Assistant Manager / Manager- Leadership Hiring

RPG Group

Maharashtra

On-site

INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

The RPG Group in Mumbai seeks a senior leadership talent research professional to proactively identify, map, profile, and engage senior leaders across functions. You will build leadership talent maps, support early-stage engagement, and provide data-based market insights for leadership hiring and workforce planning.

Focus on depth of research, quality of information, and maintaining a robust candidate pipeline to enable strategic hires across group companies.

Qualifications

Master’s in HR is preferred; MBA in HR acceptable.
5–8 years of work experience in research and referencing, with exposure to EPC and other industrial sectors is preferred.
Proven experience in sourcing and engaging active/passive senior/executive candidates.
Strong analytical mindset; able to synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Preliminary assessments and conversations to ensure fit with JD and compensation budget.
Undertake candidate assessments and propose a relevant pool for further evaluation.
Ensure each contacted candidate receives a top-of-the-line candidate experience.
Close loop with all engaged candidates through formal notes.

Skills

Leadership hiring research

Market research

Data synthesis

Executive search

Stakeholder management

LinkedIn sourcing

Naukri platform usage

Discretion & confidentiality

Education

Master’s in Human Resources / MBA in HR

Tools

Naukri

Industry databases

Job description

Role Description | Key Deliverables

The incumbent will be responsible for proactively identifying, mapping, profiling, and engaging senior and leadership talent across functions (e.g. Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Marketing, HR, Technology, etc.). The role is to build and maintain a strong talent pipeline and company-wide leadership talent maps, support early stage candidate engagement, and provide data‐/market‐based insights that feed into leadership hiring, succession planning, and strategic workforce planning. Focus on depth of research and quality of information captured is vital.

Role Description | Key Deliverables

In Particular, The Individual Will Be Accountable For

Research and fulfillment

Work closely with the Lead – Leadership Hiring to develop a structured plan for every search which must include a search strategy including target companies / talent pool availability.
Conduct comprehensive market and talent mapping, leveraging multiple sources such as professional networks, databases, social platforms, and internal repositories
Conduct detailed market research to identify leadership talent pools across functions and geographies.
Build and maintain talent maps and org charts indicating potential candidates, competitor benchmarking, leadership movement, compensation trends, etc.
Ensure fulfilment of maximum number of searches through internal research in a target time. Speed and candidate relevance are of paramount importance.
Evangelize / drive special focus on Diversity for open searches
Capturing organizational charts, key professionals in the company, business models, references and other market intelligence through discussions with candidates
Always strive to maintain a backup of at least 2 candidates at any given point of time

Pre-research Focus Areas

Ensure that all relevant information (Must-Haves, Good-to-Haves, Budget etc) is obtained and documented in a Control Sheet for all roles at the onset of the search.
Ensure that every search starts with a well-drafted Opportunity Dossier which has a buy in of all business stakeholders.
Build and maintain a forward-looking pipeline of potential talent for critical leadership positions across group companies.
Conduct competitive intelligence and market trend analysis to identify new and emerging talent pools

Candidate Assessment

Preliminary assessments / conversations must include fitment with the JD and compensation budget.
Undertake candidate assessments and propose a relevant pool for further evaluation.
Ensuring that each candidate reached out to is provided with a top-of-the-line candidate experience
Close loop with all engaged candidates through a formal note

Database Management

Ensuring the research data is cleaned up, updated with latest comments and maintained in trackers.
Evaluate and finalize alternate platforms for presenting Leadership Hiring data to Management
Regularly capture reference inputs from different sources.

The position will be based in Mumbai and report to the DGM – Leadership Hiring and will be part of the Group HR Team of RPG Group.

Desired Candidate Profile

The Successful Candidate Should Have The Following Attributes

Preferably master’s in human resources / MBA in HR
5-8 years of work experience in research and referencing, with exposure to EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) and other Industrial sectors is preferred
Proven experience in sourcing and engaging active/passive candidates at senior/executive levels.
Strong analytical mindset; able to synthesize data from multiple sources (public data, LinkedIn, industry databases) into actionable insights.
Experience of navigating through LinkedIn, Naukri and other such platforms.
High level of caliber and scalability, with focus on research quality and quick turnaround
Strong verbal and written communication.
Strong research and database management skills while managing key internal and external stakeholders
Proactive, high energy, and strong work ethics
High degree of discretion, professionalism, and ability to handle confidential information
Adaptable and comfortable operating with some ambiguity / evolving priorities
Curious about industry trends, competitor moves, leadership innovation
Executive search firm experience with a focus on leadership hiring is desirable