Finance, Technology
& Leadership Executive Search
Connecting top finance and technology leaders with companies across India, UAE, UK & USA — with precision, discretion, and 48-hour shortlists.
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Available in IST, GST, GMT & US ET/PT hours · Senior partner responds within 2 hours
Building Your India Team? Start With the Right Leaders.
US and global companies use Talfino to hire the leadership layer of their India operations — GCC Finance Heads, Controllers, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and full offshore finance & tech teams. One senior partner, US-hours availability, USD billing.
GCC & India-Entry Leadership
Your first India hires define everything after. We place GCC Finance Heads, Site Leaders, Controllers and engineering leadership with US GAAP + India statutory fluency — from setup through scale.
Offshore Finance & Tech Teams
Build a complete India finance or engineering function under one flat monthly retainer with Embedded RPO — unlimited hires, no per-placement fees, your brand.
How We Work With US Clients
Kickoff call in your time zone. First shortlist in 48 hours. Interviews coordinated across ET/PT. References, offer negotiation and 90-day support handled end to end.
Transparent USD terms: contingency search from one month's salary per hire, paid only on joining · Embedded RPO from $600/month · 90-day free replacement on every placement.
Book in Your Time Zone →Built for cross-border trust.
The Talfino 48-Hour Guarantee
A pre-vetted shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified leaders within 48 hours of a full brief — not a CV dump. If the first shortlist doesn't fit, we refine and go back to market at no extra cost. Every placement carries a 90-day free replacement.
Strategic Hiring, Not Just Recruitment
Talfino is a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm. We specialise in placing senior finance leaders, technology leaders, and business-critical talent for companies that demand excellence.
With over 11 years of experience spanning BFSI, technology, and IT services — including roles at Citi and Capgemini — our founder brings genuine market intelligence across both finance and technology hiring, not just a database.
We serve fintech startups, GCCs, investment firms, technology companies, and financial services businesses across India, UAE, UK, and USA that demand precision hiring — not volume.
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Market Intelligence-Led Search
Every search begins with deep market mapping — not a database query. We find leaders the market doesn't know are available.
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Dual Depth: Finance & Technology
Eleven years across BFSI, IT services, and technology means we understand both the P&L and the tech stack — rare in a single search partner.
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Full Discretion, Always
Sensitive mandates handled with complete confidentiality. Your company and your candidates' reputations are sacred.
You work directly with the person running your search.
Talfino is led by Arun Kumar Murugesan, a search partner with over 11 years of BFSI expertise and a background at Citi and Capgemini. Every mandate is handled personally — never delegated to a junior, never reduced to a database query.
That means genuine market intelligence, real relationships across finance and technology leadership, and complete discretion on sensitive, board-level searches.
CFO & Finance Leadership
CFOs, Finance Directors, Controllers, Treasury Heads, Tax Leaders, FP&A Heads. We place the finance executives who define your company's strategic future.
CTO & Technology Leadership
CTOs, CIOs, VP Engineering, Heads of Product, and Digital Transformation Leaders. Deep IT services and technology hiring experience, not just a keyword match.
Family Office & Promoter Group Hiring
Chiefs of Staff, investment leads, wealth & portfolio managers, and CFOs for single-family offices, multi-family offices, and promoter-led business groups. Absolute discretion around family capital.
Retained Executive Search
For C-suite and VP-level mandates where quality is non-negotiable. Milestone-based engagement with full market coverage and senior partner ownership.
Contingency Search
Zero upfront risk — pay only on successful placement. Pre-vetted shortlists within 48 hours of briefing. No CV dumps. Senior attention guaranteed.
Embedded RPO
Recruitment Process Outsourcing — we fully own your end-to-end hiring process on a flat monthly retainer. No placement fees. Unlimited hires.
IT & Engineering Leadership
Heads of Engineering, Delivery Directors, Solution Architects, and IT Services leadership across cloud, product, and enterprise delivery organisations.
GCC Leadership Hiring
Finance and technology leaders for Global Capability Centers. From GCC setup through scale — we understand the GCC talent landscape deeply.
Interim & Contract Leadership
Urgent CFO or CTO cover, transformation projects, or leave replacement. Battle-tested interim finance and technology leaders available within days.
Executive Assessment
Psychometric profiling, competency-based interviews, and 360° leadership assessment for shortlisted finance and tech candidates. Reduce mis-hire risk.
Talent Mapping
Before you hire, know exactly who is available. We map the entire finance and technology leadership talent landscape in your target market.
Salary Benchmarking
Detailed compensation benchmarking reports for CFO, CTO, FD, and senior finance/tech roles across India, UAE, and UK. Built from live placement data.
Trusted Across High-Value Sectors
Technology & IT Services
Enterprise IT, cloud, product engineering
Financial Services
Banks, NBFCs, lending, digital finance
Family Offices, PE & Investment
Family offices, promoter groups, PE, VC
SaaS & Fintech
Fintech, B2B SaaS, digital platforms
Global Capability Centers
GCC setup, scale-up, leadership
Real Estate Funds
Real estate investment, fund management
Insurance & WealthTech
InsurTech, wealth management, actuarial
High-Growth Startups
Pre-Seed through Series C, PE-backed
Risk & Compliance
AML, KYC, RegTech, risk leadership
One Partner, Four Markets
India
Mumbai · Bangalore · Hyderabad · Chennai · Delhi
Primary Market · INR→ AEUAE / GCC
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · DIFC · ADGM
GCC Hub · AED→ UKUnited Kingdom
London · Manchester · Edinburgh · Bristol
Finance Hub · GBP→ USUnited States
New York · San Francisco · Austin · Boston
GCC & India-Entry · USD→How Talfino Delivers Leaders
Brief & Align
Role, culture and strategic goals, understood properly.
Market Map
Active mapping across our global leadership network.
Assess & Screen
Rigorous interviews, cultural fit and references.
Present Shortlist
3–5 pre-vetted leaders within 48 hours.
Close & Support
Offer negotiation and 90-day post-placement support.
What Leadership Teams Say
"Talfino filled our Head of Compliance role in under 4 days. The quality of the shortlist was unlike anything we had seen — every candidate was genuinely qualified, not just available. Arun personally understood the brief and delivered."
"As a US company expanding into India, finding the right GCC Finance Head was critical. Talfino delivered a shortlist in 48 hours that three generalist firms couldn't match in three months."
"We placed our CFO through Talfino ahead of our Series C raise. The search was handled with intelligence, discretion, and genuine senior attention."
"Talfino placed our Finance Director in Dubai in 3 weeks — a role we had been trying to fill for 4 months through other firms. Highly recommended."
Real Searches. Real Results.
CFO Search — Series B Fintech
A Dubai-based fintech needed a CFO with DIFC experience ahead of a Series C raise. Three months of agency search had produced zero viable candidates.
GCC Finance Head — US Tech Co.
A US SaaS company setting up their India GCC needed a Finance Head with US GAAP and India statutory experience — their first-ever India hire.
Head of Compliance — RegTech
A fast-growing London RegTech needed a Head of Compliance with FCA authorisation experience. Fully confidential search, zero market disruption.
Finance Leadership Salary Guide 2026
Real compensation data for CFO to FP&A Head across India, UAE, UK and US-backed GCC roles — from actual 2025–26 placements. Used by founders, CHROs and boards to set winning offers.
- CFO, FD, Controller, FP&A, Treasury & Compliance bands
- India (₹ LPA) · UAE (AED) · UK (£) · US-backed GCC roles
- 2026 trends: GCC premiums, ACCA mobility, equity mix
- What top-quartile companies pay to close fast
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| Role | India (₹ LPA) | UAE (AED/yr) | UK (£/yr) |
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| CFO | ₹80–180L | 400k–800k | £150k–250k |
| Finance Director | ₹60–120L | 300k–550k | £110k–180k |
| VP Finance / Controller | ₹45–80L | 240k–400k | £90k–140k |
| Head of FP&A | ₹35–65L | 200k–350k | £75k–115k |
| Head of Treasury | ₹30–60L | 180k–320k | £70k–110k |
| Head of Compliance | ₹30–65L | 200k–360k | £80k–130k |
| GCC Finance Head (US-backed, India) | ₹60–90L + 20–30% bonus | — | — |
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The India GCC Hiring Playbook
Planning an India entry or your first GCC leadership hires? This step-by-step playbook covers the leadership layer to hire first, US GAAP + India statutory must-haves, realistic timelines, and compensation to budget.
- ✓ Which 5 leadership roles to hire first — and in what order
- ✓ US GAAP + India statutory checklist for your Finance Head
- ✓ Realistic setup-to-scale hiring timeline
Finance & Leadership Intelligence
Finance Leadership Salary Guide 2026
What the market is actually paying finance leaders across India, UAE, UK and US-backed GCC roles — from live placements, not surveys.
Read → Search StrategyWhy Your CFO Search Is Taking Too Long
Five reasons senior finance searches stall — and what specialist firms do differently to close them fast.
Read → GCC HiringBuilding Finance Leadership in Your GCC
Which roles to hire first for an India GCC, the US GAAP and statutory combination that matters, and what to budget.
Read → Technology LeadershipHiring a CTO Who Has Actually Scaled Before
Why the strongest CTO hires come from market mapping rather than job boards — and what separates a builder from a maintainer.
Read → GCC RecruitmentGCC Finance Head Recruitment in India
The rare profile combining US GAAP fluency with India statutory depth — and how we find it for US and global parents.
Read → India EntryUS Company Hiring in India
Which leadership roles to hire first, what US companies underestimate, and how the commercial side works.
Read → CFO SearchCFO Recruitment in India
Why CFO searches stall, what to budget in 2026, and the difference between retained and contingency search.
Read →Before You Reach Out
What if the shortlist doesn't fit?
We refine the brief and go back to market at no extra cost until you have a leader you want to hire — the 48-hour guarantee covers the first shortlist, not a one-shot attempt.
Is the search exclusive to Talfino?
Retained mandates are exclusive so we can commit full market coverage. Contingency search is non-exclusive — you only pay if we place the candidate.
Do you handle both finance and technology roles in one mandate?
Yes — for GCC and scale-up clients hiring across both functions, one senior partner runs the full search rather than handing you off between specialists.
How is this different from a large agency?
No junior resourcers, no CV-dump shortlists. The founder personally runs every mandate from brief to close.
Can Talfino help US companies hire in India?
Yes — it's a core specialisation. We place GCC Finance Heads, Controllers, CTOs and engineering leaders for US companies building India teams, with USD billing, US-hours calls, and end-to-end coordination across time zones.
How do you handle cross-border payment and contracts?
We invoice in USD, GBP or AED under a standard Master Services Agreement, and are GDPR and India DPDP compliant with NDA-ready processes. Payment by international wire or Stripe — whichever suits your finance team.
How do you handle confidential family office mandates?
Family capital roles are run founder-only, with anonymised briefs to candidates until mutual interest is confirmed, NDAs where required, and zero public advertising.
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