Ante Vucic
@antevucic
Recruiting manager specializing in global talent acquisition, workforce planning, and scaling high-performing recruitment teams.
CroatiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a results-driven Recruiting Manager with over five years of experience across agency, in-house, and startup environments, passionate about finding and hiring top talent for diverse projects.
I lead global recruitment efforts, mentoring teams across LATAM, EMEA and APAC, specializing in executive search for C-level and senior leadership roles while optimizing cost and productivity.
My achievements include reducing cost per hire by 56%, maintaining time-to-hire under 45 days, sustaining high recruiter productivity, and hiring multiple senior leaders in 2024–2025.
I bring strong stakeholder communication, KPI design, ATS selection experience, and a continuous-learning mindset informed by an academic background in Medieval History.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Recruiting Manager
Newfire Global Partners
Oct 2023 - Present (2 years)
Lead a global recruitment team across LATAM, EMEA and APAC, specializing in executive search for C-level roles and executing recruitment strategy to optimize cost and productivity.
Regional Recruitment Manager
Newfire Global Partners
Feb 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 8 months)
Managed recruiting processes and led recruiter teams for EMEA and APAC, collaborated with C-level stakeholders and scaled hiring operations to improve time-to-fill and regional hires.
Recruitment Specialist
Newfire Global Partners
Apr 2021 - Feb 2022 (10 months)
Established the company's EU recruiting presence, sourcing senior technical and business talent and implementing GDPR-compliant recruitment processes for the new market.
Freelance Data Labeler
Home Office
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 (3 months)
Executed data labeling tasks for machine learning projects, ensuring high-quality annotated datasets to support model training and evaluation.
PhD Researcher
University of Zagreb
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 (3 months)
Conducted focused PhD research in Medieval History during a dedicated sabbatical period.
Senior Recruiter
Manning Global AG
Feb 2020 - Aug 2020 (6 months)
Managed full-cycle recruitment for key client accounts, acted as account liaison with end clients, and exceeded KPIs leading to rapid promotion.
Recruiter
Manning Global AG
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020 (6 months)
Sourced talent for telecom and IT clients across international markets, managed pipelines and supported interview and offer processes.
Customer Service Agent
Meritus+
Oct 2018 - Jul 2019 (9 months)
Provided multi-channel customer support in English, resolved complaints within SLA and de-escalated issues using empathy and active listening.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Zagreb
PhD, Medieval History
2018 -
Pursuing PhD in Medieval History with research initiated in 2018; focus on medieval studies and related cultural-historical analysis.
CUCentral European University
Master of Arts, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
2016 - 2018
Completed a Master of Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, focusing on cross-period historical research and analysis.
USUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Master of Arts, History
2009 - 2013
Earned a Master of Arts in History with comprehensive study of historical methods and period research.
Availability
Location
CroatiaAuthorized to work in
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