Location
UkraineRate
Years of experience
12+About
I am a seasoned recruitment professional with over a decade of experience in the IT and business sectors. I hold a Bachelor of Law from the University of Guelph-Humber and a Human Resources Management Certificate from Seneca College. Currently based in Ukraine, I am open to relocation for the right opportunity. My career highlights include serving as the Head of Talent Acquisition at SPsoft, where I built and managed a recruitment team, implemented effective recruiting processes, and participated in business development. I have a proven track record in sourcing and recruiting for a wide range of technical roles, including Fullstack, Back-End, Front-End, Mobile, DevOps, QA/AQA, and non-IT positions. I am proficient in various recruiting tools and techniques, including MS Office, Google Suite, CleverStaff ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, X-Ray Search, Boolean Search, GitHub, and AmazingHiring. My skills in team leadership, strategic planning, and client relations have consistently helped organizations achieve their hiring goals and improve their employer brand. Fluent in English and Ukrainian, I am committed to driving successful recruitment strategies and delivering top talent to meet business needs.Tech Stack
Talent Acquisition, CRM, Google Workspace, Human Resources (HR), MS Office, Slack, SOAPUI, TableauExperience
- Led every stage of the recruitment process, ensuring smooth transitions for candidates from initial contact to final onboarding.
- Developed tailored strategies like targeted outreach, personalized messaging, and leveraging employer branding to engage and secure top-tier candidates.
- Established recruitment teams, optimized workflows, and introduced industry best practices to improve efficiency and streamline hiring processes.
- Effectively utilized a wide range of recruitment tools and technologies to identify, engage, and track candidates.
- Successfully recruited for both technical and non-technical positions, filling diverse roles across engineering, development, quality assurance, and business functions.
- Collaborated closely with clients, identifying their needs and aligning recruitment strategies with business objectives, ensuring the timely fulfillment of critical hiring goals.
- Implemented strategies that reduced time-to-hire and enhanced employee retention, contributing to long-term organizational growth and stability.
Employment history
● Built, coordinated and managed the recruiting team of 4 recruiters from scratch
● Created monthly KPI’s, performance reports and conducted 1-2-1’s on monthly basis
● Trained, mentored people with little or no IT experience to fully skilled recruiters
● Created and implemented company’s recruitment procedures and processes from scratch
● Performed full cycle recruitment, sourced and recruit candidates by using databases, social media, networks, and references etc.
● Introduced and indulged “cold calling” technique to recruiters over messaging
● Negotiated salary expectations with candidates, and persuaded them to accept an offer
● Continuously improved recruiting processes and implemented best practices
● Participated in Business Development, sourced potential leads, scheduled intro calls to discuss the terms of cooperation, as well as their staffing needs
● Communicated with clients to get a clear view of their hiring needs
● Collaborated with recruitment agencies and researched new effective job advertising options
● Conducted Job and salary market analysis
● Worked closely with Marketing Manager on building employer brand
● Actively participated in management core team (CEO, CTO, PMs, Sales Manager and Financial department) to help the company achieve its high-level goals
● Suggested ways to improve the employer’s brand
● Conducted HR Interviews screening their technical and soft skills
● Collected recruitment materials such as online webinars, technical recruitment courses, created technical recruitment skills assessment test
● Launched by-weekly knowledge sharing/ technical recruitment trainings for recruiters, performed monthly skills and knowledge tests on recruiters to ensure they are technically inclined
● Planned recruiting budget and expenses, created monthly expense reports for financial department
● Participated in onboarding and adaptation of new employees (office and remote)
● Performed employee satisfaction conversations and reporting
● Researched, evaluated and suggested the best recruiting tools and software for recruiting
● Closely worked with Hiring Managers to develop/improve interviewing methods
● Was responsible for the entire recruitment lifecycle from intake call/sourcing through to offer stages
● Sourced candidates, evaluated applicant’s qualifications, conducted HR calls, checked references
● Worked with a team of recruiters to identify potential candidates for positions and worked with them to facilitate the process of interviewing, submitting, and hiring
● Acted as a thought partner, advisor, and consultant to Executives, Hiring Leaders
● Used recruitment reporting and analytics to influence decisions
● Developed value-driven presentations for delivery during the client visit
● Actively promoted services through participation in professional associations, trade shows and
other public relations opportunities.
● Mentored and motivated a group of 5 recruiters
● Met or exceeded target KPI’s (new requisitions, submissions, interviews, placements)
● Developed and implemented recruitment strategies
● Created job posts and posted them on LinkedIn and various job boards
● Sourced and recruited candidates by using databases, social media and LinkedIn using Boolean Search
● Contacted candidates via cold calling technique
● Reached out to potential leads, set up calls to discuss possible cooperation
● Performed HR interviews with selected candidates
● Managed the overall interview, selection, and closing processes
● Assessed candidate’s skills and knowledge using various online tests
● Participated in an onboarding of new employees and conducted 1:1 meetings
● Organized social and team-building events and corporate parties for internal employees