Round up of jobs-as of 20th May

As I analyze the jobs posted on the NPA splitzone -the platform that about 400 of us associates of the global network use to share HOT candidates and HOT job openings, there are some interesting observations that are validated!!

1. There is hiring happening-as a trickle-but mostly these are all 'tough nuts to crack' types. "Wonderful to have' type requirements, which are almost perennially open-hoping and waiting for the 'elusive catch'!!

2. Almost all the positions posted are specialists in nature. Despite jobs being listed all across the globe, one underlying feature -is the lack of expat jobs!! Almost everyone wants local candidates to be hired -even if the positions are abroad.

As an associate from Israel explained it -"I serve Israeli clients in APAC and actually I am very busy and have lots of new openings in China, Singapore and AU. Lots of openings but slow to close if at all"

Well, I am hoping to get to work on a Nasdaq listed client of hers -who is looking for a VP Sales in India. 

3.Collaboration works better!! Over the past year-we have noticed that especially in cross border senior hires, it is very essential to be in sync with the cultural sensitivities-both at the client level and the candidate level-to make a great hire.

Recently, we closed a mandate for a Country Manager for a Canadian company referred to us by an American associate who successfully hand held us-by setting expectations and continuous communication!! The key is the 'consultative approach' that clinched us-instead of the usual 'commodity approach' when job descriptions are shared across the internet!

 

Well here is a sample of the indicative roles-let me know should you need more details, as we do not have the permission to reveal more information at this stage!

Test Equipment Engineer Salary Range: $65,000 - $74,000 Location: Alabama, USA

Maintenance Manager  Date: May 13, 2009 Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000 Location: Ohio, USA

Senior Accountant Date: May 8, 2009 Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000 Location: Florida, USA

Human Resources Manager Date: May 13, 2009 Salary Range: $70,0000  - $90,000 Location: Arkansas, USA

VP of Engineering Date: May 11, 2009 Salary Range : $170,000  - $200,000 Location: Washington, USA

General Manager - ECM Date: May 13, 2009 Salary Range: $150,000 - $300,000 Location: Queensland, Australia

Business Development Manager Date: May 11, 2009 Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,000  Location: New South Wales, Australia

Engineering Projects Manager Date: May 15, 2009 Salary Range: $150,000 - $160,000 Location: Victoria, Australia

Business Manager Date: May 15, 2009 Salary Range: $3,000 - $4,000 Location: Indonesia

Senior Information Systems Auditor Switzerland Date: May 12, 2009 Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000 Location: Switzerland

 

By the way, hope you can review some of the jobs we are working in India-across different industries!

COO - for a turbine manufacturing company

Industrial Relations manager for a manufacturing co.

Employee Relations Manager - MNC firm

HR head for a growing services company

Director Product Development - MNC firm

Watch out for some senior openings coming up with an infrastructure (power) project and an auto manufacturing company shortly!!

Global positions thanks to NPA partners

Here is a snapshot of job orders from last week.

Junior Project Engineer • Date: April 6, 2009 •

Salary Range: $65,000 - $72,000 •

Location: Pennsylvania, USA •

Software Engineering Manager • Date: April 6, 2009 •

Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 •

Location: Florida, USA •

Senior Systems Engineer • Date: April 9, 2009 •

Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 •

Location: New York, USA •

Marketing Professional/Manager • Date: April 9, 2009 •

Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000 •

Location: New Jersey, USA •

Director of Engineering • Date: April 8, 2009 •

Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000 •

Location: Connecticut, USA •

Finance Manager • Date: April 10, 2009 •

Salary Range: $85,000 - $90,000 •

Location: Texas, USA •

VPMS Modeler / Senior Analyst • Date: April 6, 2009 •

Salary Range: $60,000 - $85,000 •

Location: Texas, USA •

Director - Sales & Marketing (Open Source Software, Perl, Python) • Date: April 5, 2009 •

Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 •

Location: British Columbia, Canada •

Supply Chain / DC Manager • Date: April 6, 2009 •

Salary: $80,000 •

Location: Saudi Arabia •

Executive Pastry Chef • Date: April 6, 2009 •

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000 •

Location: South Korea •

For more information about these job orders, please feel free to mail menon@optionsindia.com! I shall be delighted to introduce you to the right partner.

Oh yes, NPA (www.npaworlwide.com) , The Worldwide Recruiting Network, has over 425 recruitment firms across the 6 continents. Even, if you do not find any position that matches your profile, please stay in tune- who knows one of our 1900 recruiters could be working on the dream job of yours!!

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RSVP http://twitter.com/achyutmenon

Round up of jobs handled as of 30th March!

Hungry for Power!!

Its a feeling of deja vu as I try to list out some of the openings we are working on!!A lot of them happen to be in the infrastructure industry! In line with the latest 5 year plan -there are a lot of players in the power industry -trying to build capacity to bridge the growing demand and supply gap of almost 75000 MW!!

The positions are across the supply chain!! Across different levels and functions, for eg:

-Sr General manager-fund raising

-Sr Manager -civil construction

-Sales Manager-power generation equipment company

-Production manager -power generation company

-Quality and Materials Manager for a engineering company

-Legal professionals with exposure to power sector. Positions exist not just in the contracts area, but also in the litigation and at the legal research associate level!

Sticking to infra, we also have some positions for a company that handles turnkey projects-across the country-but for setting up water treatment plants in remote locations. Professionals with experience in project management, as well handling techno commercial functions, are in demand, as also those with experience in selling capital equipment.

In the telecom sector, not surprisingly-among the fastest growing markets in the world, we have mandates for:

1 Country Manager for a US based MNC in the telecom repair.

2. A Service centre manager to be based in the NCR Region.

3. Sales Manager for a MNC company in the wireless space

4. Sales positions in the telecom markets in AP. eg Zonal Business Head, as well as front line executives in the region, as the tele -operators expand their offerings. Ideal persons would be strong contenders from the FMCG industry with a good distribution profile.

5. An expert in the Broadband Remote Access Servers

We are also on the lookout for a Sales Head for a MNC in the construction chemicals client of ours. The ideal person would be a Civil Engineer with experience in technical selling thru a bunch of influencers, eg Architects, specifiers, consultants.

Last but not the least, a challenging assignment is to identify a textile engineer-who is familar with weaving from yarn to fabric, as also knowledgeable about ballistic testing in India. The ideal candidate would be responsible for setting up a state of art ballistic testing lab in India.

Should you wish to know more, please do give a shout. I shall be delighted to hear from you, if you can think of anyone with the above background!

RSVP menon@optionsindia.com

Present assignments as of 20th March

Here are a few of the openings we are presently working on:

-Country Manager for a MNC telecom repair company @ Gurgaon

-Sales Head for a MNC construction chemical company @NCR region

-Vice President HR -healthcare services group @ Hyderabad

-Director Engineering for a IT MNC

-Practice Director for IT services -MNC in Hyderabad

-Vice President Sales for IT product company in Hyderabad

-Telecom players looking for Zonal Business Managers -with FMCG sales experience to be posted in Visakhakapatnam, Tirupathi, Kurnool and Hyderabad

-Head Litigation for a power company in Hyderabad

-CIO for a product company in Hyderabad

-CFO for an infrastructure company with proven track record in fund raising

-Sales Manager for a product being rolled out as SaaS offering

-Accounts Manager- one for a IT product company and another for an engineering firm

-Broadband Remote Access Server specialist in Hyderabad

-Purchase Manager for a turbine manufacturing company in Hyderabad

Apart from these, here are a few HOT positions that have not yet been closed for the past month

-Vice President -Sales for BPO/ITES industry to based anywhere in the US

-Retail Domain Specialist for IT services company in Chennai

-Facade consultant in Mumbai

-Structural Design Engineer in Hyderabad

-Information Security specialist in Singapore

-Business Analyst in Singapore

-Production Head for a turbine manufacturer in Hyderabad

-Sales Manager for an Engineering firm looking for specific exposure to Boiler/gearbox/heat exchangers -to be based in Hyderabad

RSVP menon@optionsindia.com :should you be aware of anyone keen to know more!!

Have a great weekend!

HUNTERS -Business Development roles galore!!

There is a limit to the cost cutting exercises any company can attempt, right?

The recent week has seen a spurt of Sales/Business Development roles come up through our network of associates -most of them in IT space. Here is a sample of the HUNTERS required!

1.Vice President level role for a large IT services company.

The ideal person would have handled a SBU -in the BFSI space. Someone who is responsible for handling about 100m USD business-or handled huge accounts amounting to similar value. Its largely a sales driven role (80%) with a bit of delivery responsibility (20%). The position could be based anywhere in the US.

2 VP Sales- for a BPO

The ideal person would have handled 50 m USD deals in the BFSI segment in the recent past. Based in California/NJ, the VP will report to the Head of Americas.

3.Business Development Managers - based in US, UK, Australia and Singapore.

Multiple positions exist for persons in the 8-12yrs experience category with at least 3 yrs in one of the following domains- Data warehousing & Business Intelligence, Testing, Content Management & Portal, Mainframes & Mid range, Consulting services.

4. Retail Consultant- based in Chennai

We are looking for a 10-12yrs exp retail specialist- a client facing role who would gather requirements and initial bits of design.

5. Technical Evangelist-Information Management

Based in Bangalore, this role would involve a lot of travel ( almost 50% of the time)!!

The incumbent will lead the early pre-sales assessment, awareness, and demand generation activities of a comprehensive portfolio of products for helping companies integrate, manage and gain value from their business information

Should you be keen to know more, please feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com!!

NPA Bulletin of some HOT jobs

Beginning now, I propose to be posting here, a weekly indicative list of some of the HOT jobs being handled by some of my associates across the world!

Some of you would be aware that Options is an active member of NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network , a global network of professional recruiters working together to better serve the clients through extended geographic reach, greater access to industry specialization, and improved operating efficiencies. It connects you to over 400 premier independent recruiting firms located throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas!!

I am pretty bullish that we will see a global migration of talent in the near future, and so here is a great way for you to stay tuned in-to get a glimpse of some positions that could perhaps include a few that you have been always dreaming off!!

Just imagine the power of information that an online network of about 1700 recruiters across 6 continents, who could potentially help you find your calling?

Should you be aware of some one who could be interested in any of the above openings, or similar positions, please do feel free to reach out -along with the reference number to menon@optionsindia.com, and I shall be happy to provide you with more information!

Alternatively, we could also have a copy of your profile accessed by some of our 'specialists' in the fraternity, just incase some of their clients may need some one -fast!!

I shall be glad to address any queries you may have!

Happy hunting!

Hot jobs as of 28th January!

There are some roles that NEED to be filled urgently!!

Here are some of the roles that we at Options-and some of our associates have been entrusted with. Please feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com, and I shall be glad to provide you with all the necessary inputs

CEO -EPC company -Delhi
R&D Head for a Pharma (Herbal) company in Philippines
SBU Head -transmission & distribution -Leading EPC -Delhi
Head -Litigation -for a power company -Hyderabad
Head -Budgets for a power project -Hyderabad
Project Head-power projects - Nagpur and Bilaspur
CFO in Chennai- expert in works contract , VAT
Transfer Pricing Expert-Mumbai/Delhi
Legal Head-Energy company-Chennai
CFO-Bulk drug firm -Hyderabad -CA, ACS must
VP Contracts & Bidding for EPC firm -Hyderabad.
IT architects in Datawarehousing/Intervowen/Pega/Vignette -Hyderabad &Chennai
BFSI Head-enterprise solutions sales-Mumbai

Looking forward to being of assistance asap!!