Executive Search · India & UAE

Find the leader
already doing the job.

CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CHROs and sales heads, approached quietly at your competitors.

30–45 daysTo an offer, CMO or CHRO search
25–30%Realistic offer uplift
§01 · Roles

The leaders we search for.

Every search is for a role that reports to the board, the founder or the CEO, or to someone who does.

§02 · Sectors

Five sectors. One method.

We started in retail and jewellery, and that is still where our network runs deepest. The same method works wherever the best candidate is already at a competitor.

01

Retail & Jewellery

Our deepest network. Store expansion, category, marketing and retail operations leaders who have scaled chains. Jewellery executive search

02

Consumer & D2C

Brand, growth and sales leaders for consumer brands, online and offline.

03

Financial Services

CFOs, business heads and sales leaders for banks, NBFCs, insurers and wealth firms.

04

Manufacturing

Plant, sales and finance leaders for industrial and manufacturing companies.

05

Technology

Business, sales and delivery leaders for technology and IT services companies.

§03 · How We Search

The best hire you can make is not looking for a job.

The best hires aren't applying anywhere. They respond to a confidential, well-researched approach, before any job description exists.

01
Days 1–725%

Market Map Before Mandate

We confirm what the role pays across your category and city before you lock a budget.

Deliverable Category & City Pay Data
02
12–24 mo view50%

Define What the Role Must Deliver

Outcomes, authority, and KPIs for the next 12–24 months, before writing a job description.

Deliverable KPIs & Authority Scope
03
Days 8–3075%

Direct Headhunting, Intermediary-Led

We approach people already at scale inside competitor brands, candidates self-select in before your name is disclosed.

Deliverable Confidential Shortlist
04
Days 30–45 · Offer100%

Mandate Defined at Offer

A realistic uplift is 25–30%, not the 40–50% many brands blindly offer. We give you that number upfront.

Realistic Uplift 25–30% · not 40–50%
§04 · UAE

Hiring in the UAE?

Senior and CXO searches for companies in Dubai and across the UAE, including India-based brands building a Gulf team.

UAE Search
§05 · Questions

Frequently Asked Questions.

What roles does Boardroom CXO search for?

CEOs, MDs and business heads, CFOs and finance heads, CMOs and marketing leaders, sales, retail and business development heads, and CHROs, plus the layer just below the CXO, for companies in India and the UAE.

Which sectors do you work in?

Five: retail and jewellery, where our network is deepest; consumer and D2C; financial services, including banks, NBFCs, insurers and wealth firms; manufacturing; and technology and IT services.

How does an executive search with Boardroom CXO work?

In days 1 to 7 we map what the role pays across your category and city, and agree what the role must deliver over the next 12 to 24 months. From day 8 to about day 30 we approach people already doing the job at your competitors, build a confidential shortlist and run interviews. Between day 30 and day 45 we reach the offer, with a realistic uplift, usually 25 to 30%, not the 40 to 50% many companies offer.

What does an executive search cost?

A Rs 10,000 service fee (including GST) starts the search. It is not refundable, and it is adjusted against the final fee of one month's CTC (as defined in our terms of business), invoiced when your hire joins. If the hire leaves within 90 days, we find one replacement free. Searches are not exclusive: you are free to use other agencies on the same role.

Do you run searches in the UAE?

Yes, for senior and CXO roles only. We run searches for companies in Dubai and across the UAE, including India-based brands building a Gulf team. In the UAE, AED 1,000 starts the search. It is not refundable, and it is adjusted against a final fee of one month's salary, invoiced when your hire joins. If the hire leaves within 90 days, we find one replacement free. See UAE search.

More questions: cost, timelines, confidential searches and retained vs contingency →

Next Move

Tell us the role.
We'll tell you the market.

Brief us on a mandate and we come back with real market data, before you commit a budget.