Leadership hiring recruiter - Contractual Role

LTM; Dadri; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

LTM is seeking a Leadership Hiring Recruiter for a contractual role in India to lead end-to-end executive hiring for CXO/SVP/VP/Director-level roles across geographies. The role emphasizes executive search, market intelligence, and stakeholder advisory to ensure high-quality, business-aligned outcomes.

The position requires strong headhunting capabilities, data-driven decision making, and the ability to build leadership pipelines while partnering with CXOs and HR across India, USA, Europe, or

Qualifications

• 6–15 years of experience in talent acquisition with focus on leadership hiring.
• Experience hiring VP/Director/CXO roles.
• Exposure to global hiring across India, USA, Europe or APAC.
• Executive search and headhunting expertise.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Data-driven decision making and reporting orientation.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end leadership hiring for CXO/SVP/VP/Director-level roles across functions.
• Partner with CXOs, HR and business leaders to understand requirements and success metrics.
• Build leadership pipelines through multi-channel sourcing and headhunting.
• Coordinate structured interviews, assessments and calibration discussions with stakeholders.
• Lead offer discussions and ensure smooth offer-to-join processes.
• Provide regular hiring updates and market insights to leadership.

Skills

Leadership Hiring

Executive Search

Stakeholder Engagement

Negotiation

Data-driven Hiring

Job description

Job Description – Leadership Hiring Recruiter - Contractual role

Location: Pune, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida, Hyderabad

Role Summary

The Leadership Hiring Recruiter will be responsible for end-to-end hiring for senior and strategic roles (Grade 7 and above, including Sales Leadership roles) across geographies.

The role requires strong executive search capabilities, stakeholder advisory skills, and deep market intelligence to enable high-quality, business-aligned hiring outcomes.

This position plays a critical role in strengthening leadership capability, supporting business growth, and enabling transformation through strategic hiring.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive Search & Talent Mapping

• Drive end-to-end leadership hiring for CXO / SVP / VP / Director-level roles across functions.
• Build deep market intelligence and competitor mapping for leadership talent pools.
• Identify and engage passive candidates through strategic headhunting approaches.

2. Stakeholder Advisory & Business Alignment

• Partner with business leaders, CXOs, and HR stakeholders to:
• Understand role requirements, expectations, and success metrics.
• Translate business strategy into effective hiring mandates.
• Act as a trusted advisor on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring strategy.

3. Sourcing & Candidate Engagement

• Leverage multi-channel sourcing strategies, including:
• Direct sourcing and networking.
• Industry connects and referrals.
• Search firms, where relevant.
• Build and maintain strong leadership talent pipelines for current and future requirements.

4. Assessment & Selection Governance

• Drive structured evaluation processes, including:
• Profile screening and shortlist creation.
• Stakeholder interview coordination.
• Assessment and calibration discussions.
• Ensure quality of hire, alignment with the role mandate, and cultural fit.

5. Offer Management & Closure

• Lead offer discussions and negotiations in alignment with compensation frameworks.
• Manage candidate engagement to ensure strong offer-to-join conversion.
• Mitigate risks related to counteroffers, candidate dropouts, and hiring delays.

6. Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Provide regular hiring updates and market insights to hiring managers and leadership.
• Ensure high stakeholder satisfaction through responsiveness, communication, and quality delivery.

7. Pipeline Creation & Strategic Initiatives

• Build proactive leadership pipelines for critical and future roles, including succession planning.
• Support diversity hiring initiatives and inclusive talent strategies.

8. Process Adherence & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with Leadership Hiring SOPs, governance, and approval frameworks.
• Track and report key hiring metrics, including:
• Time-to-hire.
• Quality of hire.

Required Experience

• 6–15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with a strong focus on:
• Leadership / Executive Hiring.
• IT Services / Consulting / Technology domains.
• Proven track record of hiring for senior-level mandates, including VP / Director / CXO roles.
• Exposure to global hiring across India, USA, Europe, or APAC is preferred.
• Executive Search & Headhunting Expertise.
• Stakeholder / CXO Engagement.
• Negotiation & Closing Skills.
• Data-driven Decision-Making & Reporting Orientation.

Behavioural Attributes

• High ownership and accountability.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-stakes leadership hiring environments.
• Collaborative and stakeholder-centric mindset.