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SOFIIA HEREHA
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Tech & Executive Hiring
Lviv, Ukraine • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • Telegram: @grg_sofiia

SUMMARY
Recruiter with 5 years of expertise in sourcing and closing senior-to-C-level technical, marketing, and affiliate roles. Experienced in
fast-moving product companies, successfully balancing multiple concurrent searches. Dedicated to building transparent hiring
workflows, optimizing funnels with data, and supporting team growth through mentoring.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE & TOOLS
● Core Recruitment & Leadership Hiring: Full-Cycle Recruiting, Executive Search (C-Level/Heads/Leads), Strategic Advisory, Salary
Benchmarking & Market Intelligence, Candidate Experience Monitoring.
● TA Operations & Systems: ATS Setup & Architecture (PeopleForce, Ashby, Hurma, CleverStaff, BambooHR, GLO), Pipeline Redesign,
SLA Optimization, Funnel Analytics & Reporting.
● Sourcing & Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, SalesQL, Snov.io, PhantomBuster, Boolean Logic, GitHub.
● Task & Agile Management: Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Miro, Trello.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Zeeks | Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Jun 2026 – Present | Lviv, Ukraine

● Partner with business leaders to scale Product, Affiliate, Account Management, and SEO teams, managing 4–5 parallel searches
across senior and executive-level positions; successfully closed 10 key roles within a 40-day average time-to-fill, including Head of
Affiliate and SEO Team Lead.
● Led the migration from Hurma to PeopleForce, redesigning recruitment pipelines, evaluation stages, feedback workflows, and funnel
reporting to boost status transparency.
● Improved recruiting operations by standardizing SLAs, offer documentation, and hiring manager collaboration guidelines to
accelerate decision-making.
● Track recruitment performance and identify process bottlenecks to improve hiring predictability and decision-making; surveyed 300+
candidates since May 2026 to ensure top-tier candidate experience with an average score of 4/5.

Kiss My Apps | Talent Acquisition Specialist Feb 2026 – May 2026 | Lviv, Ukraine

● Closed 6 critical product and technical roles within 40 days, including a Full Stack Lead for a new product, Senior Product Designer,
and a 4-person team for Head of Report.
● Configured Ashby ATS pipelines and evaluation workflows completely from scratch, incorporating targeted sourcing strategies for
hard-to-fill vacancies.
● Acted as a strategic partner to functional leads, refining candidate profiles, providing real-time market feedback, salary
benchmarking, and articulating the EVP to attract top passive talent.

SharksCode | Recruitment Partner / TA Manager Aug 2024 – Feb 2026 | Kyiv / Lviv, Ukraine

● Owned full-cycle recruitment across 6–9 concurrent vacancies in Crypto, Payment Systems, and iGaming, covering technical,
marketing, and leadership roles; delivered 5+ senior/executive offers in Jan–Feb 2026 alone (including Head of HR Development
Team and Head of BA Team, alongside building an entire team of 7–8 Business Analysts from scratch in 2.5 months).
● Maintained a time-to-fill of 11–33 days across relevant searches and increased candidate outreach response rates by 25% through
targeted sourcing and personalized messaging.
● Mentored two recruiters in sourcing, candidate engagement, and structured interviewing.
● Delivered market mapping, salary benchmarks, and recruitment funnel insights to support hiring decisions by founders and business
stakeholders.

GlobalLogic | Recruitment Specialist Aug 2022 – Aug 2024 | Lviv, Ukraine

● Ran end-to-end recruitment for Mid, Senior, Lead, and Architecture positions across international enterprise client projects, closing
complex roles in Automotive (AUTOSAR), Embedded Systems, Cloud, Java, C/C++, and Data Engineering.
● Partnered with Delivery Managers and TA leadership, delivering weekly funnel metrics, market analysis, and talent mapping to keep
hiring predictable.

NDA Product Company (iGaming) | IT Recruiter Oct 2023 – Aug 2024 | Remote
(Part-Time)
● Focused on direct headhunting for C-level leaders and Senior Data Analytics roles within the iGaming market; rebuilt interview stages
and evaluation rubrics in BambooHR and ClickUp to cut time-to-hire.

Brainy Agency | IT Recruiter Nov 2021 – Aug 2022 | Remote

● Managed full-cycle agency recruitment for international EMEA clients across Engineering, QA, Finance, and Sales roles, handling
passive sourcing, offer negotiations, and onboarding.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
● Master’s Degree in Psychology | H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (In Progress)
● Bachelor’s Degree | National University of Food Technologies
● Certifications & Training: Generative AI for Hiring (LinkedIn Learning), IT Recruitment & Talent Insights (SKILLUP), Strategic Human
Resources & Talent Management.

LANGUAGES
English: Upper-Intermediate (B2) • Ukrainian: Native • Polish: Elementary (A1)