Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos

• As Senior Client Partner for Executive Search in Financial Services and Head of Professional Search for India at Korn Ferry, I deliver integrated talent solutions that shape leadership across industries and levels.
• Key Responsibilities
• Drive Executive Search for Financial Services, building C-suite and leadership teams for AMCs, Capital Markets, FinTechs, and GCCs.
• Lead Professional Search across Financial Services, Technology, Consumer, Life Sciences, and Industrial sectors, focusing on strategic mid-level hiring.
• Advise Boards and CXOs on succession planning, talent strategy, and organizational design.
• Deliver high-impact placements across functions including Finance, Risk, Compliance, IT, Transformation, and AI/ML.
• Ensure delivery excellence and client growth through integrated talent solutions.
• Skills:
• Executive Search & Professional Search
• Succession Planning
• Talent Strategy & Organizational Design
• Leadership Hiring (C-suite & Mid-level)
• Client Acquisition & Relationship Management
• Financial Services Expertise (AMCs, Capital Markets, FinTech, GCCs)
• Cross-Industry Talent Solutions
• Diversity & Inclusion in Leadership
• Strategic Consulting & Delivery Excellence
• Impact:
• Recognized as one of India’s 50Under50 Trailblazers by HRAI, reflecting a proven track record in shaping leadership that drives innovation, scalability, and transformation across industries.

Feb 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• In addition to leading the Professional Search Business for India across all Industry sectors (Financial Services, Technology, Consumer, Life Sciences & Industrial), strengthening and growing the Financial Services practice for Professional Search (Mid to senior level roles) across APAC. In this role Konika is responsible for covering all sub sectors in financial services (Banking, Insurance, Financial Captives, AMC, PE and Fintech) markets and grow the footprint of Professional search by expanding client relationships and covering new sub sectors.

Apr 2019 – Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Konika is responsible for leading the Professional Search business for Korn Ferry in India. The Professional Search business has been growing at a rapid rate across all sectors i.e. Technology, Financial Services, Consumer, Digital, Industrial and Life Sciences and Health Care. The concentration today is to grow deeper across all practices and partner with clients to build strong leadership teams at the CXO -1 and 2 requirements. With the proven IP and assessment tools that KF has enhances the value that professional search brings across for its clients to hire for these critical roles.

Jan 2018 – May 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Konika is the Head of Search for Financial & Consumer Markets for Korn Ferry Professional Search in India. She is responsible for developing and growing these search practices through client acquisition, engagement and delivery. In her current role she leads the Search Business for Leadership and Mid level hires. Given her past experience as a Business and HR leader and her strong credentials in Leadership placements she comes with a keen business acumen and understanding of the search verticals she leads.
• She is managing a portfolio of premium clients across various sub sectors like Banking, Insurance, NBFCs, Ratings and Payment under the Financial Services domain and in FMCG, Media, Education, Telecom and the Development sector under the Consumer markets practice. Konika has been instrumental in establishing the leadership teams in some of leading organizations in the country

May 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Konika is the leader for the Financial services practice for Korn Ferry Futurestep in India. In this role she is responsible for managing and growing the Financial Services vertical in the mid and Senior level recruitments. Not only has she established this business line but also has successfully converted it to one of the fasted growing line of businesses. The vertical today works across financial sectors such as banking, insurance, payments, NBFCs, AMCs etc. She has created a portfolio of premium clients which are also leaders in there respective industry space.

May 2013 – Apr 2014 · 11 mos

• Responsible for service delivery for the Projects ( multi hires) and RPO Solutions:
• Managing enterprise-wide end-to-end RPO; Strategy & process design and delivery;Technology provision; Vendor management; Building Talent Pipeline