Ascendion - Associate Director - HR Business Partner

Associate Director - HR Business Partner. Location: Vadodara. Shift: Split Shift - 3pm to 12pm (as per business requirement). Experience: 11-15 Years. Department: People & Culture. Work from Office. About the Role: The Associate Director - HR Business Partnering will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing Ascendion's people and culture strategy across diverse business units. Leading a team of 7-8 HRBPs, this role acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership-driving organizational effectiveness, talent outcomes, and an exceptional employee experience. The incumbent will be responsible for building a future-ready, high-performance culture by aligning workforce strategies to business priorities, enabling leadership effectiveness, and fostering an environment where innovation and inclusion thrive. Key Responsibilities: Strategic HR Leadership:- Serve as a thought partner to business heads-translating business priorities into actionable people strategies.- Lead strategic workforce planning, organization design, and capability alignment for current and future business needs.- Drive change management and transformation initiatives that enhance scalability and performance.- Use people analytics and insights to influence decisions on talent, productivity, and engagement. Talent Management Strategy & Leadership Development:- Lead enterprise-wide talent reviews and succession planning to strengthen the leadership pipeline.- Partner with L&D to design development journeys focused on future skills, leadership readiness, and career growth.- Coach and mentor HRBPs and business managers to elevate leadership effectiveness and employee impact. Culture, Employee Experience & Engagement:- Champion an inclusive, transparent, and high-trust culture that reflects Ascendion's values.- Oversee the design and execution of engagement programs, well-being initiatives, and cultural interventions across units.- Act as an escalation point for complex employee relations matters-ensuring fairness, empathy, and organizational consistency. Performance, Rewards & Recognitions:- Partner with business and compensation teams to institutionalize a merit-based, performance-driven culture.- Ensure fairness and transparency in performance evaluations, goal setting, and promotion decisions.- Drive recognition frameworks that reinforce performance excellence and cultural alignment. Operational Excellence & Governance:- Lead the HRBP team in ensuring flawless execution of HR processes, policies, and compliance with statutory requirements.- Build governance frameworks for audits, reporting, and data integrity.- Continuously improve HR delivery through process digitization, automation, and analytics. Desired Candidate Profile:- MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or an equivalent qualification from a reputed institute.- 11-15 years of progressive HR experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a strategic HRBP leadership role managing multi-location or large-scale teams.- Demonstrated experience in partnering with senior business leaders to drive organization design, transformation, and people strategy outcomes.- Deep understanding of business dynamics with a proven ability to translate organizational goals into actionable HR initiatives.- Strong stakeholder management, executive presence, and the ability to influence decision-making across leadership levels.- Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional, or global organizations preferred.- Willingness to operate in a split-shift model to support cross-regional teams and global business priorities. Key Competencies:- Strategic Agility & Systems Thinking.- Leadership & Talent Development.- Change Leadership.- Data-Driven HR & Insight Generation.- Collaboration & Communication.- Execution Excellence. (ref:iimjobs.com)