Research Associate CEA

Overview

Research Associate (Strategic Recruiting) for Guidepoint’s Centre for Expert Acquisition (CEA) team in Gurugram, focused on building proactive expert pipelines for priority private markets.

What you'll do

• Identify and recruit senior industry professionals aligned to priority sectors.
• Conduct high-volume outbound outreach daily via phone, LinkedIn, and email.
• Screen and qualify experts for relevance, depth of experience, and suitability.
• Build and maintain accurate expert profiles in Guidepoint CRM systems.
• Work with internal stakeholders to understand sector priorities and coverage gaps.
• Meet and exceed weekly and monthly recruiting KPIs.
• Support onboarding and early activation of newly recruited experts.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with strong academic performance.
• 0–2 years of experience in recruitment, B2B sales, inside sales, business development, lead generation, or similar roles.
• Comfort with cold calling and outbound outreach as a core daily activity.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work a fixed US-hours night shift from the office (mandatory).
• Results-oriented mindset with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Details

• Location: Gurugram (Delhi NCR), India.
• In-office role during US hours, approximately 6:00 PM – 2:30 AM IST.