Hiring in India, for the roles that stay open.
We work the roles that have already been open for months — where the right person is employed somewhere else and is not applying anywhere. Live mandates run across sixteen Indian cities and towns, from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, NCR, Mumbai and Chennai to Chandigarh, Jalandhar and tier-2 locations.
of the people we place were not applying when we found them
median from signed brief to a vetted shortlist
of first-year salary, invoiced on the joining date
replacement guarantee — and no fee if they never join
KiwiTechDigital product engineering for startups
BotsyncAutonomous mobile robots for factories
SkechersGlobal footwear brand
NoventiqDigital transformation & cybersecurity
OriginAutonomous construction robotics
FlentisContingent-workforce VMS platform
UNBOXROBOTICSUnbox RoboticsAI-powered parcel-sorting robotics
ManudataRobot-training data from live factory lines
J.CrewAmerican apparel retailer
Hola PrimeGlobal prop-trading firm
OpusingGlobal staffing & workforce solutions
Stefanini GroupGlobal IT services & consulting
Logic PlanetIT staffing & consultingRootStAffRootStaffExecutive search & recruitment
PSAG TechnologiesSAP consulting & IT servicesThree things that decide a search in India.
Sixty to ninety days is standard at senior level in India. An offer signed in March means a start in June, and the risk window between signature and joining is where most searches die. We track every accepted offer through notice, and the fee is invoiced on the joining date rather than on the offer.
An SDE3 at a product company and an SDE3 at a services company can differ by years of real scope. We assess against a written rubric with per-criterion evidence, so a shortlist can be argued with rather than taken on trust.
For robotics, perception, ML, embedded, security and infrastructure, the credible pool in India is measured in hundreds. 61% of our placements come through referral circles and domain communities rather than job portals — because that is where those people actually are.
The roles that are already stuck.
Niche technical roles (robotics, perception, ML, embedded, security, infrastructure), engineering leadership including confidential backfills, GCC and capability-centre build-outs from the first leadership hire down, multi-city volume hiring across retail and operations, and a non-IT track covering energy, renewables and industrial roles.
Where we stand in this market: India is our home market and where we have the deepest network — most of our closed searches, our recruiter base and our talent pool sit here.
Frequently asked questions
Contingency recruitment in India generally runs 15–25% of the hired candidate’s first-year salary. CIEL HR publicly indicates roughly 8–15% for mid-level roles rising to 30–40% for senior and executive search. 100Networks charges 8.33% — one month’s salary — invoiced on the candidate’s date of joining, with no retainer, no setup fee and no seat licence. If an accepted candidate does not join, there is no fee at all.
Median six days from a signed brief to a vetted shortlist, across roles closed to date. The interview process typically adds four to eight weeks. The largest and least compressible component is the notice period — thirty days is common at junior and mid level, sixty to ninety days at senior level and above.
Live mandates run across sixteen Indian cities and towns, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh and Jalandhar, plus tier-2 locations. For multi-city volume hiring a different local specialist works each city in parallel rather than one desk working them in sequence.
Yes — GCC and capability-centre build-outs are one of our three core motions, from the first leadership hire down to the scale pod, held to one rubric across every hire and handed over cleanly to your own TA team. A company does not need an Indian entity or an existing team for us to start.
Make hiring the thing you’re good at.
Seed, Series A to D, or enterprise — send us one hard role. We'll match it the same day, and you'll meet a shortlist in days. Pay only when they join.