Recruiters & Head Hunters in Bengaluru
Every recruiter says they can fill your role. What actually matters is whether they work on a success-fee basis across dozens of roles, or run an exclusive, dedicated search for yours. Describe the role and Leadzo matches you to a Bengaluru recruiter or headhunter whose engagement model actually fits what you're hiring for.
Tech startups, IT and product companies, e-commerce brands, and growing MSMEs across Bengaluru post recruitment requirements on Leadzo.
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The right engagement model depends on how hard the role is to fill, not just its seniority. Here's how the two compare.
Success-fee, non-exclusive
For junior to mid-level roles with an active, reachable candidate pool - you pay only on a successful placement.
Best for: Common roles you need filled without an upfront retainer.
Upfront retainer, exclusive
For senior, specialist, or confidential roles where the right candidate isn't actively job-hunting.
Best for: Leadership or hard-to-fill specialist searches.
Describe the role and its seniority - Leadzo matches you with a Bengaluru recruiter or headhunter working in the engagement model that actually fits.
How Leadzo works
Instead of scrolling agency directories or cold-emailing recruiters, you describe the role once. Leadzo matches it to recruiters and headhunters in Bengaluru who've confirmed they handle that kind of search, and up to 3 respond directly to you.
Step 1
Tell us the position, seniority, and whether you want contingency or retained search.
Step 2
Verified recruiters and headhunters covering Bengaluru respond with their approach to your search.
Step 3
Nothing is finalised until you say so - once you've picked a recruiter, you settle fees and terms between yourselves.
Free to post · No obligation to hire
Who should I hire?
| Factor | Contingency Recruiter | Retained Recruiter (Executive Search) | How Leadzo Helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited for | Junior to mid-level roles with an active, reachable candidate pool | Senior, specialist, or confidential roles where the right person isn't actively job-hunting | Post your role once and Leadzo routes it to Bengaluru recruiters who've confirmed they work in the fee model you need. |
| Fee structure | Success-fee only, typically 8-15% of CTC, paid on placement | Upfront retainer plus balance on placement, typically 15-25% of CTC | Your role description and seniority level are what Leadzo uses to match you with the right recruiter, not a generic agency directory. |
| Exclusivity | Usually non-exclusive - your role may be one of several the recruiter is filling | Exclusive - the recruiter is dedicated to your search only | Every recruiter on Leadzo has confirmed their placement experience before they can respond to your request. |
| Typical search method | Sourced from the recruiter's existing candidate database and job-portal applicants | Direct headhunting - proactively approaching employed candidates who aren't applying anywhere | Whether you need a single hire or an ongoing search, Leadzo shows you recruiters matched to your engagement model. |
For a first-time hire or when you're unsure which fee model fits, some businesses start with a contingency search and move to retained only if the role proves hard to fill after 4-6 weeks.
Choose your service
Success-fee-based hiring for junior to mid-level roles, typically run alongside other open roles at the same agency.
Exclusive, dedicated search for senior or specialist roles, usually involving direct headhunting of employed, non-actively-looking candidates.
Recruiters specialising in software engineering, product, data, and other technical hiring - Bengaluru's largest single hiring category.
Executive search for CXO, VP, and other senior leadership roles, typically retained and confidential.
Short-term or project-based staffing for roles that don't require a permanent hire.
Recruitment support for filling multiple similar roles at once, common in sales, support, and operations hiring.
Recruiters with deep expertise in a specific function or industry - finance, legal, healthcare, and similar specialist domains.
Your role, matched
Whatever you're hiring for - describe it once and get matched with up to 3 verified recruiters or headhunters covering Bengaluru.
How to choose
Every recruiter can talk about their network. What actually predicts a good placement is whether their engagement model and specialisation genuinely fit your role.
A common, active-market role usually doesn't need retained search - save the exclusivity and upfront cost for roles where the right person isn't actively applying anywhere.
A recruiter strong in sales hiring isn't automatically strong in engineering hiring - ask for recent placements in your specific role type and seniority.
Confirm the guarantee period (typically 30-90 days) and what conditions void it, before the search begins, not after a placement doesn't work out.
Confirm the percentage, what it's calculated on (base CTC vs. total CTC), and payment milestones before any search starts.
A recruiter who only pulls from job-portal applicants isn't headhunting - ask specifically how they'd reach candidates who aren't actively looking.
Verification
Leadzo may display verification labels to help you understand what information has been checked. These indicators improve transparency but should not be interpreted as a guarantee of quality or suitability.
Before you engage anyone, ask for recent placements in your role type and agree on fee structure and guarantee terms upfront.
Before you hire
Post the role, and up to 3 verified recruiters in Bengaluru will get back to you. Review their replies and pick who you want to work with - you're not obligated to hire anyone. You and the recruiter agree fees, scope, and timelines directly between yourselves; Leadzo doesn't handle payments or set prices.
Ask what's above, then post your role on Leadzo and compare real answers from up to 3 verified recruiters - no pressure to hire.
Recruitment in Bengaluru
Leadzo connects businesses in Bengaluru with verified recruiters and headhunters who actively cover this city. Recruitment agencies broadly work on one of two engagement models: contingency, where the recruiter is paid only on a successful placement and typically works your role alongside several others simultaneously, or retained, where you pay an upfront retainer for a dedicated, exclusive search - the model most executive search and headhunting firms use for senior or highly specialised roles. Bengaluru's talent market skews toward IT, product, and startup hiring, where experienced engineers and product professionals routinely field multiple offers and rarely appear in an open job-portal search - which is exactly the gap a headhunter is built to close, by directly approaching people who aren't actively looking. Every recruiter who responds to your Bengaluru requirement on Leadzo has reviewed the role, seniority, industry, and location you posted before getting in touch.
The Leadzo approach
Instead of scrolling a directory or fielding one agency's pitch, we send your role to a small group of recruiters and headhunters who actually fit what you're hiring for.
Browse by area
Leadzo matches you with verified recruiters covering your part of Bengaluru, from Koramangala to Whitefield.
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What customers say
Needed to fill a senior engineering lead role fast and our internal team just didn't have the bandwidth for a proper search. Posted on Leadzo and had a retained search firm start headhunting within two days.
Kavya Nair
Koramangala, Bengaluru
Went with a contingency recruiter for a batch of sales hires since the roles were fairly standard. Cheaper than retained and they filled three of four positions within a month.
Arjun Pillai
Indiranagar, Bengaluru
Our first CXO hire through a headhunter - wasn't sure the fee was worth it until we saw they'd actually approached people who weren't even looking. Worth every rupee for a role this senior.
Meera Krishnan
HSR Layout, Bengaluru
Needed an IT recruiter who actually understood our tech stack, not a generalist. The one we found through Leadzo asked sharper technical questions than our own hiring manager did.
Rohan Bhat
Whitefield, Bengaluru
FAQ
Whether you need a single contingency hire or a confidential executive search, comparing multiple recruiters helps you find the right fit for your role's seniority and urgency. Submit your requirement once and connect with up to three verified recruiters or headhunters in Bengaluru.
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