HR Associate

Uniathena Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniathena Private Limited is seeking a talent sourcing and assessment-focused professional to build and manage pipelines across job boards, LinkedIn, referrals and talent pools in Pune, India. The role involves screening against success profiles, using structured interviews and scorecards, and aligning onboarding with a 30-60-90 day plan.

You will participate in end-to-end review cycles, ensuring fair, evidence-based recommendations while tracking sources for quality hires and long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR, Psychology or Business.
• 0-2 years of hands-on experience in talent sourcing and assessment, with onboarding and at least one full review cycle managed.

Responsibilities

• Build and run sourcing across job boards, LinkedIn, referrals and talent pools.
• Screen candidates against role success profiles and knockout criteria.
• Match assessment methods to each role using structured interviews, situational judgment tests, work samples and weighted scorecards.
• Brief interview panels, standardize rubrics and convert scores into evidence-backed recommendations.
• Compare assessment scores with probation and performance outcomes to refine methods.
• Own onboarding from pre-joining engagement to a structured 30-60-90 day plan.
• Run end-to-end review cycles including goal setting, mid-cycle check-ins, ratings and calibration.
• Turn assessment, onboarding and review data into insights on hiring quality, early attrition and performance patterns.

Skills

Sourcing channels

Assessment methods

People analytics

Communication & ownership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in HR/psychology/business

Job description

Make every people decision more accurate than the last by finding what truly predicts success across hiring, onboarding and performance, and building it into how we assess and develop talent.

• Build and run sourcing across job boards, LinkedIn, referrals and talent pools to keep pipelines full for multiple roles, and track which sources deliver quality hires.
• Screen candidates against role success profiles and knockout criteria, using candidate personas to separate real fit from surface fit.
• Match the assessment method to what each role needs to measure, using structured behavioural interviews, situational judgment tests, work samples and weighted scorecards.
• Brief interview panels, standardize rubrics and turn scores into clear, evidence-backed recommendations.
• Compare assessment scores with probation outcomes, performance and retention, and refine the methods based on what predicts success.
• Own onboarding as the employee's first experience, from pre-joining engagement to a structured 30-60-90 day plan with buddy and manager check-ins.
• Hold structured check-ins at key points such as day 30 and end of probation to understand motivation, fit and early concerns, and flag risks to the HRBP.
• Run review cycles end to end, covering goal setting, mid-cycle check-ins, ratings, calibration support and feedback documentation, so the process stays fair and consistent.
• Turn assessment, onboarding and review data into insights on hiring quality, early attrition and performance patterns.

Qualification

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR, Psychology or Business.
• 0-2 years of hands-on experience in talent sourcing and assessment, with onboarding and at least one full review cycle managed.

Key Skills Required

• Strong sourcing skills across channels, including the ability to engage passive talent
• Working knowledge of assessment methods: structured interviews, situational judgment tests, work samples and scorecards
• Sharp understanding of people, reading motivation, behaviour and fit beyond the CV
• Analytical mindset. Clear communication, high ownership and discretion