Apply to Join the Executive Pool

What This Means for You

Providing false, incomplete or misleading information may result in rejection of your application or removal from the Executive Pool if the issue is discovered later.
Strategy India and its clients may rely on information supplied by you when evaluating your suitability for a mandate. You may be responsible for losses caused by information that you knew, or ought reasonably to have known, was false or misleading.
Disclosure of a conviction, litigation, insolvency matter or regulatory proceeding does not automatically disqualify you. Strategy India will assess relevant disclosures fairly, confidentially and on their individual facts.
If clarification is required before an assessment is made, Strategy India may contact you and give you a reasonable opportunity to provide context or supporting information.
Your personal data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy for Fractional CXO Applicants. This policy explains what information is collected, why it is collected, how it may be used, how long it may be retained and how you may withdraw consent or exercise your data rights.

By selecting “I Understand and Continue”, you confirm that you have read and understood this notice.

We collect this information to assess your professional suitability, identify potential conflicts of interest and understand whether any legal or contractual restriction could affect a future mandate. It protects you, Strategy India and prospective client organisations.

Personal Details

Full Legal Name

Professional Email Address

Mobile Number

Current City

Country of residence

LinkedIn profile URL

Highest qualification and institution

Total years of CXO, senior-management or functional-leadership experience

Current Employment and Restrictions

Are you currently employed on a full-time basis?

Yes
No

Are you subject to any non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality, garden-leave or other contractual restriction that may affect your ability to undertake a Fractional CXO mandate?

Yes
No

I confirm that participation in Strategy India’s Fractional CXO Executive Pool will not knowingly place me in breach of any obligation owed to my current or former employer, client, business partner or other third party.

Directorships and Ownership Interests

Do you currently hold, or have you held during the past five years, any directorship, partnership interest, advisory position, beneficial ownership or material equity interest in a Direct Selling, social-selling, MLM, D2C or related business?

Yes
No

Director Identification Number, if applicable

This information helps us identify and manage potential conflicts of interest before we consider you for a client mandate.

Legal Capacity and Professional Eligibility

Are you currently subject to any court order, statutory disqualification, insolvency restriction or other legal restriction that prevents you from entering into consultancy engagements, acting as a director or performing the proposed professional role?

Yes
No

This question helps Strategy India assess eligibility fairly and consistently. A disclosure will be considered on its individual facts and will not automatically result in rejection.

This section helps Strategy India match you accurately to relevant client mandates. Please provide information that you can substantiate without disclosing confidential information belonging to any current or former employer, client or business partner.

Functional Leadership Areas

Which Fractional CXO roles are you qualified to undertake? Select all that apply.

Fractional CEO / General Management
Fractional COO / Operations
Fractional CFO / Finance
Fractional CMO / Growth and Marketing
Fractional CHRO / People and Organisation
Fractional Chief Compliance Officer / Legal and Compliance
Fractional CTO / Digital and Technology
Other senior advisory or board-level role

Direct Selling, Social-Selling and D2C Experience

Years of Direct Selling, social-selling or MLM-specific experience

Please list the Direct Selling, social-selling, MLM, D2C or network-led businesses you have worked for, advised or supported. Include company name, your role and period of involvement.

Do you have experience in compensation-plan design, modelling, review or implementation?

Yes
No

Largest direct seller/distributor, sales-partner or independent-consultant network managed or supported

Please describe your D2C, e-commerce, omnichannel, marketplace, product-launch or consumer-brand experience.

Demonstrable Outcomes

Describe one measurable turnaround, growth, transformation, market-entry, compliance, product-launch or operational outcome that you personally led. Include relevant metrics where possible.

Regulatory and Compliance Familiarity

Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021

Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978

Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Relevant advertising, earnings-claim, product-claim or consumer-grievance requirements

These preferences are used solely to identify mandates compatible with your availability, capability, preferred structure and commercial expectations. They will not be disclosed to a prospective client until you have expressed interest in a specific opportunity.

Preferred Engagement Model

Availability

marketplace, Which you

Minimum monthly commitment available, in working days

Maximum concurrent client engagements you can undertake without compromising quality or confidentiality

Earliest date from which you may be available for a new mandate

Location and Travel

Geographic and travel flexibility

If location-specific: Please specify preferred or restricted locations.

Commercial Expectations

Please state your expected monthly retainer range, day rate or project-fee expectation.

Are you registered for GST, where applicable?

Yes
No
Not applicable

This section forms an important part of Strategy India’s vetting process. Direct Selling and related business models can operate in a commercially and legally sensitive environment. Clients rely on Strategy India to have exercised reasonable diligence before introducing or recommending senior executives. Please respond accurately and completely. A complete disclosure will be assessed more fairly than a partial, unclear or evasive response. Please respond accurately and completely. A complete disclosure will be assessed more fairly than a partial, unclear or evasive response.

Current and Previous Sector Associations

List all Direct Selling, social-selling, SL/MLM, D2C or network-led businesses that you have advised, worked for, represented, held equity in or otherwise been professionally associated with. Include entities that have faced material regulatory scrutiny or public controversy during your association.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

Are there any pending, threatened or concluded matters involving you, or an entity you led, relating to litigation, regulatory proceedings, Registrar of Companies matters, SEBI matters, consumer-forum matters, enforcement proceedings or other material disputes?

Yes
No

Please provide sufficient details, including the name of the authority or forum, matter reference where available, your involvement, current status and relevant context. Do not provide information that you are legally prohibited from disclosing.

Please enter “None”.

Prohibited Scheme Declaration

I confirm that I am not, and have not knowingly been, engaged in promoting, operating or structuring a pyramid scheme or money-circulation scheme in contravention of applicable Indian law.

Professional References

Reference 1: Full name

Reference 2: Full name

Reference 1: Organisation and designation

Reference 2: Organisation and designation

Reference 1: Professional relationship to you

Reference 2: Professional relationship to you

Reference 1: Professional email address

Reference 2: Professional email address

Reference 1: Contact number

Reference 2: Contact number

I confirm that I have informed each professional reference named in this application that I am providing their contact details to Strategy India for the limited purpose of professional-reference verification, and that I am authorised to provide those details.

Fairness and Confidentiality Commitment

Any disclosure you make in this section will be assessed on its individual facts, fairly and consistently. It will not be shared with a client organisation without your prior knowledge, except where Strategy India is legally required to disclose it or disclosure is necessary to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim. If a disclosure affects Strategy India’s assessment of your application, we will provide you with a reasonable opportunity to provide clarification or context before a final decision is made.

This final step records your declarations, acceptance of the terms governing participation in Strategy India’s Fractional CXO Executive Pool, and explicit consent to the processing of your personal data. Please read each declaration carefully before submitting your application.

Terms and Conditions for Talent Pool Members

Applicant Accuracy Declaration

I confirm that all information provided in this application is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that Strategy India may rely on this information when evaluating my application and when considering whether to recommend me to a client organisation. I acknowledge that I may be liable for loss arising from information that I knew, or ought reasonably to have known, was false, incomplete or misleading.

Terms and Conditions Acceptance

I have read, understood and accept Strategy India’s Terms and Conditions for Talent Pool Members, including the Non-Disclosure Agreement, Non-Circumvention provisions, independent-contractor status and legal-compliance obligations.

Privacy Notice for Fractional CXO Applicants

Strategy India will collect and process the personal data you submit in this form for the following purposes:

• To assess your eligibility, expertise and suitability for the Fractional CXO Executive Pool
• To undertake proportionate conflict-of-interest, integrity and compliance screening
• To contact professional references after you have been shortlisted and have had the opportunity to confirm that reference checks may proceed
• To identify and discuss potentially suitable client mandates
• To administer the applicable Terms and Conditions, confidentiality obligations and engagement arrangements
• To comply with applicable law and establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary

The data collected may include your contact details, professional and employment background, leadership experience, current directorships or ownership interests, conflict information, integrity or regulatory disclosures supplied by you, professional-reference details, engagement preferences and contractual information.

Strategy India will retain unsuccessful Applicant records for up to 12 months unless you separately agree to longer retention. Records of active Executive Pool members may be retained during the relationship and for up to five years after it ends where required for contractual, legal, tax, regulatory or claims-management purposes.

You may withdraw consent at any time using the “Withdraw My Consent” link in your confirmation email or by contacting Strategy India’s Grievance Officer. You may also request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal data, subject to applicable law.

Grievance Officer

Priya D
Legal Officer and Grievance Officer
Strategy India
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-22-4023 8899

Privacy Consent

I have read and agree to Strategy India’s Privacy Policy for Fractional CXO Applicants. I understand how my personal data will be collected, used, retained and protected, and how I may withdraw consent or exercise my rights.