Associate Director- HRBP

J 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 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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