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Consultant - Strategic Talent Sourcing

  • Full Time
  • Remote - India
  • 6 months
  • Project posted on: 6/03/2026
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Consultant - Strategic Talent Sourcing

  • Human Resources
  • Talent Acquisition
  • HR Business Partner
  • Manpower planning and Budgeting

Remote - India
tooltip_icon_dark Open to consultants anywhere in India

Full Time

6 months

 6/03/2026

Assignment Details

Our client a top tier management consulting firm is looking to engage with a Consultant.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

​1. Request Management and talent recruitment

 

  • Work as a thought partner with case teams and Staffing teams on new requests for external talent; guiding them as to the best external talent solution for their expertise needs
  • Provide end-to-end request management for external talent requests and sourcing including database searches, working with talent vendors, recruiting externally where appropriate, with a high level of autonomy and answer first
  • Clarify case teams needs and appropriate level of talent and address potential questions on ETF operational and commercial model 
  • Deliver thoughtful shortlist of suitable Advisors or contractors from existing company network, providing recommendations based on both database searches and their own knowledge of relevant Advisor roster
  • When relevant talent is not available in existing company network, source a contractor through a third party talent provider, or source a senior Advisor externally based on case and expertise gaps by identifying the right channel to source the profile (direct sourcing, relevant talent provider), aligning on briefs, sending accurate potential candidate lists, assessing candidates and organizing interviews 
  • Perform the contracting of advisors / contractors as well as required compliance checks (with support from ETF Risk and Compliance team if needed)
  • Coordinate the onboarding of advisors / contractors, monitor their performance during the case and support case team as needed during the deployment 
  • For capability senior specialists: If needed, put in place (with support from Manager) and run buffer programs to address specific local capacity needs
  • Maintain the accuracy, quality and integrity of all search information in the proprietary database and work closely with the broader ETF team to support the database of talent as it is built up over time

 

2.​Contribute to GTM activity on scope covered, with guidance from Manager

 

  • Create marketing materials (e.g. success story one pagers, marketing emails) and GTM content (update on support to a practice, key topics for discussion)​ Participate to or lead some discussions with Bain partners, practice teams and staffing teams in order to raise awareness on ETF offering, identify priority areas of support and review BAN advisor bench

 

 


3. Contribute to the development of new offerings to address practice needs

 

  • Ensure the quality and depth of external talent pool on scope covered – in coordination with RTN Vendor Management and Talent Management teams and with support from his/her manager.
  • Be an expert of key RTN talent providers on “scope covered” and build strong relationships and ways of working with them on the request they handle
  • Be an expert of BAN advisor bench on “scope covered”, including potential gaps and optimization potential 
  • Ongoing relationship management through regular interaction with key Advisors: collecting feedback on assignments and the program and deepening knowledge of their expertise, experience, and preferences 

​Duration- 6 months

Capacity- Full time

Location- Remote

 

Skills Required

  •  Highly responsive, service service-oriented individual with experience working effectively cross-functionally within a "client-centric" global organization, including flexibility in adjusting priorities and work hours/availability to meet customer needs
  • Sound business judgment and proactive solutions-oriented mindset, with ability to anticipate firm / clients needs and identify and implement solutions to address those
  • Strong commercial mindset and skills, with willingness to identify and lead new actions to further grow the business 
  • Strong senior stakeholder management skills and professional presence, with ability to build "business partner" relationships with senior customers across Bain practices, regions and Global Business functions
  • Strong analytical skills, with ability to generate powerful insights
  • Experience working with Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel
  • Ability to manage confidential and highly sensitive information with the highest levels of discretion and professionalism
  • Outstanding written and verbal communications skills; English fluency required
  • Limited travel may be requested
  • 3+ years of professional experience of which :
  • either 3 years minimum of business development, talent sourcing, or expert network experience, in a premium and international environment  or 2 years’ experience at a strategy consulting firm  

About the Client

A leading consulting firm

Industry

Professional Services - Consulting

Experience Required:

3+ years

Additional Skills:

  • Talent Management
  • Talent Sourcing
  • Recruitment
  • Workforce optimization
  • Vendor Management
  • On-boarding

No of open positions:

1

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