Alina

ALINA LAZUTINA
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | HR Business Partner | Recruiting Team Lead
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[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine • Open to Remote / Relocation

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Talent Acquisition and HR professional with 7+ years of progressive experience across agency, outstaffing, and product environments in the IT, construction, and general staffing sectors. Proven ability to own the full recruitment lifecycle end-to-end — from intake and sourcing through offer, onboarding, and early retention — while also leading recruiting teams and acting as an HR Business Partner on employee relations, performance management, and workplace culture. Comfortable operating across multiple countries and languages (Ukraine, Poland, Austria, Canada), with hands-on experience in modern ATS platforms, Boolean/X-ray sourcing, and AI-assisted recruiting workflows.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Talent Acquisition: Full-Cycle Recruiting, High-Volume Hiring, Technical & IT Recruiting, Executive & Niche Search, Boolean & X-Ray Search, Candidate Pipeline Management, Sourcing Strategy, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience, Offer Negotiation, Salary Benchmarking, Reference & Background Checks, International & Remote Recruitment, Multi-Requisition Management
HR & People Partnering: Onboarding & Pre-boarding, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits Administration, HR Policy Development, Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Disciplinary Processes, Workplace Culture, Employee Wellbeing, Training & Development, Career Pathing
Leadership & Operations: Team Leadership & Mentoring, Recruitment Budget Management, Vendor & Client Relationship Management, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, HR Reporting & Analytics, Recruitment Process Optimization, Change Management, Labor Market Analysis, Event & Job Fair Organization, Contract Negotiation
Tools, ATS & HRIS: Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Hurma, Trello, Jira, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Djinni, DOU, Indeed, Slack, Notion, ChatGPT / AI-Assisted Sourcing & Drafting
Languages: Ukrainian (Native), Russian (Fluent), English (Professional Working Proficiency), Polish (Working Proficiency)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Recruiter | HR | People Partner2022 – Present
TrackEnsure Inc. | Toronto, Canada (Remote)
• Own full-cycle recruitment for technical and non-technical roles — intake with hiring managers, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer — tracking pipeline health in Hurma and Trello.
• Partner with hiring managers and internal coaches to translate role requirements into sourcing plans, screening candidates for both technical fit and cultural alignment before advancing them to interview.
• Redesigned pre-boarding and onboarding touchpoints to smooth the transition from signed offer to first day, coordinating directly with department leads on training schedules.
• Act as an internal People Partner: fielding employee questions, communicating company updates, and organizing internal events that support engagement across a distributed, international workforce.
• Apply AI-assisted tools (ChatGPT) to accelerate job description drafting, Boolean/X-ray search strings, and candidate outreach messaging.
IT RecruiterFeb 2022 – Jun 2022
ReTech | Kyiv, Ukraine
• Sourced niche technical talent for project-based IT engagements, partnering directly with project managers to align candidate profiles with client-specific technical requirements.
• Built and maintained active candidate pipelines using LinkedIn, GitHub, and Stack Overflow, alongside targeted searches on Djinni and DOU.
• Coordinated technical interview loops with engineering stakeholders and consolidated feedback into clear hiring recommendations.
• Maintained accurate ATS records and recruiting status reports while managing multiple concurrent, deadline-driven vacancies.
Team Lead Recruiter | HR2021 – 2022
Vog-Prime | Vienna, Austria
• Led a team of recruiters supporting hiring across the European market, distributing workload and monitoring pipeline health to keep delivery on schedule.
• Owned recruitment strategy end-to-end — from job fair and presentation planning through candidate placement — tailored to regional talent pools.
• Served as primary point of contact for European clients, maintaining relationships that shaped hiring plans and ensured satisfaction with delivery.
• Ran training sessions and mentoring for junior recruiters; managed recruitment budget, vendor relationships, and compliance with agency policy.
• Represented the agency at industry forums and client negotiations, tracking regional labor-market trends to adjust sourcing strategy.
Team Lead Recruiter2020 – 2021
Serwis Kadra | Warsaw, Poland
• Directed a five-person recruiting team for an international staffing agency, coordinating task distribution and quality-checking candidate submissions.
• Built candidate evaluation frameworks and interview scorecards to standardize placement decisions across the team.
• Managed key client relationships, translating hiring needs into sourcing plans and reporting on recruitment effectiveness.
• Organized job fairs and employer-branding events to build outbound candidate pipelines.
Recruiter | HR2019 – 2021
Went-Lux | Szczecin, Poland
• Ran full-cycle recruitment across client accounts — job posting, screening, and interviewing — alongside new-hire onboarding and orientation.
• Managed employee records, contracts, and leave documentation; supported internal investigations and disciplinary processes as needed.
• Designed training plans and career development pathways, and implemented recognition and motivation programs.
• Authored HR policies and coordinated corporate culture initiatives, including team events and workplace safety programs.
Recruiter2018 – 2020
Gryf-Bud | Szczecin, Poland
• Recruited skilled tradespeople and specialists for construction projects, forecasting staffing needs against project timelines.
• Sourced candidates through internal databases, referrals, and specialized construction job boards, screening for qualifications and safety certifications.
• Coordinated the full hiring pipeline — screening, interviews, reference checks, and onboarding documentation — for time-sensitive project starts.
• Built partnerships with vocational schools and unions to develop a pipeline of early-career tradespeople.
EDUCATION
Central Ukrainian National Technical University
Banking & Finance — 2017 – 2019