant and runs through mapped-market research, confidential approach, structured assessment and 360-degree referencing. Our median closure is 45 days, fees are retained across three milestones, and every search carries a 12-month replacement guarantee.
Retained, with a three-stage milestone structure (engagement, shortlist, joining), charged as a percentage of first-year total compensation. Rates move with mandate complexity, confidentiality and market scarcity, so contact us for pricing - quoted in full, with no hidden costs, before the search begins.
12 months from join date. If the leader leaves voluntarily or is exited for performance, we re-execute the search at no additional fee.
Yes - 100% of our retained searches maintain confidentiality through shortlist stage. Client name is shared only with consented shortlisted candidates.
We focus on India-based roles - including India MD, GCC head and India-based CXO roles for global parent companies.
30 days to shortlist, 45 days median to signed offer. Complex or highly confidential searches may extend to 60-90 days.
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