Associate Director - GCC, People & Organization Advisory

About Zinnov Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used — and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we’ve partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face: Where should we invest? How do we scale globally? What capabilities will win in the next decade? Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We’re known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven — not opinion-heavy slideware. At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity. Zinnov isn’t for everyone. It’s for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions — not just presentations. Why Globalization Excellence (GE) Zinnov’s Globalization Excellence (GE) practice helps enterprises build and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) end-to-end — from Design & Discovery to Build, Scale, and Run. In GE, you don’t work in silos. You: • Own complex, end-to-end client journeys • Work across GCC advisory, managed services, and BOT / outsourcing models • Influence leadership decisions that shape long-term talent and operating strategies This is where strategy meets execution — and where talent plays a defining role. About the Role As a Leadership Role-People & Organization Advisory , you will own the full spectrum of people strategy and execution for a large, high-velocity operations environment (1000+ employee scale). This role is designed for a strategic, results-oriented HR leader who can independently drive people interventions that improve talent outcomes, culture, engagement, and operational performance — while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership. You will blend s trategic influence with hands-on execution , using data, diagnostics, and strong stakeholder partnership to drive measurable improvements across attrition, productivity, employee experience, and capability building. What You’ll Do People Strategy & Design • Design and propose best-in-class people & strategy solutions for the client based on their scale, complexity and business problems – with the end goal of facilitating the GCC to achieve maturity faster • Create AI enabled transformation interventions that enables the client to move forward faster in their goals to achieve capability building on the site with effectiveness • Actively partner with the stakeholders to design and track core metrics that will enable AI adoption faster, and achieve the strategic focus areas for the particular GCC • Own end to end execution of the proposed solutions with the teams on the ground with minimal defects or delays • Integrate people strategy with business priorities to enable growth, operational efficiency, and talent scalability. • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, shaping people decisions with context, clarity, and strong judgment. • Drive org-wide HR priorities with tight governance, ownership, and predictable execution. People Experience & Culture • Design and deliver on interventions that support best-in-class candidate and new joiner experience • Collaborate with the global stakeholders and local leadership to design and implement cutting edge interventions that promote faster cultural and values assimilation for the GCC • Initiate processes that measure core metrics of success – employee engagement-net promoter scores, Pulse sessions, Attrition, Culture assimilation scores, Leadership advocacy scores, organization culture and climate scores. End to end programme and project management of all…