Associate Director- People Partner

Job Description Associate Director – HR Business Partner

Location: Vadodara

Shift: Split Shift – 3pm to 12pm (as per business requirement)

Experience: 11–15 Years

Department: People & Culture

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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

2. Serve as a thought partner to business heads—translating business priorities into actionable people strategies.

3. Lead strategic workforce planning, organization design, and capability alignment for current and future business needs.
4. Drive change management and transformation initiatives that enhance scalability and performance.

5. Use people analytics and insights to influence decisions on talent, productivity, and engagement.

6. Talent Management Strategy & Leadership Development

7. Lead enterprise-wide talent reviews and succession planning to strengthen the leadership pipeline.

8. Partner with L&D to design development journeys focused on future skills, leadership readiness, and career growth.

9. Coach and mentor HRBPs and business managers to elevate leadership effectiveness and employee impact.

10. Culture, Employee Experience & Engagement

11. Champion an inclusive, transparent, and high-trust culture that reflects Ascendion's values.

12. Oversee the design and execution of engagement programs, well-being initiatives, and cultural interventions across units.

13. Act as an escalation point for complex employee relations matters—ensuring fairness, empathy, and organizational consistency.

14. Performance, Rewards & Recognitions

15. Partner with business and compensation teams to institutionalize a merit-based, performance-driven culture.

16. Ensure fairness and transparency in performance evaluations, goal setting, and promotion decisions.

17. Drive recognition frameworks that reinforce performance excellence and cultural alignment.

18. Operational Excellence & Governance

19. Lead the HRBP team in ensuring flawless execution of HR processes, policies, and compliance with statutory requirements.

20. Build governance frameworks for audits, reporting, and data integrity.
21. 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.