CHRO search firm in Bengaluru.
Retained Chief Human Resources Officer search in Bengaluru and across Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Chennai. The modern CHRO is a strategist, not an administrator. We look for leaders who can build culture, manage senior succession, and act as a real counterweight in the CEO's office.
How we read a CHRO.
Every CHRO candidate we shortlist for a Bengaluru mandate is evaluated against five lenses, refined over two decades of CHRO placements across India and the GCC:
- 01Senior succession and CXO bench-building
- 02Compensation philosophy at scale (cash, ESOP, LTI design)
- 03M&A integration and TUPE/transfer expertise
- 04Industrial relations and works-council fluency where relevant
- 05Board-facing capability on talent, comp and risk
₹2.5–6 Cr fixed + variable + LTI
Typical CHRO band for Bengaluru-based mandates, fixed plus variable plus long-term equity / ESOP. Adjust upward for listed-company and PE-backed roles.
10–14 weeks
Kick-off to signed offer. Add 4–6 weeks for confidential CXO replacements and cross-border briefs.
Retained
Single-firm retainer, milestone-billed at 25–33% of target compensation. 12-month replacement guarantee.
From the ground.
We are one of the busiest CHRO search practices in India — we run a CHRO mandate almost every quarter across BFSI, technology, pharma and consumer.
Bengaluru is where our technology, product and AI leadership practice is centred. From this office we run CTO, Chief Product Officer, VP Engineering, Chief AI Officer and CISO mandates for unicorns, listed product companies, GCCs and growth-stage startups.
- CHRO mandates in Software & SaaS
- CHRO mandates in AI & Data Platforms
- CHRO mandates in GCCs & Capability Centres
- CHRO mandates in Cybersecurity
- CHRO mandates in Biotech & Healthtech
- CHRO mandates in E-commerce & Quick Commerce
Other Bengaluru search practices.
CHRO search across our offices.
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