Executive search · Leadership advisory · India & the Gulf

Most search firms sell you a network. We built an intelligence operating system.

Seven N Half closes leadership mandates the way research firms work: a proprietary talent graph of 76,000+ people, a live intelligence platform behind every search, and a track record that is invoiced, deduplicated and verifiable.

800 net placementsSince 2014 AhmedabadLinkedIn Talent Award 2022
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Net placements
Confirmed, invoiced, deduplicated. No inflated pipeline numbers.
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Enterprise clients
Long-term relationships, not one-off transactions.
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Unique roles
Across functions, seniority levels and domains.
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Candidate interactions
Every brief, conversation and outcome tracked in our DCT system.

Every number is sourced from verified invoice records and candidate tracking data, FY 2015-16 through FY 2026-27.

The challenge we solve

Leadership decisions compound. Every wrong hire costs more than a salary.

Poor leadership decisions cascade through teams, mandates and culture, often for years after the hire. Executive search exists not to submit CVs but to reduce the probability of the wrong decision at the top.

3–5×Annual salary: the estimated total cost of a failed executive hire (Harvard Business Review)
12–18Months for an organisation to recover from a senior leadership misfit
40%Of senior hires are considered underperformers within 18 months (DDI)
Deep market knowledgeWe know who the best talent is, and who is truly available versus merely curious.
40,688+ candidate interactionsOur DCT system tracks every brief, every conversation and every outcome.
Cultural alignment firstEvery shortlist is evaluated for culture, leadership style and long-term fit, not just the CV.
Structured for closureA five-step search process designed to close mandates, not just open them.
Built in-houseThe platforms behind every search were built by the founder, for this firm, and are used every day.
How a search runs at Seven N Half

From brief to offer, on one platform.

The full process
01 · Brief

We write the brief back to you.

Scope, scale, culture, comp band and the three things that would make this hire fail. Only then do we open the search.

Mandate brief
Role intelligenceSigned off
02 · Universe

A talent radar before we call anyone.

Target companies, tiers and compensation bands mapped from Talent Kosh and live market data, shared with you as a document.

Talent Radar
40Target cos.
Tier 1 / 2Universe
MappedComp bands
Tier 1 — ready nowScope, scale and sector match
8
Tier 2 — one step awayAdjacent sector or scope
14
03 · Approach

Conversations, not blasts.

Every approach is personal and every outcome is logged, so the firm knows who is genuinely open and who is only curious.

Talent Kosh
Chief Risk OfficerHousing finance · Mumbai · 16 yrs
94
Head – Credit RiskDigital lending · Bengaluru · 13 yrs
91
VP Risk AnalyticsUniversal bank · Mumbai · 14 yrs
87
Open to moveSpoke this quarterReferred
04 · Assessment

Beyond the CV.

The hiring manager already has the CV. Our submission carries only what the CV cannot say: screening intelligence, fit against the brief and the questions to ask.

Beyond-the-CV submission
SNH ReadEvery fact sourced
What the CV does not tell youFit against the briefInterview points
05 · Closure

Structured to close.

Offer design, counter-offer management and an executive offer kit that reads like the role deserves.

Offer kit
Executive Kit13 pages
Always on

Intelligence that does not switch off.

Daily briefs, opportunity radar and delivery digests run in the background so the search never goes quiet.

Intelligence OS
7Intelligences
LiveMandate board
DailySynapse brief
Coach cockpitRecruiter deskSynapseClientsThe Book
The stack

Built in-house. Used every day.

Global search firms keep their research desks behind the curtain. Ours is the product. 28 platforms and tools, 13 live client command centres and 9 background automations, all built by the founder.

Talent Kosh
76,000+

The firm's talent treasury.

A living graph of leaders and specialists with skill search, relationship history and every prior conversation attached. Searches start here, not on a job board.

Talent Kosh
Chief Risk OfficerHousing finance · Mumbai · 16 yrs
94
Head – Credit RiskDigital lending · Bengaluru · 13 yrs
91
VP Risk AnalyticsUniversal bank · Mumbai · 14 yrs
87
Open to moveSpoke this quarterReferred
Intelligence OS

One graph, seven intelligences.

Coach cockpit, recruiter desk, client view and a daily Synapse brief of what moved across the firm.

Intelligence OS
7Intelligences
LiveMandate board
DailySynapse brief
Coach cockpitRecruiter deskSynapseClientsThe Book
Search Intelligence

Live ATS across 68 clients.

Submissions and conversions by financial year, with a client view that can be shared with you.

Search Intelligence
68Clients
FY-wiseSubmissions
LiveConversions
Magnum Opus · Vantage

10,883 consultants mapped.

A strategy and consulting practice desk with level mapping and mandate presets across tier-1 firms.

Magnum Opus · Vantage
10,883Consultants
LevelDesk
PresetsMandates
Beyond-the-CV

Submissions with every fact sourced.

A locked, audited format: screening intelligence, fit against the brief and interview points.

Beyond-the-CV submission
SNH ReadEvery fact sourced
What the CV does not tell youFit against the briefInterview points
Partnership in practice

What a six-year search partnership looks like.

A leading digital financial services organisation is our longest and deepest client relationship. We share it to show what executive search becomes when it is a strategic partnership, not a vendor transaction.

0Net confirmed placements
6+Years of active partnership
0Senior hires at Head+ level
1 in 5Placements was a leadership hire
0Candidates sourced for this client
35%Of SNH's firm-wide placements

"35% of our firm-wide placements belong to this one client, built over six years, one mandate at a time."

Trusted by

A selection of the organisations we have placed leaders with.

Tata Sons
Air India
Amazon
Atlassian
Tata Digital
Tata Electronics
Tata AIG
Tata Strategic Management Group
Tata Fintech
Tata MD
Croma
Tata ClassEdge
Numerix
Kratos Fintech
Tata Sons
Air India
Amazon
Atlassian
Tata Digital
Tata Electronics
Tata AIG
Tata Strategic Management Group
Tata Fintech
Tata MD
Croma
Tata ClassEdge
Numerix
Kratos Fintech
Practices

Three practices. One standard.

Each practice runs its own talent universe, its own market intelligence and its own closing discipline, on the same platform.

ΦPhoenix

Technology & product leadership

CTO, CPO, engineering and data leadership for product companies, platforms and global capability centres.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Data & AI
  • Security
  • GCCs
ΠPegasus

Financial services, fintech & enterprise

Risk, compliance, lending, operations and commercial leadership across banks, NBFCs, insurers and digital financial services.

  • BFSI
  • Fintech
  • Risk & compliance
  • Aviation
  • Operations
ΜMagnum Opus

Strategy & consulting

Partner, principal and practice-head searches for consulting firms and in-house strategy teams, run on a desk that maps 10,883 consultants.

  • Strategy
  • Transformation
  • Advisory
  • In-house strategy
Recognition

LinkedIn Talent Awards 2022: Top Indian Staffing & Search Company

Under-50-employees category. Earned on verified platform activity, not a submission.

"I was inspired by the agency model in London and could not find its strategic, data-driven approach in India. So we built it, one mandate and one platform at a time."
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