Rodion

RODION KUZNIETSOV
Talent Acquisition Manager · Talent Acquisition Specialist
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Talent Acquisition professional with 10+ years driving full-cycle hiring across engineering, business, and
operational functions. Experienced in building and optimizing TA processes, reducing Time to Hire from 160 to 40
days, managing ATS and sourcing tools, and delivering on hiring plans across startups and scale-ups. Strong
track record of partnering with hiring managers and C-level stakeholders to align talent strategy with business
goals.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

🚀 Startup Scaling
Scaled startups from early stage to
⚡ High-Caliber Hiring
9 senior placements/quarter at
🏗️ HR Infrastructure
Built HR & TA functions from zero at 4
growth: Amadeus R&D (30→200), Upwork: Sr. SWEs, Engineering companies: full lifecycle, handbooks,
Clearmove (3→50) incl. parallel Managers, Sr. Infrastructure Engineers onboarding, performance frameworks,
project SolarisBank; at WhiteTech led — all via direct active sourcing ATS setup
hiring across 3 ventures — core
product, Peratera & Difmark

📉 Time to Hire: 160→40 days
Reduced TTH by 75% at Amadeus &
💰 Cost Per Hire Reduction
Cut agency dependency by making
🤝 Stakeholder Management
Trusted hiring partner to C-suite, VPs
SPS Commerce by introducing employee referrals the #1 hire source of Engineering & EMs across Upwork,
structured pipelines, scorecards, and at Amadeus; introduced CPH tracking Amadeus, Clearmove, WhiteTech —
TA reporting dashboards & cost benchmarks aligning TA with business goals

🎯 Full-Spectrum Hiring — Tech & Business Roles
Closes the full range: Software Engineers · Engineering Managers · Infrastructure Engineers · CyberSecurity Professionals ·
Business Analysts · Product Managers · Legal Counsel · Sales · Account Management · Customer Support · Finance · Marketing
· Process Improvement Specialists

EXPERIENCE

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager · WhiteTech (Fintech) Aug 2024 – Present
▸ Full-cycle hiring across engineering, legal, finance, marketing & customer engagement — 3–5 roles/month
▸ Scaled iGaming marketplace (Difmark & Peratera) from 10 → 30 contractors within 6 months
▸ Multi-function hiring across 3 business units under strict budget constraints; direct C-level reporting

Senior Technical Recruiter / HR Lead · Proizd.ua Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
▸ Sole HR owner — covered tech, marketing, operations, customer support & finance hiring simultaneously
▸ Built all HR documentation from scratch: handbook, policies, performance review framework
▸ Managed full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, performance, contracts, offboarding

Senior Technical Recruiter · Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) Mar 2022 – May 2023
▸ Delivered 9 high-level engineering placements per quarter via active sourcing
▸ Sourced passive technical talent across Europe, Middle East, Asia, and South America
▸ Managed complex stakeholder relationships up to C-level across multiple engineering units

Senior Technical Recruiter / HR Manager · Clearmove (Relocation SaaS) Apr 2019 – Nov 2021
▸ Built TA function from zero and grew company headcount from 3 → 50 internationally
▸ Designed end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and performance review processes from scratch
▸ Managed team of 3: Office Manager, Employer Brand Specialist, Recruiter
▸ Recruited across Ukraine, UAE, and the UK for tech, sales, marketing, and mobility roles

Senior Technical Recruiter · SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC) Jun 2017 – Aug 2018
▸ Owned full-cycle tech recruitment for Kyiv R&D office; ensured alignment with US TA standards
▸ Advised US leadership on Ukraine compensation benchmarks and local market dynamics

Technical Recruiter / HR Operations · Amadeus (BME: AMS) Dec 2013 – May 2017
▸ Scaled R&D organization from 30 → 200 employees over 3.5 years
▸ Closed 40 mid-to-senior tech and non-tech positions annually
▸ Launched referral program that became the #1 source of hires, reducing agency costs
▸ Led compensation benchmarking project with Hay Group data for Eastern Europe

TOOLS & SKILLS
ATS / HRIS Greenhouse · iCIMS · Freshteams · SAP SuccessFactors · BambooHR · UltiPro · PeopleForce
Sourcing LinkedIn Recruiter · Gem · TurboHiring · Amazing Hiring · Boolean Search
Collaboration Slack · Zoom · Calendly · Google Workspace · Jira · Confluence · Trello
AI Tools ChatGPT · Claude — applied daily for HR & TA documentation (JDs, SLAs, policies, offer letters) using
prompt engineering, role-based prompting, chain-of-thought, and iterative refinement to cut drafting time and
standardize output quality

EDUCATION
Master's Degree in English Philology · Kyiv National Linguistic University 2006