Vlad Stepanov

helped me get this job

100% remote - Sourced and engaged passive, high-demand candidates for niche roles in Software Development, FinTech, and Cloud Infrastructure across European and LATAM markets. - Developed and maintained strategic talent pipelines for critical roles, effectively reducing time-to-fill for key clients. - Conducted rigorous technical and cultural pre-screening for all candidates , achieving a high interview-to-offer ratio and ensuring a strong fit for clients. - Partnered with C-level executives and hiring managers to conduct in-depth interviews , providing detailed feedback and insights to streamline the decision-making process. - Managed the complete offer process, successfully negotiating and closing complex compensation packages and contracts for senior and lead-level talent across the FinTech and SaaS industries. - Market mapping - Conducted in-depth market analysis for clients in the European and LATAM tech sectors to inform hiring strategies and identify emerging talent hubs. - Identified and eliminated inefficiencies in client hiring funnels; optimised the end-to-end recruitment process to reduce time-to-hire and improve the overall candidate experience. - Successfully headhunted and placed senior-level and specialist technologists for confidential and business-critical roles, leveraging deep network connections and targeted outreach strategies. - Led, mentored, and scaled a remote team of up to 6 technical sourcers, driving sourcing strategy and boosting team productivity to consistently exceed client hiring targets. Clients: - Virtasant / Talent Marketplace / Austin, Texas - ClearScale / SaaS Cloud / San Francisco, California - Klarna / FinTech / Stockholm - UpStack / Talent Marketplace / New York - Torc / Talent Marketplace / Boston Industries: Tech, FinTech, Financial & Banking, Crypto/Blockchain, HealthTech, Real Estate Markets: Mostly Europe and LatAm

Networked with other IT/Tech Recruiters and worked on a few different projects: - Scala Developer (Big Data) positions based in Europe - PHP Developer (E-Commerce) positions based in Europe

Working with Toptal through an RPO Duties: • Source high calibre candidates. • Pre-screen the candidates that are interested in a new opportunity. • Provide a detailed report/feedback for the interviewers and the VP of Engineering at Toptal • Coordinate interviews between the candidates and the interviewers. • Negotiate the offers/contracts with the candidates and the VP. • Recruited for numerous engineering positions: Front-End Developers, Ruby on Rails Developers, QA Automation Testers, Desktop Developers. • Assisted with the recruitment for Business positions: PR Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, SEO Specialist, Outreach Specialist and some operational positions such as Phone Attendant and Technical English Screening Specialists. Achievements: • made a placement for a QA position in the first 2 weeks (self-sourced) • overall made 19 placements (14 Software Engineering, 3 Operational positions, and 2 business positions) • Expanded my network of software engineers by a thousand in LinkedIn and it is still passively growing • Managed to develop my own strategy of recruiting from LinkedIn which brought a higher response rate, than conducting a mailshot.

Global IT Professional Services (GITPS) is an International IT Services Company specializing in providing clients with access to skills within the domestic market and globally. Globally located, GITPS is well positioned to provide clients with access to qualified IT candidates for both roles locally and internationally. Offices in the UK, Finland and North America with strategic partners globally. Specialists in Microsoft recruitment working with Microsoft partners, Customers and ISV's on a global basis. Focused on Microsoft Dynamics - AX, NAV, CRM, - SharePoint, Microsoft BI, amongst other skills. Able to offer a local service through our UK, Finland and USA offices and partner facilities in Denmark.

- Mainly contacting companies, inviting the senior executives for the Government Business Forum. - Working closely with PR & Marketing Manager. - Processing and sorting emails. - Proofreading documents for any translation errors - Data entry of the delegates.