Alex Birenbaum

E-mail: ac4gtv@r.postjobfree.com

Skype: yevgeniybirenbaum

Objective: Technical Recruiter

I am a confident, driven and results oriented specialist with 12 years of experience as an HR Leader and Technical Recruiter in the IT/High-Tech sector in Ukraine. I built Gameloft Studio from the ground up in Kharkiv. I hired over 1,000 technical/non-technical specialists for positions at levels ranging from interns to top-level executives. I developed and implemented all the necessary HR processes in our studio with constant updates according to both the needs and the real challenges. Due to the success of Gameloft Kharkiv, we opened two more studios in Lviv and Minsk where I had the privilege of installing HR procedures and recruiting for them.

Since I’m permanently authorized to work and live in the US (green card holder), I’m looking for a new challenge. I’m sure that my achievements and experience described below will bring great value and a new level of success to your company.

Professional Experience:

May 2007 – Present

Gameloft, www.gameloft.com

Position: HR/Technical Recruiter (Kharkiv’s studio) Company size: 380 employees in Kharkiv’s studio and over 6000 people around the world Achievements:

Built the recruiting department that is consistently achieving great results, on average 100 people recruited per year

o JAVA/ PHP/ C++ devs, 3D/2D artists, DATA specialists, Project Managers, Game designers, marketing specialists, etc.);

International recruitment;

Developed unique employer propositions that enabled Gameloft to hire top talent with below average budgets (salary planning, bonuses and additional benefits);

Provided consistent inflow of fresh grads by partnering with local colleges and universities;

Implemented Gameloft game development classes in Kharkiv’s colleges and universities;

Reduced the duration of staff onboarding cycle by 25% by developing a new onboarding procedure

(welcome package, adaptation procedure documentation, forms, etc.);

Developed the corporate culture of the Kharkiv studio combining the unique attributes of local culture with the requirements of the global company;

Developed, implemented and fulfilled full employee appraisal/evaluation procedure that aligned corporate goals with individual performance targets o Developing evaluation procedure documents, evaluation forms, facilitating evaluation meetings, etc.;

Employee career advisory;

Coached Teams/Department managers in conflict management, leadership development;

Organized corporate and teambuilding events;

External/Internal local PR (employer branding).

October 2006 – May 2007

Validio Ukraine (Since February 2008: Global-Logic), Kharkiv, Ukraine Position: HR Personnel Appraisal Specialist

Company size: 300 employees

Responsibilities:

Provided personnel appraisal;

Developed personnel appraisal procedure documents and forms;

Recruitment;

Interviewed candidates;

Developed of corporate culture;

One-on-ones with employees;

September 2005 – October 2006,

Kron Auto, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Position: HR Manager

Company size: 70 employees

Responsibilities:

Recruitment;

Participated in compensation structure development according to the job market demands (bonuses and additional payments);

Developed and introduced general company regulations;

Developed corporate culture;

Organized personnel internal certification;

Organized training programs for employees;

Planned corporate events;

One-on-ones with employees;

Volunteering:

Conducted training and coaching on career restart/development and adaptation for refugees from the Ukrainian conflict zone;

Worked with youth (school graduators and students) on personal self-development, career development, community volunteering activism;

Organized and/or participated in local community volunteering actions for children, youth, and golden-age citizens;

Education:

Masters of Arts, Psychology - Kharkiv’s Karazin National University (2005) Language Level

Russian Native

Ukrainian Advanced

English (IELTS C1) Advanced

Hebrew Fluent

French (DELF B2) Intermediate

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