Executive Search · PE-Backed IT Services Firm
Placed a CTO and three VP-level leaders in 6 weeks
Senior technology leadership hiring for a private equity-backed IT services company undergoing a strategic transformation.
- Cloud Architecture
- AI/ML
- Data Engineering
- Platform Engineering
Engagement card
PE-Backed IT Services Firm
- Leadership Hires
- 4
- Time to Close
- 6 weeks
- Retention at 1 Year
- 100%
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Talpro team
- 2
Representative outcome · attributed on request
The situation
What the client walked in with.
A PE-backed IT services firm in Pune needed to overhaul its technology leadership team as part of a post-acquisition transformation. The board required a new CTO and three VP-level leaders (VP Engineering, VP Data, VP Cloud) — all within a tight 8-week window to align with the 100-day plan. Previous attempts with generalist headhunters had yielded poor-fit candidates.
What we ran
The engagement.
Talpro deployed its executive search practice with a retained engagement model. We mapped the leadership talent pool across Pune, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, conducted confidential outreach to passive candidates, and ran structured leadership assessments covering technical depth, team-building ability, and PE-environment readiness. Each shortlist included 3-4 pre-vetted candidates with detailed assessment reports.
Representative outcome · attributed on request
What it left the client with.
- CTO placed in 4 weeks; all 3 VPs placed within 6 weeks
- 100% retention at 12 months (industry average for CxO hires: ~70%)
- New CTO led a platform re-architecture that increased client NPS by 20 points
- VP Data built a 15-person data engineering team within the next quarter
- PE sponsor cited "talent upgrade" as a key value-creation lever in board review