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VERONIKA DANILISHYNA
HR Business Partner | Lead HR & Talent Acquisition Manager (Remote)
Ukraine | Open to Global Remote Roles

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

HR Business Partner and Lead HR & Talent Acquisition Manager with 5+ years of experience
building, scaling, and supporting remote-first teams in IT companies. Strong background in HR
strategy, people operations, and global talent acquisition.

Currently leading the HR & Talent Acquisition function at Teknika, a US-based software
development company, partnering directly with the CEO and leadership team on hiring strategy,
workforce planning, performance and compensation frameworks, employee relations, and
people-related risk management. Experienced in supporting distributed teams across multiple
geographies and aligning HR practices with business goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEKNIKA CORPORATION (US-based, Remote)
Lead HR & Talent Acquisition Manager | 2023 – Present

●​ Built and own the HR & Talent Acquisition function for a remote-first IT company with 70+
employees across the US, Ukraine, Poland, and LATAM.
●​ Partner directly with the CEO and leadership team on hiring strategy, organizational structure,
workforce planning, and people-related decision-making.
●​ Lead end-to-end recruitment for engineering, QA, Product, Design, DevOps, and Operations
roles across multiple regions.
●​ Designed and implemented structured performance review and compensation review processes.
●​ Developed HR policies, employee handbook, onboarding and offboarding frameworks.
●​ Manage employee relations, including sensitive performance cases, role changes, and
offboarding processes.
●​ Coordinate contracts, PTO, payroll inputs, and transitions between salary and hourly employment
models.
●​ Act as the primary HR point of contact for employees and managers in a fully distributed
environment.
●​ Partnered with Sales and Delivery teams to support and develop external partnership programs.
●​ Participated in negotiations with partner companies regarding resource sharing, bench
exchange, and flexible staffing models.
●​ Supported the design of partnership frameworks for cross-company collaboration, including
alignment on roles, availability, and engagement formats.
●​ Contributed to workforce planning decisions by enabling faster access to vetted talent through
partner networks.

EPAM SYSTEMS
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | People Operations Specialist | Jul 2022 – 2023

●​ Led full-cycle recruitment for technical roles, managing 7–10 open positions simultaneously
across multiple regions.
●​ Supervised and mentored a team of researchers, developing sourcing strategies and onboarding
new team members.
●​ Partnered with stakeholders to align hiring priorities with business needs.
●​ Generated recruitment KPIs, reports, and performance insights for leadership.
●​ Supported people operations activities, including employee relations, policy implementation, and
compliance.

Talent Acquisition Researcher | Oct 2021 – Jul 2022

●​ Conducted targeted sourcing for engineering and technical roles across global markets.
●​ Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, and other sourcing platforms to build strong candidate
pipelines.
●​ Participated in global hiring initiatives, including the H-1B campaign, delivering top-performing
results.

Talent Acquisition Assistant | Jul 2021 – Oct 2021

●​ Screened CVs and coordinated interviews for IT positions.
●​ Supported recruiters with sourcing, candidate communication, and interview scheduling.
●​ Ensured a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree – Hotel and Catering Business
Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies, Ukraine

IT Recruitment & HR Certification
Hillel IT School, Ukraine

LANGUAGES

English — Upper-Intermediate (B2)
Ukrainian — Fluent
Russian — Fluent
Turkish — Elementary (A2)

CORE COMPETENCIES

HR & People Operations
●​ HR Strategy & Workforce Planning
●​ Performance Review & Compensation Frameworks
●​ Employee Relations & Conflict Resolution
●​ HR Policies, Compliance & Documentation
●​ Onboarding & Offboarding Processes
●​ Remote-First Culture & Engagement

Talent Acquisition
●​ Full-Cycle Recruitment (Global)
●​ Technical & Non-Technical Hiring
●​ Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Partnership
●​ Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

Tools & Systems
●​ LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ (Hiretual), Amazing Hiring, GitHub
●​ ATS & Recruiting Analytics
●​ Airtable, HRIS & Internal Process Automation, PeopleForce
●​ Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, DocuSign

REFERENCES
Available upon request