Ascendion - Director - Talent Acquisition

• Job Title : Director - Talent Acquisition
• Location : Bangalore
• Ascendion is seeking a Director - Talent Acquisition to lead and scale our talent strategy for business and corporate functions.

This role requires a strategic leader who can drive high-impact hiring initiatives, build strong stakeholder partnerships, and lead a high-performing recruitment team in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute the end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy for business and corporate functions across Ascendion.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders to understand workforce needs and translate them into scalable hiring strategies.
• Drive full lifecycle recruitment including sourcing strategy, candidate engagement, interview process optimization, and offer closure.
• Develop and implement data-driven hiring strategies to improve hiring velocity, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, setting clear goals, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Establish structured recruitment processes, governance frameworks, and reporting mechanisms to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Leverage market intelligence and talent insights to identify new sourcing channels and attract diverse, high-quality talent.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning, employer branding, and talent pipeline development.
• Continuously improve candidate experience, diversity hiring initiatives, and interview frameworks.
• Act as a hands-on leader, supporting critical or niche hiring mandates when required.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10-15 years of Talent Acquisition experience, with significant exposure to hiring in the IT services / engineering / staffing industry.
• 7+ years of experience leading and mentoring recruitment teams in a high-growth environment.
• Proven track record of building and scaling recruitment strategies for complex and high-volume hiring needs.
• Strong expertise in stakeholder management, workforce planning, and recruitment analytics.
• Experience managing hiring metrics such as time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, pipeline health, and quality of hire.
• Ability to drive operational excellence and optimize recruitment workflows.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Target-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment