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Stop making leadership hires
you can’t afford
to get wrong.

We help founder-led and growth-stage companies secure critical leadership talent — without costly mis-hires, delays, or uncertainty.

Powered by the Majhi 4D Hiring System™ — Map → Target → Align → Close
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25+
Leadership
Mandates
~50
Days Average
Time-to-Hire
90%+
Offer
Acceptance Rate
Majhi Group
★★★★★
100% Job Success
Top Rated • Upwork Verified
#18 Global Staffing Leader 2024
Indian Achievers Award 2022
HackerNoon Startup of the Year 2023
Trusted for mission-critical roles
Where the wrong hire is not an option
Discreet retained search model
Confidential by design, exclusive by default
Built for high-stakes decisions
Structured process, not contingency speed
Focused on long-term fit
Not speed, not volume — the right person
The Real Problem

Most Leadership Hires
Fail Quietly.

Most hiring fails not at sourcing — but at alignment and closing.

01
False Signal
Strong resumes ≠ strong operators.

Most candidate evaluation happens at the surface: credentials, titles, companies. The deeper questions — will they lead through ambiguity, scale with you, stay? — go unasked until it’s too late.

02
Misalignment
Role expectations change mid-process.

Hiring managers, boards, and founders often have different views of what the role requires. Without structured alignment upfront, the search becomes a moving target — and the leader walks into a role that doesn’t match what they were sold.

03
Weak Closing
Top candidates are lost in final stages.

The best executives are never urgently looking. They have options, competing offers, and counter-proposals. Companies that don’t manage the close with deliberate strategy lose the hire at the finish line — after months of work.

We fix these before they become expensive mistakes.

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Trusted By
Trusted by Companies Hiring
Leadership That Matters
Engagements delivered directly or through authorised vendor partnerships
Mercer
Mercer
DTCC
DTCC
BrightPay
BrightPay
C-Vision International
C-Vision Intl.
Absolute Translations
Absolute Translations
Paragon Europe
Paragon Europe
SurgeonsLab
SurgeonsLab
Staffing.co
Staffing.co
Ashok Jewels
Ashok Jewels

What We Actually Delivered

Not activities. Outcomes. Here’s what a structured retained process produces.

Head of Product • Fintech (Series B)
Built a product org from scratch alongside the hire
Hired in 38 days
Reduced hiring cycle by 42%
Product org built from 0 to 12
Chief Marketing Officer • Web3 Company
Navigated competing offers to close the right hire
Closed in 21 days
3 competing offers navigated
Revenue pipeline impact in 90 days
Alternatives Investment Director • Global Financial Services
Converted a passive candidate after two failed searches
Passive candidate conversion
Replaced 2 prior failed searches
Joined within 30 days of offer

All client relationships verified and consented. Specific client names available on request under NDA.

Proprietary Methodology

The Majhi 4D Hiring System™

Most hiring fails not at sourcing — but at alignment and closing.

The 4D System is built to prevent that. Every engagement runs through all four phases without exception — producing structured, named deliverables at every stage.

Most executive hires
don’t fail because of talent.
Most executive hires
don’t fail because of talent.

They fail because
the role was wrong.
Companies hire based on
résumés, interviews, and instinct.
📄
Résumé
💬
Interview
💡
Instinct
But leadership success
depends on alignment.
Context
Mandate
Expectations
When that alignment is off—
even great candidates fail.
So we changed
the approach.
The Majhi 4D Hiring System™
01
MAP
Define the role before the search.
02
TARGET
Access the top 1% talent pool.
03
ALIGN
Position the role to win the hire.
04
CLOSE
Drive the decision. Secure the hire.
From reactive hiring…
↓ engineered outcomes
Structured search.
Engineered outcomes.
Better fit
Role & culture aligned
~50 days
Average time to close
Lower risk
90-day guarantee
Because leadership hiring
isn’t guesswork.
It’s a system.
Majhi Group • Retained Executive Search
60-second explainer
0:00
01
MAP
Define the role. Define success.

Define role architecture, success metrics, and risk factors before a single candidate is approached. Most searches fail here before they begin.

Output
Majhi Market Map ™
→
02
TARGET
Access the top 1% talent pool.

Identify and engage passive candidates who are not on job boards and not actively looking. The best leaders must be found, not sourced.

Output
Majhi Target Grid ™
→
03
ALIGN
Position the role to win the hire.

Align candidate expectations, stakeholder requirements, and role positioning. Most failed offers happen here — not at sourcing.

Output
Alignment Scorecard ™
→
04
CLOSE
Drive decision. Secure the hire.

Manage the offer, navigate counteroffers, mitigate risk, and ensure the hire lands. The system doesn’t stop at the offer letter.

Output
Closing Playbook ™
The Majhi 4D Hiring System™ is your brand memory — use it everywhere.

Website • LinkedIn posts • Proposals • Email signatures • Every client conversation. Repetition is what turns a methodology into recognised IP.

Our Engagement Model

How We Work With Clients

Every engagement follows the same four-stage structure. No shortcuts.

01
Leadership Hiring Audit
We assess your hiring risk before engagement — role clarity, market conditions, and alignment fit.
02
Strategy Session
A deep dive into the role, the market, and stakeholder alignment. We map the search before we start it.
03
Search Blueprint
A structured hiring plan with clear milestones, deliverables, and an execution path built for your mandate.
04
Execution
Retained search with weekly market intelligence. You see every candidate, every update, every decision.

“We don’t take every mandate. We take the right ones.”

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How We Engage

Three ways to work with us.

Every engagement — from strategy to full search — is powered by the Majhi 4D Hiring System™. You receive structured, named deliverables at every phase.

Strategy Only
01
Talent Strategy Advisory
Map your leadership architecture before you hire

Not ready to search yet? We help you build the leadership blueprint first — roles, scoring criteria, and a sequenced hiring roadmap using Phases 1–2 of the 4D System.

  • Majhi Market Map ™ — landscape & role architecture
  • Majhi Target Grid ™ — talent prioritisation
  • Org design & leadership gap analysis
  • Role profiles, scorecards & hiring roadmap
  • 1 × 3-hour strategy session

Advisory fee credited toward a subsequent retained search.

$2,500
flat project fee
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Most Popular
02
Retained Executive Search
Full 4D System, end-to-end execution

We own the process from market mapping to accepted offer. Exclusivity, all four system deliverables, and a shortlist of 3–5 precisely vetted candidates — not 30.

  • All 4 outputs: Market Map, Target Grid, Scorecard, Playbook
  • End-to-end passive candidate outreach
  • Weekly structured progress reporting
  • Offer facilitation & negotiation
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
20–25%
of first-year CTC
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Best Value
03
Exclusive Partnership
Your embedded talent partner, 3+ roles

Building multiple leadership layers? Dedicated bandwidth, all 4D deliverables per role, volume pricing, and quarterly talent reviews.

  • All retained search deliverables, every role
  • Priority & dedicated search partner
  • Volume-discounted fees (3+ mandates)
  • Quarterly Talent Pipeline Review
  • Extended 180-day replacement guarantee
15–20%
first-year CTC, 3+ roles
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Client Reviews

What clients say.

Every review below is from a verified Upwork client engagement, publicly available and independently verified.

★★★★★
5.0 / 5.0

Manas is great. We are rehiring him immediately on another contract.

Verified Upwork Client
★★★★★
5.0 / 5.0

Will use his services again.

Verified Upwork Client
★★★★★
5.0 / 5.0

Great work, thank you for your help.

Verified Upwork Client
★★★★▶
4.7 / 5.0

Manas is very capable — his overall attitude, skills and efforts were fantastic. We will continue working with Manas on another project which we believe he will excel at.

Verified Upwork Client

All reviews from Upwork.com • 100% Job Success Score • Top Rated

Case Studies

The 4D System in action.

Mandates that demonstrate what a structured, retained process actually delivers.

Executive Search • Global Financial Services

Alternatives Investment Director secured for a prominent global financial services firm

A prominent global financial services firm sought to enhance its investment division by hiring a seasoned Alternatives Investment Director. With a focus on strengthening their investment strategy and expanding their portfolio, the company needed a candidate with extensive experience in alternative investments, strategic vision, and leadership skills.

Director
Level placed
Global
Scope
Full 4D
Applied

Using the 4D System, we mapped the specialised alternatives investment talent market, built a prioritised Target Grid of passive senior candidates, ran structured alignment sessions, and closed the placement with full offer acceptance.

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C-Suite Search • Web3 / Technology

Strategic CMO placement for a high-growth Web3 company

A Web3 technology company scaling rapidly needed a Chief Marketing Officer who could own both brand strategy and performance growth — a rare combination in an emerging, fast-moving sector with no established talent playbook.

CMO
Role placed
21 days
To close
Multi-geo
Scope

We mapped a nascent talent market where traditional credentials don’t apply, built a custom Target Grid for Web3 marketing leadership, ran alignment sessions across multiple geographies, and navigated 3 competing offers to land the hire.

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How It Works

Five phases. Zero ambiguity.

01
Discovery & Brief
Role mapping, culture, growth stage, non-negotiables. Scorecard built before outreach begins.
Week 1–2
02
Market Mapping
Identify the full talent pool — especially passive leaders invisible to job boards.
Week 2–4
03
Outreach & Screen
Confidential, structured outreach. Motivation, ambition, strategic fit — not just CV review.
Week 3–5
04
Shortlist & Present
3–5 candidates with full profiles, assessment notes, fit rationale, comp benchmarks.
Week 5–7
05
Offer & Onboard
We negotiate, close, and support the first 90 days. Replacement guarantee included.
Week 7–10

Average close: ~50 days • 90%+ offer acceptance • 90-day replacement guarantee

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Pricing

Clear fees. No surprises.

Global benchmark: Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart & Egon Zehnder charge 25–33%. Our retained rate is 20–25% — same rigour, more accessible pricing.

Talent Strategy Advisory
$2,500
flat project fee
What’s included
  • Org design & leadership gap analysis
  • Role profiles & hiring scorecards
  • Hiring roadmap + strategy session
  • Majhi Market Map ™ report
Payment schedule
At engagement50% — $1,250
On delivery50% — $1,250

Advisory fee credited toward a subsequent retained search.

Retained Executive Search
20–25%
of first-year total CTC
What’s included
  • All 4 system deliverables
  • Full market mapping & passive outreach
  • Curated shortlist of 3–5 candidates
  • Offer facilitation & negotiation
Payment schedule
At signing1/3 of total fee
At shortlist1/3 of total fee
At joining1/3 of total fee

90-day replacement guarantee. All search & assessment costs included.

Exclusive Partnership (3+ roles)
15–20%
of first-year CTC per role
What’s included
  • All retained search deliverables
  • Dedicated search partner
  • Quarterly talent pipeline reviews
  • Volume-discounted rates
Payment schedule
At signing1/3 per role
At shortlist1/3 per role
At joining1/3 per role

Extended 180-day guarantee. Priority bandwidth allocation.

All pricing in USD • INR equivalent available • Startup-friendly terms on request

Recognition

Recognised across the industry.

Top 18 Global Staffing Leader
World Staffing Summit • Candidately
2024
Top 100 Global Staffing Leader
World Staffing Summit • Candidately
2023
Entrepreneur of the Year
Indian Achievers’ Forum • Business Standard
2022
Startup of the Year
HackerNoon • North America
2023
Majhi Group

“Improving Lives With New Opportunities”

The mission behind every search we run.

25+
Mandates Delivered
#18
World Staffing 2024
90%+
Offer Acceptance
100%
Upwork Success
About

Built on one conviction: the right leader changes everything.

Majhi Group is a retained executive search firm founded by Manas Ranjan Majhi — a 3-time award-winning staffing leader, Upwork Top Rated recruiter, and entrepreneur based in New York with a global operating model.

We don’t send CVs and wait. Every search runs through the Majhi 4D Hiring System™ — a proprietary methodology producing structured deliverables, not just candidate lists.

Before founding Majhi Group, Manas worked with American Express, Synpulse Management Consulting, and Spartoi Group — bringing management consulting rigour to executive search.

New York-based. Globally operated.100% remote from inception. No geography limits our searches.
3× award-winning.Recognised by World Staffing Summit (2023 & 2024), Indian Achievers Forum, and HackerNoon North America.
Consulting rigour. Search execution.Prior background in management consulting informs every mandate.
Manas Majhi, Founder
Manas Majhi
Founder, Majhi Group
Featured In  •  Business Standard  •  ANI  •  ZEE5
Previously: American Express • Synpulse Management Consulting • Spartoi Group
3× award-winning staffing leader • Top Rated on Upwork
A Note from the Founder

I didn’t start in recruiting — I started in sales and analytics, where outcomes mattered.

That’s why we approach hiring differently.

Most companies don’t have a talent problem. They have a clarity problem.

Roles aren’t well-defined. Expectations aren’t aligned. Decisions get rushed.

That’s where hiring breaks down.

We solve that by focusing on high-stakes roles that are hard to define, hard to find, and hard to close.

Every engagement at Majhi Group runs through our proprietary 4D Hiring System™ — ensuring precision, alignment, and closure.
This isn’t a process we follow. It’s a system we’ve built and refined through every mandate we’ve run. Map → Target → Align → Close

No volume. No guesswork. Just decisions made right.

Because in the end, hiring isn’t about filling a position. It’s about making a decision that shapes the future of your company.

If this is a role you cannot afford to get wrong — we should talk.

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Manas Majhi
Founder, Majhi Group
PS: Let me know if you have any questions at all. Thanks!
Leadership Hiring Audit

Before We Take a Mandate,
We Assess the Risk.

“We don’t take every mandate. We take the right ones.”

Every leadership hire carries risk. We evaluate your role, market conditions, and alignment before we engage.

Role clarity & success definitionIs the role defined well enough to hire against? We tell you before the search begins.
Market availability of talentDoes the candidate profile you need actually exist in the market? We map it before you commit.
Hiring complexity scoreHow difficult is this search, objectively? We give you a structured complexity rating.
Cost of wrong hireWe quantify what a failed search actually costs your organisation — before you start one.
We work with a limited number of leadership mandates at a time.
This audit helps us determine fit — for both sides.

This is not a generic inquiry. We evaluate every request before engagement. If there’s a fit, you’ll receive a structured hiring audit and an invitation to a private strategy session.

Leadership Hiring Audit Request

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