Inflection Point · a venture of achieverr.ai
Executive search for every critical HR role your inflection moment needs.
AI READINESS · IPOs · M&A · SCALE/GROWTH · ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION
A specialist executive search practice placing the HR leader your inflection moment actually needs — and backing one name.
The problem
Generalist search closes on availability.
Inflection moments demand a decision.
The impact of an exceptional HR leader is measured not in fees, but in faster integrations, smoother transformations, and stronger teams that deliver results.
of AI initiatives stall at the people layer — capability, trust, change. (BCG)
of exec hires fail inside 18 months when assessed on CV alone. (CEB / Gartner)
of M&A deals lose value on the people side. (Bain, KPMG)
What we do
Four moments. One practice.
We hire HR leadership for the four moments where the wrong call is unrecoverable — and handhold for 90 days.
AI Readiness
CHROs, Heads of L&D, OD and People Analytics who rewire the workforce for AI — capability, ethics, human–machine teaming.
M&A Integration
CHROs, HRBP heads, Total Rewards and ER leaders who land Day-1, retain critical talent, and harmonize reward across two cultures.
Scale & IPO
CHROs, Heads of Talent Acquisition, Compensation and HR Governance who build the reward, succession and controls a listed business actually needs.
Transformation
Change, OD, Culture and HR Tech leaders who close the gap between strategy and adoption — culture intact, cost out.
How we decide
We don't grade charm.
We watch judgment under fire.
Four signals, weighted and stacked into one decision. Charm is not on the scorecard — evidence under pressure is.
A structured case drawn from your real inflection — M&A Day-1, AI capability gap, IPO readiness. Written brief, a working session with the principals, and our own scoring rubric. Unique to Inflection Point.
Our proprietary EQ assessment, designed by Dr Kiran Bala (PhD, Emotional Intelligence). Self-awareness, regulation, empathy and influence — scored against the role's relational load. Unique to Inflection Point.
Personality, derailers, cognitive and values — globally validated psychometrics, normed against executive populations.
Behavioural Event Interviewing triangulated with sponsors, peers and direct reports — never CV-deep.
Decision-grade shortlist
Two to three names. One written recommendation. We back one — and stay accountable past the start date.
We co-author the success scorecard with the CEO, Chair and RemCo — not a JD, a decision rubric.
Off-market mapping across our standing bench plus the wider HR ecosystem. No database scraping.
A structured business case drawn from your real inflection — M&A Day-1, AI rollout, IPO readiness. We watch judgment under realistic constraints.
Hogan, SHL, MBTI, Values Profiling, BEI and 360° referencing — globally accepted instruments triangulated against the case and our own EQ deep-dive.
Two to three names with a written recommendation. We back one.
Onboarding scorecard, sponsor cadence and guarantee. We stay accountable past the start date.
Why us
Super-specialised. Deeply experienced. Globally networked.
A focused practice built only for HR leadership hiring in M&A, AI readiness, IPO, scale and enterprise change — backed by 100+ years of combined experience and reach across India, US, EMEA and APAC.
Dr Kiran Bala
- —PhD, Emotional Intelligence
- —Ex-CHRO, SG Analytics · Head of HR, Xpansion Inc
- —Founder, Achieverr.ai (AI for hiring)
- —Talent & OD leader at SKF, Schaeffler, Persistent
- —Change consulting alumna, IBM
Syed Kaleem Raza
- —Talent acquisition & executive search veteran
- —Decades leading senior search mandates across industries
- —Deep bench across CHRO, CXO and functional leadership hiring
- —Cross-border practice — UK, GCC, India
- —Specialist in executive assessment and succession
Shekhar Manelkar
- —PhD (scholar), Organisational Ethics — SIU
- —Professor, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
- —35 yrs industry + 3 yrs academic experience
- —Ex-CHRO, CLO & Principal Consultant
- —OD, Change, Leadership & BEI / Competency frameworks
10+ HR leaders. One ecosystem.
- —Standing bench of 10+ vetted HR leaders
- —Sitting & former CHROs on advisory
- —Domain partners in M&A, IPO, AI adoption, restructuring, compensation and transformation
- —On-the-ground across India, US, EMEA and APAC
- —Every brief delivered through the ecosystem — never two pairs of hands
Specialisations — M&A, AI readiness, IPO, scale, change.
Combined CHRO & advisory experience.
HR leaders in our standing ecosystem.
Regions live — India, US, EMEA, APAC.
Name we back at the close of every brief.
Mandates
In their words.
“They sent one name. We hired that person. New HR leader built our talent stack for AI in six months.”
“The HR Head they placed walked into a hostile environment — and held it.”
“Two weeks from listing our People lead resigned. They placed a successor in the window.”
“A change leader who actually closed the gap between announcement and adoption.”
We do so much more
Extended offerings.
100+ years of experience powering consulting support — so you get an immediate start beyond the search.
Strategic HR
Align HR strategy, operating models, and talent priorities with business objectives.
Executive Compensation
Design executive reward programs that attract, retain, and incentivize top leadership talent.
Performance Management for Leaders
Drive accountability and business results through leadership-focused performance frameworks.
Coaching for Leaders
Enhance leadership effectiveness through tailored executive coaching and development.
The ask
Let's talk.
We take three new mandates a quarter. If your next HR hire decides the outcome, start the conversation.