A typical retained C-suite search at Gladwin International is completed within 45–60 days — from initial briefing to accepted offer. This includes deep discovery and position scoping (Week 1–2), comprehensive market mapping and candidate universe identification (Week 2–3), outreach, qualification and assessment (Week 3–5), client shortlist presentation and interviews (Week 5–7), and offer management and acceptance (Week 7–8). CEO and board-level searches may take 60–75 days. We provide structured weekly pipeline updates throughout.

Our 12-Month Candidate Guarantee is the most comprehensive placement guarantee in the Indian executive search market. If any leader we place departs voluntarily or is asked to leave within 12 months of joining — for reasons related to role fit, cultural alignment, or misrepresentation during the search — we conduct a full replacement search at no additional professional fee. This commitment is embedded in every search engagement letter we sign and applies to all services: executive search, interim leadership transitions, and GCC leadership placements.

Guaranteed Placement means we do not close a search file until the right leader has been successfully placed in the role. Unlike firms that declare a search 'complete' after presenting a shortlist, we remain committed through offer, acceptance, and the candidate's joining date. If a preferred candidate withdraws after offer acceptance, we immediately re-engage the search at no additional cost. This is a fundamentally different commitment from what most executive search firms offer.

We work with organisations across the full growth spectrum — from Series A startups making their first C-suite hire to Fortune 500 multinationals building India leadership teams. Our Meaningful Pricing Tiers are designed for every stage: startup-friendly retainer structures that scale with company size, mid-market packages, and full enterprise programs. Every client receives the same quality of partner attention, research depth, and candidate access — regardless of size.

India hosts over 1,700 Global Capability Centres — and this number is growing at 11% annually. GCC leadership is a distinct challenge: these organisations need executives who understand global corporate DNA while possessing deep India expertise to build, operate, and scale a world-class centre. Gladwin International's GCC practice has placed GCC Heads, COOs, CTOs, CHROs, and full leadership teams across banking, technology, insurance, and pharmaceutical GCCs. No other firm in India has the same depth of GCC leadership placement experience.

Three commitments differentiate Gladwin International: (1) Domain depth — our consultants are former industry practitioners, not career recruiters, giving us genuine sector and functional expertise across 20 industries and 16 C-suite functions. (2) The 12-Month Candidate Guarantee — India's longest and most comprehensive placement guarantee. (3) Guaranteed Placement — we do not declare a mandate closed until the leader has joined. These three commitments are backed by a 50,000+ executive network built since our founding in 2010 and over 500 completed C-suite placements.

Interim leadership is the deployment of a pre-vetted senior executive on a temporary basis — typically for 3 months to 2 years — to fill an urgent or transitional leadership need. It is the right solution when: a permanent search is underway and the role cannot remain vacant, a turnaround or crisis requires immediate expert leadership, post-merger integration needs specialised leadership for a defined period, or a special project requires C-suite bandwidth not available internally. Gladwin International can deploy interim executives within 5–10 business days.