Function: Human Resources – Shared Services
Reporting To: HR Shared Services Team Lead / Manager
Location: Pune
Role Type: HR Operations / Onboarding / HRMS / BGV / EmployeeLifecycle
Role Purpose
To deliver accurate, timely and employee-centric HRoperations across the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on onboarding,HRMS administration, employee data integrity and service delivery through HRShared Services. The role will support standardisation, process compliance andcontinuous improvement across HR processes at Thermax.
Key Responsibilities
- Digital Onboarding: Own and coordinate theend-to-end digital onboarding journey from pre-joining to joining andpost-joining formalities, ensuring a smooth candidate-to-employee transition.
- Onboarding Systems & Documentation: Managedigital forms, document collection and verification, employee data capture,task completion, reminders and onboarding status tracking through the HRMS andrelated tools.
- BackgroundVerification (BGV): Coordinate pre-employment verification with BGVvendors, track completion, follow up on pending or discrepant cases, andmaintain records and reports.
- HRMS Administration: Perform hands-ontransactions in the HRMS, preferably Darwinbox, including employee profilecreation and updates, workflow/task management, user access or role-relatedrequests, and maintenance of employee records.
- Employee Lifecycle Operations: Process andmaintain records for new hires, employee changes, transfers, benefits-relatedupdates, confirmations and exits in accordance with approved policies anddefined timelines.
- Data Quality & Compliance: Ensure employeeinformation and documents are complete, accurate and updated on time; conductchecks and resolve discrepancies while maintaining confidentiality and dataprivacy.
- Employee Support: Act as a first point ofcontact for defined HR queries through the prescribed service channels; provideaccurate guidance, track requests and escalat where required.
- Service Delivery & Controls: Work to agreedservice-level timelines, maintain process checklists and trackers, monitorpending actions and ensure appropriate documentation and audit trails.
- Reporting & Insights: Prepare regularreports on onboarding progress, pending documentation, HR transactions, queryvolumes and service performance using HRMS reports and Microsoft Excel.
- Process Improvement: Identify recurring issues,manual steps and opportunities to simplify or automate HR processes; supportHRMS enhancements, user testing, SOP updates and change implementation.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with TalentAcquisition, HR Business Partners, Payroll, IT, candidates and hiring managers to resolve onboarding and employee lifecycle issues.
- Undertake other responsibilities assigned by theHR Shared Services Team Lead/Manager, in line with the role.
Education & Experience
- Graduate in Human Resources, Business Administration, Commerce or a related discipline.
- Typically 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in HROperations, HR Shared Services or HR administration, with demonstrable hands-onexperience in digital onboarding.
- Practical experience working on an HRMS is essential; experience with Darwinbox is strongly preferred.
- Experience managing candidate-to-employeeonboarding workflows, digital forms, document collection, employee master dataand lifecycle transactions is highly desirable.
- Strong hands-on capability in digital onboardingand HRMS transactions; comfortable navigating workflows and resolving routine system/process issues.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Wordand Outlook; ability to maintain trackers and prepare accurate operationalreports.
- High attention to detail, data accuracy and disciplined follow-through on pending actions.
- Good written and verbal communication, with aservice-oriented approach to employee and stakeholder queries.
- Ability to manage multiple transactions anddeadlines while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.
- Problem-solving mindset, willingness to learn new tools and ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
- Ability to work independently as well ascollaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Success Measures
- Timely and accurate completion of digital onboarding and employee lifecycle transactions.
- Completeness of employee documentation and accuracy of HRMS data.
- Adherence to agreed service-level timelines and quality standards.
- Effective resolution and escalation of employee queries.
- Improvement in process efficiency, reduced manual follow-ups and reliable operational reporting.