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Raghav Choudhary

Co-Founder

Gurgaon, Haryana, India15 yrs 10 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Placed over 4,600 senior leaders across Fortune 500 organizations.
  • Founded Crescendo Foundation for wellness-led performance.
  • Expert in leadership hiring for high-stakes environments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leadership hiring expert specializing in high-stakes recruitment for global enterprises.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipTalent AcquisitionLeadership HiringExecutive SearchAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentFinanceAccountingBusiness ConsultingMarket Research

Other Skills

ConsultingRecruitingMachine LearningArtificial IntelligenceMarket KnowledgeData ScienceKey Relationship ManagementTaxationInterviewingChange ManagementEntrepreneurshipStart-upsSourcingManagementTalent Management

About

In emerging markets, value is created or destroyed at one decisive layer: leadership. I have built ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น to solve the most asymmetric hiring problem in India: identifying and securing mid to senior leaders who can perform in high-stakes, high-velocity environments. We operate in a narrow, exclusive band of talent where every mandate demands market intelligence, precision mapping, and zero-error judgment. This is where roles define outcomes, and hiring becomes a strategic advantage rather than a transaction. Today, Crescendo partners with global enterprises, GCCs, and category-defining Indian companies as they enter India, expand markets, and re-architect for the next decade. We have placed over ๐Ÿฐ,๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€. Alongside this, I initiated the ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, a wellness-led initiative rooted in a long-term view of performance: that enduring enterprise value is built when ambition, capability, and human well-being evolve together. I work with ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—–๐—ซ๐—ข๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who see leadership as a control point for enterprise value in complex markets. In Indiaโ€™s growth economy, leadership is not a function. It is the engine. Explore more at: www.crescendo-global.com

Experience

15 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
12 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Crescendo global

2 roles

Managing Director

Promoted

Nov 2018 โ€“ Present ยท 7 yrs 6 mos

  • I am responsible for taking this company to become an ultra successful cross functional Leadership hiring firm in India in a strict time duration. Reach out to me if you wish to be a part of an aggressively growing and hungry organization wanting to make a presence felt across the the industry of Leadership hiring In India.
  • For Companies looking to hire their Middle/ Senior/ Leadership level people across - Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal , HR, Sales & Marketing, contact me to allow you to add value to your Talent Acquisition and help you grow aggressively. Only companies genuinely interested for aggressive growth should touch base, for those who will take time, please reach out to other firms aligned with your goals.
LeadershipTalent AcquisitionBusiness DevelopmentConsultingRecruiting

Director - Leadership Hiring & Executive Search

Mar 2014 โ€“ Oct 2018 ยท 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Crescendo Global is a premier leadership hiring firm in India with expertise in senior level niche recruitment.
  • Using Machine Learning & Artificial intelligence based recommendation engine driving our candidate network, we provide Leadership Hiring for our clients. Additionally, We help our clients and candidates succeed by leveraging our expertise, deep industry & market knowledge, and proprietary assessment tools and techniques. Our network of active and passive candidates allows us to build networks and connections with the talent pool otherwise unavailable to job boards or channels of social media. We combine broad geographic presence, world-class talent solutions, a tailored, consultative approach to help businesses and professionals achieve higher performance and outstanding results. More information is available at www.crescendo-global.com
  • Responsibilities:
  • Build Crescendo as a leading specialist Leadership hiring company in India favored by companies
  • Hire a super high performing team and building a next level company with passionate people
  • Revamp the Talent Acquisition Industry with our cutting edge solutions to add real time value to our partner clients and transform their workforce
  • Partner with selective organizations, vendor partners, candidates who will be a part of the Crescendo Talent Network wanting to take advantage of our services
  • Steer Crescendo Global in the future by strengthening the company every single minute
Leadership HiringExecutive SearchMachine LearningArtificial IntelligenceMarket Knowledge

Michael page

2 roles

Consultant - Analytics | Data Science | Machine Learning

Promoted

Jun 2012 โ€“ Feb 2014 ยท 1 yr 8 mos ยท Gurgaon, India

  • I am part of the startup team for Analytics business for Michael Page in India. Amongst other consulting responsibilities, major responsibilities include Revenue Generation through closing on open mandates across Leadership positions, Business Development across Pan India Market for every Analytics Consuming Organization and Key Relationship Management for Major clients.
  • Initiate, structure, and negotiate high-impact strategic partnerships
  • Consult businesses from recruitment aspect with their growth plans
  • Responsible for business development and key account management
  • Spearhead the acquisition of new/repeat business from Fortune 500 clients
  • Expertise across:
  • Credit risk analytics, Fraud analytics, Collections analytics, Marketing analytics, Web analytics , Data Analytics, Predictive Modelers, Data scientists
  • Across โ€“ EVP, SVP, VP, AVP, Director, Senior Director, EDs, Managing Director levels
  • Specialties: Head of Analytics, Analytics Managers, Predictive Modelers, Head of Retail Banking Analytics, Head of Corporate Banking Analytics, PhD professionals in Statistics, Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Head of Investment Banking Analytics, National Managers โ€“ BFSI Analytics.
AnalyticsData ScienceBusiness DevelopmentKey Relationship Management

Associate Consultant - Finance & Accounting | Taxation

Jun 2012 โ€“ Oct 2012 ยท 4 mos ยท Gurgaon, India

  • Michael Page is an international recruitment firm headquartered in the UK. The firm set up the business to expand in the India market in 2010. Michael Page Gurgaon Office specialized across 3 sectors - BFSI, Finance & Accounts and Sales & Marketing. One of the USP's is that Most of the consulting staff come from an operational background in the areas where they have worked in. This approach helps to connect better with candidates and clients alike.
  • As an Associate Consultant, i am responsible for growing the Finance & Accounts business for Page in the Delhi NCR Market. This includes interviewing senior Finance candidates (10+ years experience), closing on active mandates for myself and the team, generating revenue for the firm.
FinanceAccountingTaxationInterviewing

Tata consultancy services

Strategy Consultant - Global Consulting Practice

Apr 2010 โ€“ May 2012 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo ยท Mumbai Area, India

  • 1. Provided Business Consulting at the intersection of Business and Technology for global customers.
  • 2. Participated in Consulting Pre Sales activities and Business Development activities (Business Proposals, Client Interface, Internal Communications) for various industry sectors.
  • 3. Worked on consulting assignment that included developing IT Strategy roadmap that involved Change Management, Infrastructure, Application Rationalization and Cost Reduction activities with leading Bank in Singapore.
  • 4. Led internal Marketing activity for my team by conducting various seminars, coordinating internal marketing events, designing internal communication, creating marketing mailers, designing USPโ€™s, conducting workshops, direct mail campaigning and organizing various contests.
  • 5. Conducted Market Research focused on Go To Market Strategy, Globalization Strategies, Analyzed Industry Value, Chains for providing robust consulting solutions based on competitive analysis and macro-economic perspective.
  • SKILLS โ€“ Strategy, Business Consulting, Market Research, GTM and Marketing and Communications
Business ConsultingMarket ResearchChange Management

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Associateโ€™s Degree โ€” Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2006 โ€“ Jan 2010

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