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Title: Partner – Sector Expert (Specialty & Industrial Chemicals) – Blue Genes Research Location: Flexible (India) | Part-time, Strategic Role About Blue Genes Research (BGR) Blue Genes Research is a boutique executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on capital-intensive manufacturing and industrial businesses. For 20+ years, BGR has helped founders, promoters, and investors across 40+ countries de-risk CXO and functional-head hiring across industrial and manufacturing sectors. BGR is now building a Sector Partner Network and is looking for a Partner – Sector Expert (Specialty & Industrial Chemicals). The Role This is a part-time, strategic, non-operational role for a senior leader from the Specialty & Industrial Chemicals ecosystem who wants to: - Stay close to the industry without taking a full-time corporate role - Work directly with promoters and CXOs on leadership and growth issues - Monetize sector insight, relationships, and judgment in a high-trust boutique environment The selected Partner will work closely with BGR's Founder & CEO and the internal research team. Key Responsibilities - Act as a sector face for BGR in Specialty & Industrial Chemicals - Open doors and make warm introductions to promoters, MDs, CEOs, BU Heads, and CHROs - Co-shape critical mandates such as MD, CEO, COO, Site Head, Plant Head, Cluster Head, and key functional leadership roles - Bring practical sector insight into role design, candidate evaluation, and final selection - Participate in selected client meetings, reviews, and strategic discussions - Help conceptualize sector-specific offerings such as succession planning, talent mapping, and interim or fractional leadership solutions This is not a traditional sales target or execution role. It is a relationship, judgment, and sector credibility role. Ideal Profile The role is best suited for a senior professional who has: - 15–25+ years in Specialty Chemicals, Industrial Chemicals, or adjacent process industries - Experience as MD, CEO, COO, Business Head, P&L Head, Plant Head, or senior functional leader - Strong credibility with promoters, CXOs, and senior decision-makers in the sector - Deep understanding of manufacturing, compliance, safety, growth, and market realities - The desire to work in a sharp, founder-led, high-trust platform rather than a large generic setup - Bandwidth for approximately 8–12 hours per month on a flexible basis Prior executive search experience is not necessary. Sector depth, credibility, and judgment matter more. Engagement Structure - Part-time, strategic engagement - Retainer plus performance-linked upside - Flexible working model with no fixed office requirement - Details to be discussed confidentially with shortlisted candidates