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AI-driven executive search. Same trusted expertise, now amplified.
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India rewards companies that get their first leadership hire right and punishes those that treat it as an afterthought.
Athena advises global organisations entering India on market realities, then finds and secures the country head and founding team who can turn the strategy into an operating business.
We ground your entry in a realistic read of the market, the competition and the leadership talent available.
We identify and secure the founding leader who fits your model, culture and ambition for India.
Beyond the leader, we help assemble the early leadership hires that make or break the launch.
Deep local knowledge of the market and its leadership talent.
We advise on the entry, not just fill a role.
Reach into the leaders who can build from zero in India.
We bridge your global expectations and India's realities.
Both. We provide market and talent intelligence to shape the entry, then execute the leadership search that brings the strategy to life.
Usually the country head or founding leader, followed by the small team of early leaders who establish the business.
Tell us the role or challenge and a partner responds personally, usually within one business day. Enquiries are never routed to an automated queue. Talk to our partners to begin.
Yes. We publish real mandates end to end, including the brief, how far we searched and who was appointed. Browse our case studies.
A partner, throughout. There are no handoffs to junior researchers after the pitch, and no portal in between. That is the point of a boutique. See how we are different.
We work from Gurgaon in India and Dubai in the UAE, and through partners in 45 countries across APAC, EMEA and the Americas. Find your nearest office.
Athena is powered by TheHireHub.ai for sourcing and matching, with every shortlist still assessed and defended by a partner. See how AI works in our process.
Entirely. Discretion is fundamental to leadership hiring, and nothing you share leaves Athena without your explicit consent.
Tell us about the mandate or challenge you are facing, and we will show you what a tailor-made, partner-led engagement really looks like.