executive search consultant

Posted on: 2006-10-23

RADHIKA SUD 1531 Johnson Drive, # 731 Buffalo Grove IL, 60089 Residence: 847 557 0620 Mobile: 312 316 2854 Mail: [email protected] Summary CEO, CXO and middle management executive search experience. Over 5 years. experience in providing strategic recruitment solutions across industry verticals including technology, financial services, banking, venture capitalist funded investee companies; set up management teams of startup companies; extensive client handling and relationship management skills. Professional Experience April 2004- Astral, Startup Mumbai, India August 2004 Responsibilities • Set up a recruitment firm specializing in senior and middle management searches focussing on BFSI, IT and Business Process Outsourcing • Assignments included Head UK for a financial services company, Site Director for an outsourcing company and HR director for an advertising firm.(Billing for the quarter $ 337.5 K in Rupee equivalent) Dec 2002 Hunt Partners, An International Boutique Search firm, Specialist in CEO & CXO April 2004 searches, www.hunt-partners.com Mumbai, India Jan 2004 Principal Responsibilities • Responsible for Client Acquisition, understanding the clients business challenges, competitor analysis, benchmarking compensation and building a unique proposition to deliver a customized hiring solution • Managing client delivery which included developing a search strategy, definition of position description, candidate development, candidate assessment and evaluation based on competency grid and other defined parameters • Execution of assignments from start to closure stage, responsible for compensation negotiation and post closure mentoring to ensure smooth integration to the new company • Developed and leveraged CXO relationships to acquire new business and generate repeat business Achievements • Awarded “Best Performer of the year” – 2003-04, for generating maximum billing for the firm ($900K in Rupee equivalent) • Featured in “Frontrunners” a section of “Business India” the highest circulating business magazine in India. Jan 2003 Principal Consultant Responsibilities • Provide active support in developing business for the practice • Participating in client briefings • Ensuring repeat business through proper execution of assignments • Keeping close track on the IT & Business Process Outsourcing Industry • Maintaining good relations and contacts with senior individuals in the industry Achievements • Awarded “Best Performer of the year” - 2002-03, for building maximum billing for the firm ($750K in Rupee equivalent) Resume – Page 2 of 3 May 1999- Horton International, A specialist in CEO & Board searches, global presence across 40 locations Nov 2002 • Joined as a consultant, got promoted to s senior consultant and principal consultant in a span of three years • Handled all searches in the IT and Business Process Outsourcing industry both within and outside India – This included : preparing position description, past client meeting based on need analysis and understanding the key must haves for the position • Drawing up the search strategy • Identification of target companies based on company profile. This included companies from same industry and parallel industries • Managing research with researchers for identification of candidate pool • Identifying potential candidates • Assessing candidates based on the competency framework • Presenting qualified candidates with detailed comments • Compensation analysis and structuring Some key assignments that were executed during 1999-2004: • COO of a large Indian consumer durable • CIO of a MNC Pharma Company(Pfizer) • Fund Accountant of a Venture Capital company (Infinity Venture Capital) • CFO (India Life Hewitt) • Operations Head of an Investee company of Warburg Pincus • Head of Retail Operations of a large private bank • Head Sales & product manager of a French FMCG(BIC) • Export Manager of a Pharma company( Flamingo Pharmaceuticals) • VP sales and Regional Sales, US of a Indian IT SW services company(L&T Infotech) • Country Head, for a CRM center of a large global consulting firm , (Accenture) • Head Client Services, for a CRM center of a large global consulting firm , (Accenture) • Director Performance Management, for a CRM Centre of a large global consulting firm , (Accenture) • Network Operations Manager – India Delivery Center of a global consulting firm, (Accenture) • Director, Operations for a CRM center of a large global consulting firm(Accenture) • Director F&A, a large MNC captive BPO, (Accenture) • Head HR, India Delivery Center of a global consulting firm(Accenture) • Head Enterprise Sales for a world leader in Internet security technology(Symantec) • Technology Head, of a large American Banks shared service center(Bank of American’s India Continuum Center) • Head HR of a large financial service’s captive BPO center(JP Morgan Chase Services) • Head HR Operation(JP Morgan Chase Services) • Vice President Quality, Of a large US based financial Service’s India center(Fidelity, FESCO) Resume – Page 3 of 3 Internships Godrej & Boyce, Eicher Consulting • Godrej – Projects on Total quality Management; process mapping : analysis of all HR processes of a SBU; conducted a motivational climate survey • Eicher Consulting- Research with finding on change management and cultural issues during an M&A Education May 1999 MBA, Specialization in HR, Institute of Technology & Management Mumbai May 1996 BA, Specialization in Psychology Mumbai Ranked 2nd in College and merit list, ranked in top 10 % Miscellaneous: Program in Software Technology from National Institute of Information Technology, India Archipel Un Course in French from De Alliance Francaise, Mumbai, India