Директор по персоналу (HRD)

Head of HR and Administration

Premier Trucking Group
Tashkent, Uzbekistan | On-site | Overlap with U.S. Eastern Time

Premier Trucking Group is a U.S. trucking and logistics company with an operations office in Tashkent. We are hiring a Head of HR and Administration to lead HR for our office staff and U.S. drivers. You will report directly to the CEO, own day-to-day HR operations, and build and roll out company-wide job grading and KPI systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the HR and Administration team. Set priorities and assign clear ownership across office HR, driver HR, internal communications, training and development, and performance management.

• Establish a job grading system. Define job families and levels. Evaluate positions based on scope of responsibility, complexity, decision-making authority, and business impact. Map roles to grades with department heads and document how new or changed roles are evaluated and approved.

• Build and roll out a KPI system. Develop scorecards for departments and individual roles. Define each KPI’s formula, data source, target, owner, and review frequency. Set scorecard weights and scoring rules, train managers to use them, and review ratings across departments for consistency.

• Standardize recruitment and onboarding. Manage the process from approved staffing requests through onboarding. Oversee high-volume hiring for office staff and U.S. drivers, as well as searches for department leaders.

• Plan driver staffing and improve retention. Work with Operations and Fleet to forecast driver needs and reduce the time trucks sit idle without an assigned driver. Coordinate driver qualification and onboarding handoffs with Safety. Use probation results, early turnover, and exit feedback to identify retention issues.

• Oversee HR administration and employee relations. Maintain confidential personnel records and HR procedures in line with Uzbekistan employment requirements. Handle escalated workplace concerns, conflicts, and disciplinary matters.

• Report results to the CEO each week. Track vacancies filled on time, driver hires against plan, probation completion, turnover, 90-day driver retention, and days trucks sit idle without drivers. Assign follow-up actions when results fall short.

First 90 Days

• Audit the HR team and active hiring pipelines, agree on targets with the CEO, and establish weekly reporting.

• Put a standard hiring process and driver staffing plan in place. Fill priority gaps within HR, document the team’s responsibilities, and draft a driver retention plan.

• Present the proposed job grading criteria to the CEO and pilot KPI scorecards within HR. Use the pilot to test data quality and scoring before expanding to other departments.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of HR experience, including 1 year leading an HR or recruiting team of four or more people.

• Full-cycle recruiting experience that includes high-volume hiring and hiring for management roles.

• Experience building or restructuring HR processes in a growing organization with at least 200 employees.

• Hands-on experience designing or implementing job grades and KPI scorecards, including defining role levels, setting measurable targets, and applying consistent scoring rules.

• Working knowledge of Uzbekistan employment law and personnel documentation, with experience in onboarding, training, and performance management.

• Strong Google Sheets skills and experience with Google Workspace, applicant tracking systems or recruiting CRMs, and sourcing platforms such as hh.uz, LinkedIn, and Telegram.

• Fluent Russian and advanced English (C1 or above), with the ability to interview candidates and communicate with U.S. drivers by phone.

• Work Schedule Requirement. This position requires availability during U.S. business hours (Eastern Time). Please apply only if you can consistently work between 5:00 PM and 2:00 AM (Tashkent Local time).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting drivers, dispatchers, or other staff for a U.S. trucking operation, or experience in a back-office team supporting U.S. clients.

• Familiarity with CDL recruiting, motor vehicle records, FMCSA driver qualification files, the Pre-Employment Screening Program, and the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.

• Proficiency in Uzbek.

How to Apply

Submit your CV and a brief note describing the size of the team you led, a job grading or KPI system you helped build, and one measurable result you achieved. Shortlisted candidates will complete an initial screening, a competency interview, and a practical case before meeting with the CEO. The process includes reference checks.

Please note!
This position requires you to be working in accordance with US Business hours. If your schedule cannot be mended for this please DO NOT APPLY!
Thank you!