SYMPHONI HR · EST. 2003 · MUMBAI

We don’t just discover talent.
We unearth the exceptional.

100,000 CAREERS IN MOTION — WE KNOW WHERE THE EXCEPTIONAL ONES ARE

CANDIDATES HIRED — 100K+
C-SUITE & SENIOR MANDATES — 5K+
AVG. SHORTLIST — 68 HRS

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The Mandate, Live

Every search begins with a brief.

Turning ambition into achievement through insight and precision.

SYMPHONI HRMANDATE / CONFIDENTIAL

Chief Financial Officer

✓SUCCESS PROFILE — CALIBRATED

✓TARGET LIST — 130 MAPPED

✓10 CALIBRATED PROFILES

68 HRS TO SHORTLISTST★R RESEARCH

CONFIDENTIAL

MANDATE 2K26-047
CFO · FINANCIAL SERVICES · MUMBAI

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Research-led search. Specialist hiring.

India’s research-led search and specialist-hiring partner — from the corner office to entire build-out teams, across every industry we serve.

Retained C-suite search, specialist recruitment, RPO and talent advisory — partner-led, research-backed, accountable to Day One.

I'm hiring — start a mandate I'm exploring roles

Scroll — watch a search unfold

EST. 2003 · 23 YEARS · SEARCH · RECRUITMENT · ADVISORY

01The Firm

Founded in 2003 to transform the way organisations discover talent, Symphoni HR has grown into a trusted recruitment partner for some of the most dynamic and future-forward companies in India, with deep benches across all nine industries we serve.

Our strength lies in a research-led approach driven by our Centre of Excellence model and a robust talent network — every mandate executed with precision, transparency, and a deep understanding of your culture and business goals.

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MANDATE REGISTER — SINCE 2003N° 5000+

2004Chief Financial OfficerBFSICLOSED

2008MD — Capital MarketsBANKINGCLOSED

2012Chief Technology OfficerGCCDAY ONE

2016Chief Human Resources OfficerCONSUMERCLOSED

2019VP — EngineeringTECHNOLOGYDAY ONE

2022Chief Risk OfficerNBFCCLOSED

2024Head of Data & AIFINTECHCLOSED

2026Chief Executive OfficerTECHNOLOGYDAY ONE

A LIVING REGISTER · ROLES ILLUSTRATIVE

02The Search, Live

Step 01 — Discovery & CalibrationThe Brief.

Step 02 — Market Mapping & ResearchThe Market.

Step 03 — Profile ScreeningThe Screen.

Step 04 — Targeted OutreachThe Outreach.

Step 05 — Calibrated Shortlist & InsightThe Shortlist.

Step 06 — Offer, Close & OnboardThe Close.

Step 07 — Post-Placement PartnershipDay One, Onward.

We immerse in your business, role and culture — a sharp success profile, target list and search strategy, aligned before anything moves. Our ST★R research team maps the whole market — 100,000+ candidates, including the passive, high-performing talent that never applies. Our ST★R researchers screen every profile against the brief — sector, level, geography, compensation band. Exceptional candidates approached discreetly. Every conversation protects your brand and tests for genuine fit. Ten calibrated profiles, ready for your table — in an average of 68 hours. Offer, negotiation and notice-period transition, managed hands-on until your candidate is through the door. Engaged through onboarding and beyond. A placement is the start of the relationship.

00:00hrs avg to shortlist

SYMPHONI HRMANDATE / CONFIDENTIAL

SUCCESS
PROFILE

Discreet, partner-led

LETTER OF OFFER

ACCEPTED

DAY ONE

The hire settles & succeeds

03Delivery, Measured

Twenty-three years of delivery, measured.

LIVE

CANDIDATES HIRED100K+

C-SUITE & SENIOR MANDATES5K+

CLIENTS SERVED · SINCE 2003300+

HRS TO SHORTLIST · AVG68:00

OFFER ACCEPTANCE82%

REPEAT & REFERRAL97%

One office. One research engine. Mumbai-headquartered — serving India’s talent corridors and offshore mandates across the globe.

500+ GLOBAL MANDATES250+ SEARCH SPECIALISTS50+ CITIES · INDIAEST. 2003

500+ global mandates, mapped worldwide · delivered from one Mumbai engine

04What We Do

Search and specialist hiring, end to end.

C-Suite & Leadership SearchRETAINED→ Business Function SolutionsLATERAL→ Tech Talent SolutionsSPECIALIST→ ST★R AdvisoryRESEARCH→ Inclusive Talent SolutionsDEI→ Agile Workforce SolutionsCONTRACT→ Talent WorksRPO→ Project Hire SolutionsRAMP-UP→ Fractional Leadership ServicesINTERIM→ Career Edge AdvisoryCANDIDATES→

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C-Suite Search — Leadership Hiring — Specialist Teams — Global Capability Centres — Fractional Leadership — Talent Works · RPO — ST★R Research — Inclusive Hiring — Agile Workforce — C-Suite Search — Leadership Hiring — Specialist Teams — Global Capability Centres — Fractional Leadership — Talent Works · RPO — ST★R Research — Inclusive Hiring — Agile Workforce —

05Why Symphoni

What powers every mandate.

Research PracticeIntelligence

15+ analysts mapping the entire market — competency mapping, compensation benchmarking, location strategy and hiring-trend analysis behind every search.

Centres of ExcellenceSpecialists

Competency- and technology-based CoEs put a specialist who speaks your domain's language on every mandate — depth, not keyword matches.

Partner-Led DeliveryFocus

We deliberately work with only 30–50 clients at a time. Your mandate gets senior attention, discretion and speed — not a junior in a queue.

Inclusive by DesignDEI

Women-centric, veteran, accessibility, LGBTQIA+ and return-to-work programmes — diverse teams built by design, not as an afterthought.

06Where We Operate