Марія

About me
HR Generalist with 5+ years of experience building scalable HR operations
for international remote organizations. Experienced in process
automation, employee lifecycle management, HR analytics, and
partnering with business leaders to improve efficiency and employee
experience. Motivated by bringing real, measurable value and focused on
being a trustworthy partner for the company and my colleagues.

Experience
People Partner April 2026 - Present
Empat
Maria Own the full employee lifecycle.
Automate processes using existing tools and AI to cut manual and

Ponomarenko repetitive work.
Conduct 1-1s with the teams, pinpointing the action points, career

HR Manager development possibilities, and retention risks.
Organise online and offline internal events, resulting in higher
engagement and employee satisfaction.
Create the monthly newsletter and other internal communications.

Contacts Partnerships Manager/PM Nov 2025 - May 2026
Spendbase
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Created, negotiated, and managed connections with the company’s
technology partners and product distributors.
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Controlled the qualifying criteria and achieved higher partnership
tiers with technology partners.
Telegram LinkedIn Coordinated with the CSM, sales teams, and the CEO to figure out the
next strategic tasks and partnerships.
Kyiv, Ukraine (remote/hybrid) Conduct outreach and talent sourcing (internal and across hiring
platforms) to satisfy the company’s partner enablement needs.

Skills People Operations Manager
Room8Group 2023- 2025
Process Coordination and Automation Created, implemented, and owned the global B2B and Employment
Preboarding processes. Coordinated the processes across 52 hiring
Team and Project Management
locations and 3 teams.
Effective Communication Worked closely with managers and department heads on company
Employee Lifecycle hiring needs and consolidated them with the internal compliance
policies.
Change management, Process
Created and managed the form of the cooperation change process.
automation Focused on continuous automation of manual processes to cut
AI proficiency: Claude Code plugins for repetitive tasks and increase productivity: automated routine
processes using AI and available tools, saving up to 8 hours of manual
process automation, Claude Cowork for work weekly.
small tasks, ChatGPT for communications Ensured the internal information sources are up-to-date in the HRMS
systems and wikis.
Jira, Confluence, Asana, Notion,
Provided day-to-day support for employees, contractors, and
PeopleForce, Breezy, Google Workspace, managers.
Slack, People Partner / People Operations
English: Advanced Star Global 2020- 2023

Owned the full employee life cycle.
Credentials Conducted productive 1-1s that brought real value to the teams.
Led performance review cycles for 300+ employees across 7 countries,
Bachelor of Law achieving a 98% completion rate.
National Kyiv-Mohyla University Successfully engaged with remote teams across 7 locations,
maintaining a high level of satisfaction and retention.
Project Manager course
Automated people-related processes, resulting in faster, more
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convenient operations at an enterprise-level company.
Fullstack course
Organized global orientation events to improve the community feel
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within the company during remote work.
Notion Certified Admin Organized companywide wellness events.
Worked with HR metrics and analytical data in order to create data-
driven solutions.