About Uni Seoul:

Uni Seoul is one of India's fastest-growing Korean-inspired lifestyle brands - think clean design, aesthetic vibes, high energy, and stores that people love walking into. We're rewriting what modern retail looks like in India, scaling fast across cities, categories, and functions.

None of that growth is possible without the right people, in the right roles, doing their best work - and as we build boldly, we're looking for someone who can build the people engine behind that growth, not just support it, but shape it.

Role Overview:

In this role you'll be the driving force behind how Uni Seoul hires, develops, and retains its people - from the shop floor to the founders' table. You'll work closely with founders, business leaders, and store teams to drive performance, culture, and capability at scale.

This is more than managing HR processes - it's about being a people strategist, an execution partner, and a culture custodian for a fast-growing retail organization. You'll bring structure to ambiguity, coach leaders through hard

people decisions, and build the kind of culture that makes Uni Seoul a place people want to grow their careers in.

What You'll Do:

Business Partnering

- Act as a strategic HR partner to business and retail leadership.

- Translate business goals into people plans across stores and corporate teams.

- Coach leaders on performance, feedback, and difficult people decisions.

Retail HR & Frontline Excellence

- Own end-to-end employee lifecycle for store teams - joining, onboarding, engagement, and exit.

- Drive store-level discipline around attendance, performance, and productivity.

- Build strong, scalable HR processes suited for frontline and high-volume environments.

- Maintain accurate, confidential employee records, data, and trackers across the employee lifecycle.

Performance & Talent Management

- Lead performance cycles, goal setting, and regular feedback mechanisms.

- Finalize KPIs & KRAs for different roles in consultation with reporting managers and business leadership.

- Coordinate and facilitate periodic performance evaluation cycles, owning all related data and

documentation.

- Identify high-potential talent and build succession plans for key roles.

- Partner with TA on workforce planning and hiring quality.

Culture, Engagement & Retention

- Drive culture initiatives aligned with Uni Seoul's brand values.

- Diagnose attrition issues and design practical, on-ground retention strategies.

- Act as a trusted point of contact for employee relations and conflict resolution

- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.

HR Systems, Process & Documentation

- Drive strategic improvements to the HR Management System as the organization scales.

- Develop and standardize HR policies, processes, and documentation, ensuring consistent adherence across stores and corporate teams.

- Support leadership in organizational-building efforts as Uni Seoul expands into new cities and categories.

- Design and maintain HR MIS and people-metrics reporting for leadership reviews.

- Support the implementation and enhancement of HR tech/HRIS for seamless workflows.

Employer Branding

- Champion employer branding through innovative, meaningful initiatives - reflected consistently across the employee experience.

HR Operations & Compliance

- Ensure adherence to labor laws, statutory compliance, and HR hygiene.

- Employee data and related updates for payroll processing and collaboration with Accounts for disbursal of salary as per defined timelines

- Manage HR data, MIS, and people metrics for leadership reviews

- Continuously improve HR policies to match a fast-growing retail environment

What We're Looking For:

- 5-10 years of HRBP experience, preferably in retail, QSR, D2C, or consumer brands.

- Strong understanding of frontline HR and high-volume people operations.

- Proven experience partnering with business leaders and founders.

- Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast-changing environments.

- High emotional intelligence with the ability to push back when needed.

- Data-driven, but deeply people-centric.

Why Join Us?

- Be part of one of India's fastest-growing Korean-inspired lifestyle retail brands.

- Shape the people and culture strategy for a brand scaling at speed across India.

- Work directly with founders and leadership, with real influence on how the company builds and grows its teams.

- Be part of a collaborative, high-energy culture that values ownership, innovation, and people.

Ready to build the people engine behind Uni Seoul's growth story? We'd love to hear from you.