Sr Associate TA

Ascendion; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a driven Corporate Talent Acquisition professional to shape our workforce by hiring top talent across business functions. You will partner with leaders to address hiring challenges and build future-ready teams, moving beyond transactional recruiting to become a trusted talent partner involved in hiring strategy and candidate experience.

You will manage the full lifecycle from requirements to onboarding, create compelling job ads, and build strong pipelines through LinkedIn,

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in corporate / in-house talent acquisition or enterprise recruitment environments.
• Proven experience hiring for non-technical business functions such as Sales, Finance, HR, Operations, Support Functions or Leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills with the ability to work across multiple teams and priorities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Strong sourcing capability across LinkedIn, referrals, networking and direct talent mapping approaches.
• Ability to independently manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and ownership.
• Strong negotiation and candidate management skills with a consultative approach.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to track recruitment metrics and improve hiring effectiveness.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/HR specialization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand hiring needs across corporate and business functions including Sales, Finance, HR, Operations, TA, Support and Leadership hiring.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including requirement understanding, talent mapping, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management and onboarding support.
• Build strong candidate pipelines through multiple channels including LinkedIn, networking, employee referrals, social media, job portals and market research.
• Create compelling and high-quality job advertisements and outreach strategies to attract top talent across lateral and mid-senior level roles.
• Conduct structured screening conversations to assess candidate fit across skills, communication, motivation, culture and long-term alignment.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and candidates throughout the hiring process, ensuring strong candidate experience and effective stakeholder management.
• Drive offer discussions, salary negotiations and candidate closures while ensuring a positive and consultative engagement experience.
• Maintain proactive communication with candidates and stakeholders to ensure process transparency, timeliness and seamless coordination.
• Track hiring metrics, pipeline progress and recruitment effectiveness while ensuring adherence to hiring SLAs and quality benchmarks.
• Contribute towards employer branding initiatives and help strengthen the organization’s positioning as an employer of choice.

Skills

Sourcing

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Negotiation

Analytics

Requisition mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA/HR specialization

Tools

LinkedIn

Job portals

Networking

Job description

Title: Sr Executive- Corporate Talent Acquisition

Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai/Vadodara

Shift: 10 AM -7 PM IST

Website https://ascendion.com/

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a leader in AI-powered software engineering, helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with Global 2000 clients across North America, UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI™ (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth. Learn more at ascendion.com

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Job Description

We are seeking a driven Talent Acquisition professional who is passionate about connecting great talent with meaningful opportunities. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping our workforce by hiring top talent across business and corporate functions while partnering with leaders to solve hiring challenges and build future-ready teams. This is an opportunity to go beyond transactional recruiting and become a trusted talent partner who influences hiring strategy, candidate experience and business success.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand hiring needs across corporate and business functions including Sales, Finance, HR, Operations, TA, Support and Leadership hiring.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including requirement understanding, talent mapping, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management and onboarding support.
• Build strong candidate pipelines through multiple channels including LinkedIn, networking, employee referrals, social media, job portals and market research.
• Create compelling and high-quality job advertisements and outreach strategies to attract top talent across lateral and mid-senior level roles.
• Conduct structured screening conversations to assess candidate fit across skills, communication, motivation, culture and long-term alignment.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and candidates throughout the hiring process, ensuring strong candidate experience and effective stakeholder management.
• Drive offer discussions, salary negotiations and candidate closures while ensuring a positive and consultative engagement experience.
• Maintain proactive communication with candidates and stakeholders to ensure process transparency, timeliness and seamless coordination.
• Track hiring metrics, pipeline progress and recruitment effectiveness while ensuring adherence to hiring SLAs and quality benchmarks.
• Contribute towards employer branding initiatives and help strengthen the organization’s positioning as an employer of choice.

What You’ll Need

• 2–5 years of experience in corporate / in-house talent acquisition or enterprise recruitment environments.
• Proven experience hiring for non-technical business functions such as Sales, Finance, HR, Operations, Support Functions or Leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills with the ability to work across multiple teams and priorities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Strong sourcing capability across LinkedIn, referrals, networking and direct talent mapping approaches.
• Ability to independently manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and ownership.
• Strong negotiation and candidate management skills with a consultative approach.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to track recruitment metrics and improve hiring effectiveness.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/HR specialization preferred.

Preferred / Good To Have

• Experience working in GCCs, consulting firms, enterprise organizations or large corporate environments.
• Exposure to lateral and leadership hiring.
• Understanding of employer branding and candidate experience practices.
• Prior experience in stakeholder-heavy or high-growth hiring environments.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a solution-oriented mindset.

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