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# Associate Director, Talent Acquisition at AirTrunk

- **Company:** AirTrunk
- **Location:** India
- **Posted:** 2026-05-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/airtrunk/jobs/7750351003

## Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering the digital infrastructure that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

As the Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, you will lead the country talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives, workforce priorities, and broader people strategies. You will operate as a strategic partner to senior business leaders, providing expertise on talent market trends, workforce planning, and hiring strategies to enable organisational capability and long-term growth.

You will lead the end-to-end recruitment function for the country, balancing strategic direction with operational excellence to deliver high-quality, scalable, and data-driven hiring outcomes. Working cross-functionally with People & Culture, business leaders, and external partners, you will drive continuous improvement across recruitment practices, talent pipelines, employer branding, and candidate experience. As a people leader, you will develop and lead a high-performing recruitment team, fostering capability, innovation, accountability, and strong stakeholder partnership across the business.

## Your Day to Day

- Lead and execute the country talent acquisition strategy aligned to business hiring priorities, workforce plans, and organisational growth objectives
- Partner with senior leaders and People & Culture stakeholders to shape hiring strategies, workforce capability plans, and talent outcomes across the business
- Lead end-to-end recruitment operations, ensuring consistent, efficient, and high-quality delivery across all hiring activity
- Provide strategic market insights and talent intelligence to influence hiring decisions, organisational planning, and competitive positioning
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on talent acquisition strategy, market conditions, and hiring challenges
- Lead and develop a high-performing recruitment team, driving capability uplift, performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Oversee the development of diverse and sustainable talent pipelines for critical and future-focused roles
- Use data, reporting, and workforce insights to monitor performance, identify trends, and drive informed decision-making and operational improvements
- Drive operational excellence across recruitment governance, systems, processes, employer branding, and candidate experience
- Manage external agency and vendor partnerships, ensuring effective delivery, commercial value, and alignment to business expectations
- Ensure recruitment practices comply with local legislation, governance requirements, and inclusive hiring standards
- Lead or contribute to cross-functional talent and transformation initiatives that enhance organisational capability and hiring effectiveness

## Requirements

- 10–12+ years’ experience in talent acquisition, including leadership experience within complex, fast-paced, or high-growth environments
- Proven ability to lead and scale talent acquisition functions and develop high performing recruitment teams
- Strong strategic stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing workforce and hiring strategies aligned to business objectives
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to solve complex organisational and talent challenges
- Experience using market insights, workforce analytics, and data to drive hiring decisions and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of local talent markets, hiring trends, and workforce dynamics
- Experience leading recruitment operations, governance, vendor management, and process optimisation initiatives
- Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organisational skills
- Experience with recruitment technologies and talent systems (e.g. Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, BambooHR or similar) The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

**To all recruitment agencies: AirTrunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, AirTrunk employees or any other organisation location. AirTrunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.**

## About AirTrunk

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre specialist creating a platform for cloud, content and large enterprise customers across the Asia-Pacific & Middle East (APME) region.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by investors including Blackstone)
- **Headquarters**: Sydney, Australia
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Robin Khuda (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Hyperscale data centre development and operations
- **Target customers**: B2B – world’s largest cloud, content, and technology companies
- **Mission / purpose**: To scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future by continuously redefining and delivering data centres that meet customer needs – sustainably.

## Products & Services
- **Hyperscale Data Centre Campuses**: End-to-end design, construction, and operation of large-scale data centres across APME. Delivered with industry-leading reliability, technology innovation, and energy/water efficiency at significantly lower build and operating cost.
- **Customer Solutions & Innovation**: Customised design, energy & climate solutions, product design, and site selection tailored for hyperscale customers.
- **Sustainability & Financing**: A$7 billion+ in sustainable financing; commitment to net zero emissions by 2030; dedicated social and environmental impact programs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as a private company; significant backing from Blackstone.
- **Key Metric**: Operates a growing platform of hyperscale data centres across Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, with total capacity expanding to 700MW+.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Blackstone (lead investor)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid expansion since opening Australia’s first hyperscale data centres in 2017; now the largest and fastest growing data centre platform in Asia-Pacific & Japan (excl. China). Entry into new markets (Malaysia, Middle East) and ongoing expansion of existing campuses.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Hyperscale focus**: Pure-play hyperscale specialist with deep expertise in large-scale, energy-efficient data centre design and construction.
- **Cost leadership**: Proprietary designs and construction methodologies deliver significantly lower build and operating costs than competitors.
- **Sustainability**: First-mover on large-scale renewable energy procurement and net-zero targets, a key differentiator for ESG-conscious customers.
- **Customer relationships**: Trusted partner of the world’s most transformational technology companies, with a strong track record of on-time, on-spec delivery.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale & sustainability**: Continue rapid geographic expansion across APME while achieving net zero emissions by 2030.
- **AI-driven growth**: Enable the region’s digital future accelerated by artificial intelligence, requiring increased data centre capacity.
- **Operational excellence**: Maintain industry-leading reliability, energy efficiency, and innovation across the full data centre lifecycle.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & recognition**: Certified Great Place to Work® in Australia, Singapore, and Japan. Ranked top 10 in Australia’s Best Workplaces™ and recognised as one of Australia’s 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Technology.
- **Employee promise – “Grow@Hyperscale”**: Fast-track career growth, high-impact projects, and a chance to work with the largest technology companies in the world.
- **Benefits**: 26 weeks paid parental leave (primary caregiver), 6 weeks (secondary); Employee Assistance Program; AirFit wellness resources; Recharge Days (additional leave); weekly lunches, monthly social events, annual global get-together (AirTrunk Connect); 3 days paid volunteering leave per year; dedicated learning & development programs.
- **Flexibility**: Collaborative workplaces designed for best work with flexibility when needed (likely hybrid/flexible model).
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Inclusive hiring practices (inclusive language in job ads, diverse interview panels, Work180 endorsement), Employee Resource Groups, and a DEI strategy focused on gender, race/ethnicity, and generational representation.
- **Locations**: Offices and data centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Tokyo, and Osaka.

## Sources
1. [AirTrunk About Page](https://airtrunk.com/about-airtrunk/)
2. [AirTrunk Homepage](https://airtrunk.com/)
3. [AirTrunk Careers](https://airtrunk.com/careers/)
4. [AirTrunk Candidate Guide 2025 (PDF)](https://airtrunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AirTrunk-Candidate-Guide-2025.pdf)

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