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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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

2009Managing Director — Capital MarketsBANKINGCLOSED

2013Chief Technology OfficerGCCCLOSED

2017Chief Human Resources OfficerCONSUMERCLOSED

2020VP — EngineeringTECHNOLOGYCLOSED

2023Chief Risk OfficerNBFCCLOSED

2025Head of Data & AIFINTECHCLOSED

2026Chief Executive OfficerTECHNOLOGYIN SEARCH

2026Chief Financial OfficerINDUSTRIALSHORTLIST OUT

2026Chief Operating OfficerHEALTHCAREOFFER STAGE

2004Chief Financial OfficerBFSICLOSED

2009Managing Director — Capital MarketsBANKINGCLOSED

2013Chief Technology OfficerGCCCLOSED

2017Chief Human Resources OfficerCONSUMERCLOSED

2020VP — EngineeringTECHNOLOGYCLOSED

2023Chief Risk OfficerNBFCCLOSED

2025Head of Data & AIFINTECHCLOSED

2026Chief Executive OfficerTECHNOLOGYIN SEARCH

2026Chief Financial OfficerINDUSTRIALSHORTLIST OUT

2026Chief Operating OfficerHEALTHCAREOFFER STAGE

ILLUSTRATIVE OF MANDATE TYPE AND STAGE · CLIENT AND CANDIDATE DETAIL NEVER DISCLOSED

The Search, Live

How a search actually runs, from the brief on your desk to the day your hire starts.

Step 01 — Discovery & Calibration
The Brief.
Every search starts with a conversation, not a shortlist. We sit down with the people who will work with this hire and get specific: what the role has to deliver in year one, why the last person struggled, where the board will not bend. You get that back as a written success profile, a target list and a search plan. Nothing moves until you have signed it off.

SYMPHONI HRMANDATE / CONFIDENTIAL
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PROFILE
Step 02 — Market Mapping & Research
The Market.
Our in-house research team, ST★R, builds the map. We establish who holds this role today at every comparable company, who was passed over for it last time, what the seat pays across the sector, and who would take the call. Most of the people worth hiring are not looking for a job, so we go to them instead of waiting for applications.
Step 03 — Profile Screening
The Screen.
Every profile is read against your brief by a researcher who knows the sector — domain depth first, then level, geography and compensation band. Nobody gets through on a keyword match. The borderline names are argued over internally before they reach you, and if we cannot make the case for someone, they do not make the list.
Step 04 — Targeted Outreach
The Outreach.
The consultant running your search makes the approach personally. No sourcers, no templates. Every conversation is confidential and represents your business the way you would represent it yourself. We are also testing something on your behalf: whether the person genuinely wants the move or is simply enjoying being asked.

Discreet, partner-led
Step 05 — Calibrated Shortlist & Insight
The Shortlist.
You get ten calibrated profiles in an average of 68 hours. Each one carries our written assessment against the success profile: what they bring, what they do not, what it would take to move them, and the questions we would want you to ask. It is a recommendation you can act on rather than a folder of CVs to work through.

SHORTLISTCALIBRATED · WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
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68 HRS TO SHORTLIST10 PROFILES
Step 06 — Offer, Close & Onboard
The Close.
Offers, negotiation, counter-offers and notice periods are where searches are most often lost, so we handle them hands-on. That means the number, the title, the start date, and the conversation the candidate has to have with their current employer. We do not send you a name and leave you to it.

LETTER OF OFFER
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Step 07 — Post-Placement Partnership
Day One, Onward.
We stay involved through onboarding and the first ninety days, talking to both sides. If something is drifting, you want to hear it from us at week six rather than month six. A placement is where the relationship starts, which is why 97% of our work comes from repeat clients and referrals.

DAY ONE

The hire settles & succeeds

68:00hrs avg to shortlist

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. From Mumbai, we serve 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→ TalentWorksRPO→ ProjectHire SolutionsRAMP-UP→ Fractional Leadership ServicesINTERIM→ Career Edge AdvisoryCANDIDATES→

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

05Why SYMPHONI

What powers every mandate.

ST★R Research PracticeIntelligence

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

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 — see Inclusive Talent Solutions. Diverse teams built by design, not as an afterthought.

06Where We Operate