Head of Recruitment and Onboarding Department

Company: Veolia Energy Tashkent

Tashkent

Head of Recruitment and Onboarding Department - Veolia Energy Tashkent (3-5 years of experience) Work Format: On-site Work Schedule: 5/2, 9:00 - 18:00 Address: 1 Furkat Street, Tashkent Description The main goal of the role is to manage the company's personnel recruitment and onboarding function: leading a team of recruiters and onboarding specialists, ensuring planned targets for vacancy closure and onboarding process efficiency, generating HR metrics reports, with a focus on HR process effectiveness and team development. Responsibilities: managing the work of the personnel recruitment and onboarding department, setting goals and monitoring KPI achievement; organizing the full recruitment cycle – from receiving a request and forming a search strategy to the candidate's start date; personally participating in closing key and complex vacancies, conducting interviews with candidates for leadership and critical positions; developing talent acquisition strategies and building a sustainable talent pool; implementing modern methods of candidate search, selection, and assessment: competency-based interviews, STAR interviews, assessment tools, psychometric testing, and other evaluation methods; developing and automating recruitment and onboarding processes, implementing and effectively using ATS/HRM systems and digital HR tools; organizing the onboarding and mentoring process for new employees, monitoring the timelines and success of onboarding; analyzing the effectiveness of recruitment and onboarding, including Time to Fill, Quality of Hire, cost per hire, probation period success, and satisfaction of internal clients and candidates; analyzing the labor market and recruitment services, managing interactions with recruitment agencies, headhunters, and HR tool providers; forming, defending, and controlling the budget for personnel recruitment and onboarding; providing methodological support and training to line managers on conducting interviews, assessing candidates, and effective onboarding of new employees.

Responsibilities

• Managing the work of the recruitment and onboarding department, setting goals and monitoring KPI achievement;
• Organizing the full recruitment cycle – from receiving a request and forming a search strategy to the candidate's start date
• Personal involvement in filling key and complex vacancies, conducting interviews with candidates for managerial and critical positions
• Developing talent acquisition strategies and building a sustainable talent pipeline
• Implementing modern methods of candidate search, selection, and assessment: competency-based interviews, STAR interviews, assessment tools, psychometric testing, and other assessment methods
• Developing and automating recruitment and onboarding processes, implementing and effectively using ATS/HRM systems and digital HR tools
• Organizing the onboarding and mentoring process for new employees, monitoring the timelines and success of onboarding
• Analyzing the effectiveness of recruitment and onboarding, including Time to Fill, Quality of Hire, cost of hire, probation period success, and satisfaction of internal clients and candidates
• Analyzing the labor market and recruitment services, managing interactions with recruitment agencies, headhunters, and HR tool providers
• Formulating, defending, and controlling the budget for recruitment and onboarding
• Providing methodological support and training to line managers on conducting interviews, assessing candidates, and effectively onboarding new employees

Requirements

• Higher education (Human Resources Management, Psychology, Economics)
• At least 5 years of experience in recruitment, including experience managing a function or team
• Experience closing vacancies of various levels, including leadership and technical positions
• Knowledge of modern methods for candidate search, selection, and assessment
• Practical experience conducting structured interviews and competency-based interviews
• Experience developing or improving onboarding and mentoring programs
• Strong managerial, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to build partnerships with business leaders and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Fluent in Russian; knowledge of Uzbek will be an advantage

Benefits

• Official employment according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Competitive salary;
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• 5/2 work schedule;
• Opportunities for career growth within the company;
• Voluntary medical insurance (VMI);
• Work schedule 5/2, from 09:00 to 18:00;
• Opportunities for professional development and advanced training.

Skills

• Full recruitment cycle
• Candidate sourcing (job sites, LinkedIn, Telegram, professional communities)
• Conducting structured interviews (competency-based, STAR)
• Candidate assessment based on professional and personal competencies
• Working with ATS (e.g., E-Staff, Huntflow, Potok)
• Coordination with hiring managers
• Preparation and approval of offers
• Building and managing the onboarding process for new employees
• Managing a team of recruiters
• HR analytics in recruitment (time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, quality of hire)