CTO search firm in Bengaluru.
Retained Chief Technology Officer search in Bengaluru and across Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Chennai. Our CTO franchise is centred in Bengaluru and led by consultants from engineering and product backgrounds. We can read architecture diagrams, pressure-test platform instincts, and tell the difference between a CTO who has built distributed systems and one who has only managed people who did.
How we read a CTO.
Every CTO candidate we shortlist for a Bengaluru mandate is evaluated against five lenses, refined over two decades of CTO placements across India and the GCC:
- 01Hands-on architecture credibility at scale
- 02Engineering-org design — squads, platforms, hiring
- 03Platform vs. product CTO orientation
- 04Reliability, security and cost-discipline track record
- 05AI / ML platform fluency where relevant
₹3–9 Cr fixed + variable + significant ESOP
Typical CTO 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 have placed CTOs across SaaS unicorns, listed product companies, and GCCs — and brought back diaspora technology leaders from the US, UK and Singapore.
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.
- CTO mandates in Software & SaaS
- CTO mandates in AI & Data Platforms
- CTO mandates in GCCs & Capability Centres
- CTO mandates in Cybersecurity
- CTO mandates in Biotech & Healthtech
- CTO mandates in E-commerce & Quick Commerce
Other Bengaluru search practices.
CTO search across our offices.
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