HR Executive - Recruitment and Operations

HR Executive – Recruitment & HR Operations

Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Associate

Experience Required: 2–5 years

Industry: Food & Beverage / Hospitality

Workplace Type: On-site

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on HR Executive – Recruitment & HR Operations to join our team in Gurgaon.

The role will focus on end-to-end recruitment for restaurant and hospitality positions, alongside HR operations, employee management, and the development of structured HR policies and processes.

This is an opportunity to join a growing business at an early stage and work closely with the founders and management team to build the people function from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

1. F&B Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for restaurant and hospitality positions.
• Source and recruit chefs, commis, bartenders, mixologists, baristas, servers, captains, restaurant managers, and other F&B professionals.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates through recruitment platforms, referrals, industry networks, and direct sourcing.
• Screen candidates and coordinate interviews, trials, and assessments.
• Manage salary negotiations, offer rollouts, and joining processes.
• Maintain recruitment trackers and provide regular updates on hiring progress.

2. Onboarding & HR Operations

• Coordinate employee onboarding, joining formalities, and documentation.
• Maintain accurate employee records and recruitment documentation.
• Support HR administration, attendance, leave management, and employee coordination.
• Establish and maintain structured HR processes as the business scales.
• Coordinate employee communications and respond to HR-related queries.

3. HR Policies & Compliance

• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of HR policies and procedures.
• Maintain employee handbooks, internal policies, and HR documentation.
• Help ensure consistent application of company policies across teams and locations.
• Support disciplinary and grievance processes in accordance with company policies.

4. Manpower Planning & Management Reviews

• Work closely with founders and the operations team to understand staffing requirements and manpower plans.
• Conduct regular hiring reviews and report on vacancies, candidate pipelines, hiring timelines, and joining status.
• Track employee headcount and workforce requirements.
• Provide insights into recruitment challenges, candidate availability, and hiring recommendations.
• Support performance review and appraisal processes, as well as employee-related matters.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in HR and recruitment.
• Prior experience recruiting for F&B, restaurants, or hospitality is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of restaurant staffing structures and hospitality roles.
• Proven ability to source and recruit chefs, bartenders, mixologists, baristas, and restaurant/service professionals.
• An established network of F&B candidates is highly preferred.
• Strong candidate assessment, communication, negotiation, and coordination skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.
• A proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to work in a fast-paced, pre-opening environment.
• Willingness to work closely with founders, management, and operations teams.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who can take ownership of recruitment from sourcing through joining, understands where to find high-quality hospitality talent, and can build a reliable candidate pipeline quickly.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who can combine strong recruitment execution with the ability to establish and improve HR processes as the business grows.