Country Head search firm in Bengaluru.
Retained Country Head search in Bengaluru and across Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Chennai. Country Head mandates are usually first-or-second hires for an inbound multinational, or a strategic reset for an existing entity. We run them with a market-entry lens, not a pure leadership-search lens.
How we read a Country Head.
Every Country Head candidate we shortlist for a Bengaluru mandate is evaluated against five lenses, refined over two decades of Country Head placements across India and the GCC:
- 01Market-entry or scale-up experience in similar businesses
- 02Regulatory, legal and tax fluency in the target market
- 03Talent-acquisition firepower (the next 20 hires)
- 04Headquarters fluency — comfort working across time zones and matrices
- 05P&L ownership at the relevant scale
₹2.5–8 Cr fixed + variable + LTI
Typical Country Head band for Bengaluru-based mandates, fixed plus variable plus long-term equity / ESOP. Adjust upward for listed-company and PE-backed roles.
14–20 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.
Cross-border Country Head mandates are a core franchise — we have placed Country Heads of global banks, technology majors, consumer brands and family-office vehicles.
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.
- Country Head mandates in Software & SaaS
- Country Head mandates in AI & Data Platforms
- Country Head mandates in GCCs & Capability Centres
- Country Head mandates in Cybersecurity
- Country Head mandates in Biotech & Healthtech
- Country Head mandates in E-commerce & Quick Commerce
Other Bengaluru search practices.
Country Head search across our offices.
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