Overview:

We are looking for an accomplished and highly analytical professional to join our Human Capital team in Hyderabad. This is a high-visibility role that offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across business units to design and implement effective talent assessment strategies.

The role focuses on building and enhancing pre-hire talent assessment frameworks, ensuring the organization attracts and hires candidates who align with the firms long-term strategic goals. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in competency mapping, psychometric assessments, structured interviewing frameworks, and talent evaluation methodologies.

This role requires a combination of analytical thinking, HR strategy expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and project management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Assessment Strategy:

- Design and implement pre-hire talent assessment strategies aligned with organizational goals and hiring needs.

- Develop competency frameworks to define critical skills, behaviors, and traits required for various roles.

- Lead initiatives to build and enhance assessment centers and structured interviewing methodologies.

- Evaluate and refine existing talent assessment processes to improve candidate evaluation quality and hiring outcomes.

Job Analysis & Competency Mapping:

- Conduct job analysis to identify key competencies and behavioral traits required for success in various roles.

- Develop competency models and competency-based frameworks that align with the organizations hiring and performance goals.

- Collaborate with business leaders to understand role requirements and translate them into measurable competencies.

Assessment Design & Implementation

- Research, develop, and implement psychometric and behavioral assessments for hiring decisions.

- Work closely with internal technology teams and external vendors to configure and implement assessment tools.

- Ensure assessments are scientifically validated and aligned with industry best practices.

Stakeholder & Project Management

- Collaborate with business leaders, HR teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to implement assessment strategies.

- Manage multiple projects related to talent evaluation and performance management.

- Provide insights and recommendations based on assessment outcomes and talent analytics.

Data Analysis & Market Research

- Conduct market intelligence and competitor analysis to understand best practices in talent assessment.

- Analyze data from assessments and hiring processes to derive insights and improve hiring strategies.

- Use HR analytics, statistical analysis, and data interpretation to drive data-driven talent decisions.

Basic Qualifications:

- MBA from a Tier-1 business school (20192022 batch).

- 3 - 6 years of total professional experience, with at least 3 years of post-MBA experience.

- Experience in HR, Human Capital consulting, or General Management roles.

- Strong understanding of recruitment lifecycle and performance management processes.

- Excellent stakeholder management and project management skills.

- Ability to multitask and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

- Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and decision-making abilities.

Required Skills & Experience:

Candidates must have experience in at least one or more of the following areas:

- Competency mapping and competency framework development

- Designing pre-hire assessments

- Assessment centers

- Structured interviewing techniques

- Psychometric assessment design and implementation

This experience may come from full-time roles, internships, consulting engagements, or academic projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in competency-based interviewing frameworks.

- Hands-on exposure to designing competency frameworks.

- Experience with HR analytics, statistical analysis, or data interpretation.

- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.

- Exposure to market intelligence or competitor benchmarking.

- Experience managing cross-functional or client-facing projects.

Key Competencies:

- Strategic thinking and problem solving

- Strong analytical and quantitative abilities

- Effective communication and stakeholder management

- Project management and execution skills

- Attention to detail and structured thinking

Why Join:

- Opportunity to work on strategic HR initiatives with high organizational impact

- Exposure to cutting-edge talent assessment frameworks and analytics

- Collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment

- Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams