Location: Navi Mumbai / NCR

Role: Chief of Sales – Partner / Senior Partner (Investor–Co-founder Opportunity)

Experience Required: 15–25 Years

Engagement Type: Equity-based + Revenue Share

LeadersEdge – Executive Search & Advisory Services

About Us

LeadersEdge is a premium executive search and leadership advisory firm, combining deep industry expertise with AI-powered talent mapping.

We partner with boardrooms, promoters, and CHROs to solve complex leadership hiring challenges through insight-led search, precision talent mapping, and market intelligence.

What Sets Us Apart

🎯 AI-based, target-company-led talent mapping

🌍 Global execution capability for CXO and leadership roles

🔬 Assessment-driven leadership evaluation approach

🤝 Trusted partner for confidential, high-impact mandates

💡 Strong expertise in succession planning, diversity, and cross-border hiring

Chief of Sales – Partner / Sr. Partner

(Equity + Revenue Share | Investor–Co-founder Role)

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned executive search leader to join LeadersEdge as a Partner / Senior Partner – Chief of Sales, with an opportunity to come in as an Investor–Co-founder.

This is a business leadership role, where you will own revenue, build strategic client relationships, and scale a high-value executive search and advisory practice.

Key Responsibilities

🧩 Revenue Ownership & Practice Building

Own and drive revenue across CXO and senior leadership mandates
Build and scale a multi-industry executive search practice
Expand into advisory offerings (succession planning, leadership consulting)

🤝 Client Acquisition & CXO Relationships

Leverage your network to win high-value mandates from CEOs, CHROs, and promoters
Build long-term, trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders
Position LeadersEdge as a strategic leadership partner

📈 Strategic Growth

Define and execute go-to-market strategy across industries
Identify new sectors, geographies, and growth opportunities
Drive cross-sell of search and advisory solutions

🧠 Delivery & Quality Oversight

Guide complex CXO searches and ensure strong closure ratios
Maintain premium client and candidate experience

🧑 🤝 🧑 Team Leadership

Build and mentor a high-quality consulting and research team
Drive a performance-led, ownership-driven culture

Who You Are

✅ 15–25 years in Executive Search / Leadership Hiring / Advisory

✅ Proven billing track record of ₹5–15 Cr+ annually

✅ Strong relationships with CXOs, Boards, and promoters

✅ Experience in building/scaling a practice or business unit

✅ Strong commercial acumen with P&L ownership

✅ Entrepreneurial mindset with long-term commitment

✅ Open to equity + capital participation (Investor–cofounder model)

Compensation Structure

📈 Equity participation with long-term upside

🤝 Revenue share linked to billings and profitability

💰 Flexible structure aligned to investor–cofounder participation

Leadership & Founding Team

👔 Rajesh Padmanabhan – Group Chairman

Former CHRO at Capgemini, Vedanta, and Welspun; board advisor and transformation leader.

💡 Gyanesh Kumar – Co-Founder & Managing Partner

20+ years in global consulting and talent solutions; Founder of ExoTalent & LeadersEdge; ISB & IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.

🧠 Hema Gupta – Co-founder

16+ years in executive search and CXO hiring.

👔 Satyajit Iyer – Senior Partner

25+ years in global HR leadership; Ex-Capgemini, Reliance Industries, and Coca-Cola.

👔 Babita Basak – Partner, BFSI Practice

22+ years in BFSI & GCC sectors; Ex-CHRO/ HR Leader JioBlackRock, Edelweiss, and City Bank.

📊 Mohanish Chitnis – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

28+ years across HDFC, Kodak, and Ford Credit; Chartered Accountant.

☁ Sunil Bhakuni – Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

23+ years in AI, SaaS & Cloud Engineering; Ex-CTO iDesign.M, Ex-AWS.

📣 Vinay Rao – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

22+ years across Honeywell, Quess, and Times Group in branding and growth.

🧠 Vaarish Misra – Growth & Strategy Leader

Serial entrepreneur & ISB alumnus driving strategic growth initiatives.

📣 You – Chief of Sales (Partner / Sr. Partner | Investor–Co-founder)

Why Join LeadersEdge?

🚀 Build a high-impact executive search and advisory practice

🤝 Work directly with CXOs, promoters, and boards

📈 Own revenue, growth, and strategic direction

🧠 Operate in a premium, insight-led search environment

🔥 Entrepreneurial platform with strong leadership backing

Who Should Apply?

Leaders from firms like Korn Ferry, Egon Zehnder, Heidrick & Struggles, Spencer Stuart, or top boutique firms
Current Partners / Practice Heads / Client Directors

• Individuals ready to build, scale, and own a business

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