Talent Shark

Welcome to Talent Sharks

Our Mission

“Help our clients make high-impact hires and build them a great firm that attracts, develops, excites and retains exceptional people.”

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Connecting Visionary Leaders with Game-Changing Opportunities
Vivek Jalan
Managing Partner

About Company

Empowering Executive Success - From CXO to the Top

Talent Sharks is a boutique executive search firm with focus on CXO hires across industry verticals.

The firm has local ownership and has been incorporated with the mission to serve clients, backed by a team of high-quality consultants with leadership hiring experience across verticals.

  • The team is represented by successful, tenured consultants and HR practitioners with over 75+ years of cumulative experience in executive recruiting, working for global search brands and large corporate (MNC’s) like Heidrick & Struggles, Stanton Chase International, RGF Executive Search, Kirloskar Consultants, GG Dandekar Machine Works Ltd, Lodha Group, Tata Realty etc.
  • While business-leadership and market-facing roles in India and global markets is a sweet spot, the team has also hired functional heads, folks in business development, sales, operations, supply-chain, HR, finance, legal & strategy.
  • Talent Sharks works with you and your hiring managers to ask the right questions so as to seek the insights needed to make strategic hires. But we don’t stop there. We also work with you to build a comprehensive understanding of the role contours to deliver lasting business impact.
  • We take a KRA based view to understand the remit of the role and its responsibilities.
  • We use past experience, critical incidents, achievements, growth trajectory (both professional & personal) to qualify and make candidate recommendations.
  • We constructively challenge and push our thinking and yours to deliver best results in compressed timeframes.

Sector Focus

Professional Services & Consulting

Real Estate

Logistics & Transportation

Consumer & Retail

Technology

Testimonials

What our clients are saying ?

"We engaged Talent Sharks for a confidential CXO search, the team led by Vivek understood the requirements well and executed the search to the tee, we were spoilt for choices by the end of the exercise. They have amazing grip on both: the client and the candidate expectations. Hopefully, we will use their services again."

N Sridhar CEO Hiranandani Communities

"Vivek is very well versed in his understanding of the RE space and able to capture the nuances of a role and makes the acquisition process efficient. He has helped acquire talented resources here and earlier."

Sangeetha Prasad Group CEO, Runwal Developers Pvt. Ltd.

"We have worked with Vivek for a few senior hires at Arvind SmartSpaces. He understands the talent landscape and the nuances of the real estate business well. I have found his insights and perspectives to be particularly helpful in selecting the right candidate for each position. We look forward to continuing our association with his firm for our future talent requirements."

Avinash Suresh COO, Arvind Smart Spaces

"We have worked with Talent Sharks for last 3 years and some of our biggest appointments have been done by the team. Vivek has influence, persistence and articulation not just with senior candidates but also with clients. His win-win approach will ensure we keep going back to the firm for all our current and future hires."

Haresh Morajkar CHRO, The Phoenix Mills Ltd

“I have known Vivek for more than 4 years now and partnering with Vivek and his Talent Sharks team has always been a win-win proposition. Vivek's connections are top-notch and he's always connecting us to amazing talent. He understands our vibe, understands our business, and just knows the kind of talent we need. Above all, the speed at which he finds these connections is really superb!”

Jonathan D’Souza CHRO, Welspun One Logistics Parks

“Talent Sharks came highly recommended to us for executive hiring in real estate, they identify the DNA of the organization and propose candidates that not only fit on paper but also match the thought process of the hiring company, they have successfully hired a couple of our senior executives at Mantra. We are comfortable working with them and will continue to tap them for all senior hirings in the future.”

Saransh Dey CFO, Mantra Properties and Developers

"Vivek has delivered back-to-back big appointments for us in the last 3 years, his understanding of the sector, the role dimensions and articulation is on point. The biggest asset is his persuasiveness and influence on senior, passive candidates which helps them cross over. He is now an integral part of our leadership hiring and growth agenda for years to come."

Jharna Prabhu SVP Talent Acquisition, Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Lodha Group)

"Vivek is an expert in the real estate sector, focused mainly on CXO hirings and over time, helped us hire a couple of senior executives at JLL India. We value this partnership and our teams will continue to tap the firm in the future. We wish him and the team the very best."

Tanvi Choksi CHRO – Asia Pacific, JLL

"Vivek was recommended by a friend as I was looking to strengthen our management team. Vivek and the team have done a remarkable job of closing a couple of our senior HOD positions and are engaged on other mandates as well. Their USP appears to be a strong understanding of the sector. They understand the requirements and fitment from both sides and help hire folks who have the right motivation. At Supreme, we are very committed to working with all our partners and enabling their success. Wish the team the very best in their endeavors.”

Sunny Bijlani, Managing Director, Supreme Universal Pvt. Ltd.

    Why Choose Us

    15+

    Happy Customers Who Trusted Us

    25+

    Projects Completed in the Last 3 Years

    Leading CXO Talent to Success
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    Unique selling proposition of Talent Sharks

    Quality Leadership Through Conversation

    Our mission puts high quality, passive, leadership talent right in the center of all our engagements and hence conversations with prospects are intense but enjoyable and form the life-line of the relationship.

    Non-Linear Candidate Identification Approach

    We are non-linear in our approach to candidate-identification, we obviously look for folks in same sector as the client business but we go beyond and also look at other adjacent sectors where the talent can be drawn from.

    Influential Talent Counselors

    Given our deep industry insight and an organic process of discovering candidate interest in specific client opportunities, we are able to win their vote of confidence by providing the right counsel and thereby are able to exercise influence in their career transition.

    Versatile Company Partnerships

    We work with all sorts of companies - large established companies (blue-chips and Indian MNC’s) as well as mid and small size ones. In particular, we relish the opportunity to represent new companies with an array of products/services, backed by ambitious entrepreneurs.

    Client-friendly Boutique Engagements

    Our commercials are client friendly and attuned to the realities of current business environment. Tier 1 engagement experience, boutique style.

    100-Day Onboarding Support

    Soft on-boarding of the selected candidate for first 100 days is on us.

    Comprehensive Client Probing leading to Position Document

    - Current Business Financials.
    - Competitive Landscape.
    - Key Strategic Levers.
    - Product-mix: Product & process. Technologies
    - Business Plan- Organic & Acquisition Plans.
    - Key challenges.
    -Position document and Candidate specs reflecting above (we develop; client approved).

    Coverage and Evaluation

    - Evolving targets : Regions, Industry & Specific Companies.
    - Expansion of targets.
    - Long-list based on research of targets.
    - Selected sharing of position document.
    - Candidate evaluation through meetings/e-meetings.
    - Shortlist based on proven credentials + (N-1) + Interest levels.

    Due Diligence and Closure

    - Reference Checks reporting & Interpretation.
    - Compensation finalization.
    - Follow-up on resignation & family situation.
    - Continue follow-up until joining and beyond.