Grow with Us
Just like how disjointed letters are brought together to create a meaningful word in Scrabble, our pursuit is to work with our clients and candidates to help them find that right match and build a meaningful relationship.
Happy Clients
Roles
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Candidates
Practice Areas
"Jack of all trades, and master of none" is a concept, which we have never endorsed. We strongly believe that in a consulting business, it is very important to create super specialisation. Our teams are built in a way, where they can be true advisors as subject matter experts to clients and candidates, and assist them in finding the right solution.
Private Banking
Enterprise Sales and Marketing
Towards achieving any significant objective, capabilities must be brought to bear and most critical capabilities are often the skills embedded in an organization’s talent. In the present day disruptive marketplace, every organization needs to attract, develop, and retain talent with diverse skills and perspectives. The premise for all of this lies in a clear sense of shared mission and values.
Ruchi Malhotra and her team acknowledges that there is a fundamental difference between hiring people to do what you want and hiring people who already want what you want. With this as a foremost agenda, the team has partnered with and handled firms at various stages of growth, helping them ramp up leadership talent in the enterprise (B2B) sales and marketing function.
BFSI Tech & Corporate Functions
Sales and Marketing B2C & Consumer Tech
It is rightly said that opportunities don't just happen - you make them. And they seldom come with little risk. Take that leap of faith & make bold decisions.
Having tried her hand at CA & entrepreneurship, Sohini Shah Kothari now leads a young yet diverse team with experience across risk & executive search. The team has successfully placed sales & marketing leadership across a variety of start-ups in the B2C space.
Finance
The Finance Function globally is changing shape. While rock solid compliance and effective controls continue to form the backbone of this function, Finance leaders are playing much more strategic roles.
Led by Mohita Khilwani, The Finance hiring vertical at Scrabble gets the nerve of this changing landscape. With an indepth connect within the ecosystem, this team brings a thorough understanding of what a finance function does during every unique stage of an organization.
We have successfully placed multiple candidates from Seed stage platforms to listed entities across distinct roles such as CFOs, Business finance, Financial Controller, Tax, Treasury, M&A, Corporate Development and Audit.
Asset Management and Insurance
The right leader can change the trajectory of an organization. Our research-based approach along with an ingrained deep understanding of our client’s needs enables us find the Leaders who fit seamlessly within the organization.
Led by Vivek, the team has been part of numerous leadership hiring assignments helping diverse platforms hire exceptional leaders across all functions within the entire buy-side viz. MFs, Insurance, PMS & AIFs.
HR, Strategy & Operations
“As Jim Collins says in his book – The Good to Great – "People are not a company’s most important asset, The RIGHT PEOPLE are!”
To this extent, Scrabble ensures that we work closely with our partner firms to understand their vision and culture, and the skills they seek to recruit, while equally on the other side working towards understanding the success stories and motivations of the talent that we interview, in order to determine the "RIGHT FIT".
With several years of industry experience, Vandana and her team at HR, Strategy and Ops exemplify the values of finding the right fit.
Technology
As with any major life development, such as a change in career, a dose of soul-searching and reflection could be just what one needs to make the right decision.
Led by Praveen Tiwari, the team brings rich experience across diverse backgrounds including tech, sales, program management, and operation. The team has successfully placed multiple leadership roles across Consumer tech, SAAS, and Fintech platforms.
Incumbent Enterprises Sales & Marketing | Legal
Moyna Gopal, with an extensive career in Sales & Marketing with Hospitality, Media, FMCG, Retail and Security Services now leads a diverse team that lives and breathes this ideology to support their clients through a "Client at the Helm and Heart" Approach.
Working in teams
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Hiring Process
1
Role Analysis
Investment Manager: Solar Power Start-up in Africa
Role: Investment Manager | SkillSet | Job Description
2
Category Evaluation
Target Sectors/Segments: Mapping out the Sector
Financial Institutions | Start-Ups & SMEs | Banks
3
Firm Recommendations
Target Players/Competitors: Mapping out the relevant companies and insights
3. Firm Recommendations
Target Players/Competitors: Mapping out the relevant companies and insights
- Founded in 2010, the firm offers a range of Solar Energy products such as Powerswitch Zero (No payments for 12 months), Choice (FederalTax Benefit), Plus (Solar HV AC, roofs) and would provide strong relevant talent.
- Founded in 2012, the firm is a leading fund manager and intermediary for solar energy investments in the Sub-Saharan African region. Based out of Kenya, it would offer a flux of talent pool for oursearch.
- Founded in 1975, the firm is quite prominent in Micro & SME lending and while their focus is not predominantly solar products , they do have a strong presence in Africa, wherein relevant talent would have the skills we require.
- Founded in 2012, the firm provides a centralized market place for Installers & Homeowners looking for solar energy options which has created a healthy ecosystem for millions of customers. It resonates with Nithio’s vision.
- Founded in 2015, the firm specializes in residential solar finance and in their short run of 5 years, they have created a presence across 50 states. Given it’s focus on customer centric solar products, it would be a strong talent pool.
- Having partnered with Schneider Electric, CDC Group, European Investment Bank and many more, the firm has been dedicated to provide sustainable energy options inAfrica.
- Founded in 2012 the firm has gone through 2 Cycles of lay-offs and the company is now defunct (public auction on 7th December 2020). Talent which had to move due to the company’s financial, would be good fit for theroles.
4
Talent Recommendations
Top Notch Talent: Post Evaluation from the target pool
4. Talent Recommendations
Top Notch Talent: Post Evaluation from the target pool
Candidate ABC
Investment Analyst (Company X)
- In his current role, he is responsible for deal origination, due diligence, deal structuring and implementation of performance monitoring plans for portfolio companies.
- He has strong exposure to Energy storage, waste to energy and waste management software in the solar space acrossAfrica.
- While his experience in relevant sectors is close to 3 years, he possesses skills across business development, structuring and portfolio management in the solar sector.
- He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce: Finance from Strathmore University and graduated in ‘15.
Candidate XYZ
Associate Investment Officer (Company Y)
- In her current role, she is responsible for deal origination, due diligence, deal structuring and business valuations.
- She has exposure across Energy, Financial Services and Technology sectors in EastAfrica.
- While his previous experience has been towards audit and assignments, he has relevant understanding of the energy sector and is proficient in core financial due diligence (Term Sheets, Business Analysis etc.)
- She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce – Finance ‘10 and MSc in Finance ’19 both from University of Nairobi.
5
Closure: End to End
5. Closure: End to End
Role Closure:
Final Steps
- Offering complete assistance during the offer negotiation stage.
- Ensuring confirmations of Resignation and Date-ofJoining.
- Keeping the client updated and staying in touch with the candidate regularly during his/her notice period.
Post Joining
- Staying in touch with the Candidate post joining.
- Keeping abreast of his/her experience and handholding them during the entire onboarding process.
- Monthly check-ins to evaluate their progress.