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Neha Sinha

Summary

Dynamic executive search professional with a proven track record at Egon Zehnder, specializing in leadership hiring and talent acquisition across the Enterprise Technology sector with expertise in Tech Services, Semiconductor, and Cybersecurity segments. Adept at leveraging advanced analytics tools to drive strategic insights and enhance client relationships. Recognized for delivering high-impact leadership placements and fostering collaboration across global teams.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder
Bangalore
06.2022 - Current

Associate, North America Technology Practice

Jan 2025 – Present

  • Lead executive search engagements across the technology sector, partnering with senior consultants to identify and assess top-tier leadership talent.
  • Collaborate with global teams to deliver insights on leadership trends and talent strategies for clients in North America.
  • Drive candidate evaluation and client communication, ensuring alignment with strategic hiring goals.

Expert, Senior Business Analyst, Technology & Communications Practice

Jul 2022 – Jan 2025

  • Executed senior-level executive searches for clients across the US, focusing on technology and communications sectors.
  • Conducted market mapping, candidate outreach, and assessment to support high-impact leadership placements.
  • Partnered with consultants to deliver tailored leadership solutions, contributing to firm-wide knowledge development.
  • Supported board consulting and leadership advisory projects, leveraging data-driven insights and industry expertise.

Assistant Manager – Strategy and Transactions (SaT)

EY Parthenon
Gurgaon
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • Work with leadership, across regions (US, Canada, Latin America), to identify sector themes for generating actionable business development analysis
  • Working on company documents, Sector points of view, industry documents and ad-hoc pieces of research
  • Identifying investment opportunities from various channels (Digital, ESG, M&A) and preparing Go-to-Market materials
  • Building thought leadership reports and advice accounts teams on capital allocation strategies and imperatives to succeed in dynamic M&A market

Team Leader – Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Telecom

KPMG
Gurgaon
11.2019 - 05.2020
  • Company Overview: Global
  • As a TMT industry research specialist, worked closely with clients, internal stakeholders (partners, principal, LCSPs), and consulting teams to produce thought leadership though deep-dive industry research, analyzing trends, creating visualizations and analyze survey results and generate data driven insights.
  • Managing and leading TMT industry research team to support key global accounts and global sector leads
  • Responsible for stakeholder management across global KPMG firms and establish relationships with partners to develop team visibility
  • Assisting global KPMG TMT lead in developing insights around key industry topics, issues and consulting projects
  • Supporting strategic business planning for Technology, Media and Telecom teams in collaboration with account leads by identifying client needs, opportunities and integration of industry trends
  • Supervising & administering the team members to be fit for their current role, enhance productivity and ensure quality of deliverables in stipulated time frame, and part of the performance management process and reward recognition program
  • Spearheading end-to-end qualitative and quantitative analysis projects with successful insights
  • Global

Research Specialist – Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Telecom

Deloitte India
Hyderabad
01.2017 - 10.2019
  • Company Overview: Offices of the US
  • As a TMT industry research specialist, worked closely with clients, internal stakeholders (partners, principal, LCSPs), and consulting teams to produce thought leadership though deep-dive industry research, analyzing trends, creating visualizations and analyze survey results and generate data driven insights.
  • Flexible consumption: Currently working on a thought leadership piece centered around digital transformation of channel partner (SI, VARs, ISPs, Distributors) ecosystem. The piece provides strategic opportunities for Tech OEMs and channel partners with a shift to everything-as-a-service, or XaaS. The thought leadership was an outcome of a consulting engagement with a leading technology client of Deloitte.
  • Digital Media Trends: Deloitte’s flagship survey-driven study with a US focus. The 2018 study created global impact, total 401pieces of overall coverage across top tier press such as CNBC, USA Today, Fortune, LA Times, resulting in 134.5M+unique monthly visitors.
  • Global Mobile Consumer Trends: Deloitte’s flagship study with a global focus. Created eminence for Deloitte in marketplace with coverage across popular publications including CBS News, CNET, and Variety –leading to 100M+ unique monthly visitors.
  • Global AI study: Another Deloitte flagship project, created eminence for Deloitte – provided country specific insights – mainly focused on Canada, US, UK, Germany, France Australia and China. The created a global impact was quoted by/featured in leading business magazines/journals like Forbes, WSJ and Wired.
  • Subject matter expert and a ‘go-to-person’ in the team for in-depth industry/sector analysis using secondary research, forecasting, financial KPI capture and analysis, visualization (Infogram/Power BI) marketing collaterals, and client presentations
  • Offices of the US
  • Developed TMT Center Guidebook – a process document to serve as a ready reckoner for new joinees to refer to the research approach and methodologies followed by TMT center/team for thought leadership development.
  • Contributed and led several team-level initiatives. For instance, managed and executed the bi-weekly team knowledge-sharing sessions and team huddles. In addition, also was core committee member for Industry Learning Groups within CMG and SIT&T during 2018-19. The team facilitated a forum for cross-learning and knowledge sharing.
  • Volunteered to several firm-wide initiatives such as ‘Thank your colleague’ to create a platform for the professionals to thank their peers for helping or collaborating for a great job done.

Research Analyst – Telecom Sector

Global Data Plc.
Hyderabad
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Managed and led the telecom forecasting models (wireless/wireline/pay-tv etc.); and syndicated studies: Key projects/deliverables contributed to:
  • Country Intelligence Reports (Syndicate studies): Published around 25 country-specific telecom reports focused on APAC region - encompassing country specific telecom trends, market estimation and forecast, key market trends/drivers, company strategies and market share analysis, regulatory analysis, etc.
  • Thematic Reports (Syndicate studies): Global technology focused studies on topics such as Enterprise security, Enterprise Mobile Value-Added Services (MVAS), Mobile Payments, Spectrum Analysis, etc. Published 5 thematic studies.
  • Wireless/fixed forecast models: Managed and led the Wireless and Fixed telecom KPI tracker and updated the forecast models on a quarterly basis. On-boarded and trained 7 junior team members on forecasting models.
  • Ad-hoc custom client engagements: End-to-end delivered the ad-hoc consulting projects pertaining to disruptive telecom and emerging ICT technologies, targeting niche markets. Formulated strategies by identifying the gaps and opportunities, critical for making strong business case for key telecom clients including Huawei, Verizon, Virgin Mobile, and AT&T.
  • Key skills and sector associations: Comprehensive understanding of telecom industry, Market sizing and forecasting, report writing, storyboarding, competitive landscaping and benchmarking, opportunity analysis and economic forecasting.

Analyst – Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

MarketsandMarkets
Pune
04.2013 - 01.2015
  • Syndicate Research Reports– Written 12 market research reports centered on ICT emerging markets, with a primary focus on Networking – with a market estimation and five-years forecasting. Some of the key topics include Data Center Networking, SDN, and Application-delivery Networks.
  • Ad-Hoc Custom Projects –Handled several custom client requests around country specific data-cuts or reports, niche market insights and competitor studies.
  • Received several accolades and rewards for driving the consulting projects and delivering end-to-end.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

DY Patil Institute of Management and Research
Pune
04.2013

Bachelors in IT -

Dharwad University
Karnataka
12.2010

Diploma in Software Engineering -

National Institute of Information Technology
01.2009

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Hiring
  • Program/project management
  • People Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Business Research
  • Strategy Insights
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Consulting
  • Advanced Excel
  • Analytics tools: Power BI Desktop
  • Analytics tools: Tableau
  • Analytics tools: MarketSight
  • Visualization tools: Infogram
  • MS Office
  • Databases: ThomsonOne
  • Databases: CapitalIQ
  • Databases: MergerMarket
  • Databases: LexisNexis
  • Databases: Pitchbook

Firm Initiatives

  • Developed TMT Center Guidebook – a process document to serve as a ready reckoner for new joinees to refer to the research approach and methodologies followed by TMT center/team for thought leadership development.
  • Contributed and led several team-level initiatives. For instance, managed and executed the bi-weekly team knowledge-sharing sessions and team huddles. In addition, also was core committee member for Industry Learning Groups within CMG and SIT&T during 2018-19. The team facilitated a forum for cross-learning and knowledge sharing.
  • Volunteered to several firm-wide initiatives such as ‘Thank your colleague’ to create a platform for the professionals to thank their peers for helping or collaborating for a great job done.

Timeline

Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder
06.2022 - Current

Assistant Manager – Strategy and Transactions (SaT)

EY Parthenon
02.2021 - 10.2021

Team Leader – Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Telecom

KPMG
11.2019 - 05.2020

Research Specialist – Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Telecom

Deloitte India
01.2017 - 10.2019

Research Analyst – Telecom Sector

Global Data Plc.
01.2015 - 01.2017

Analyst – Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

MarketsandMarkets
04.2013 - 01.2015

Master of Business Administration -

DY Patil Institute of Management and Research

Bachelors in IT -

Dharwad University

Diploma in Software Engineering -

National Institute of Information Technology
Neha Sinha