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Danail Kanchev

@dankanchev

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Senior HR leader and people operations executive with global HR, recruitment, and P&L experience.

Bulgaria

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior HR or people leadership roles where I can scale global HR operations, own people strategy and budgets, and partner with executives to drive growth and compliance.

I am a senior HR executive with deep experience leading global HR, recruitment, and people operations for fast-growing tech and fintech organisations. I have owned HR budgets, led teams across recruitment and HR functions, and acted as country Managing Director for legal entities.

My achievements include building and scaling HR operations for Bulgarian entities up to 170+ employees, leading HR and administrative functions for centres of 240+ and 750+ staff, and guiding audit and compliance readiness (including ISO 27001 preparations). I hold GPHR and PMP certifications that complement my strategic and operational HR leadership.

I bring a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach to people strategy, recruitment, and organisational design, and I partner with finance and executive teams to drive budget planning, vendor management, and operational excellence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

VP People

Current

ApprovalMax

Sep 2025 - Present (6 months)

Oversee global HR and recruitment functions, leading a team of 6 and owning the HR budget to support company growth and talent acquisition.

HR Leadership Talent Acquisition Recruitment Workforce Planning Team Management HR Operations

Chief People Officer

ApprovalMax

Dec 2023 - Aug 2026 (2 years 8 months)

Led the entire global HR and recruitment function, managing a team of 6 and owning the HR budget to standardize people operations across the organisation.

HR strategy Talent Acquisition Organizational Design Team Leadership Global HR

Managing Director

Dext

Jul 2019 - Nov 2023 (4 years 4 months)

Managed Bulgarian operations for a fintech company of 170 staff, overseeing office management, procurement, payroll, finance, recruitment and acting as legal entity Managing Director.

Operations Management Payroll Procurement Vendor Management Recruitment Office Management & Compliance

HR Manager

Dext

Sep 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Delivered HR and administrative services for the Bulgarian entity, including recruitment, payroll, vendor and office management, and budget control.

HR Operations Recruitment Payroll Vendor Management Office Management Employee Relations

Head of HR & Administration

CSMS

Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year)

Directed HR, office, IT infrastructure and finance for a call centre of 240 agents, led budget planning and audit preparations including ISO 27001 readiness.

HR Management Budgeting IT Infrastructure & Compliance ISO 27001 Office Management Payroll

HR Manager (Interim)

Bulpros

Mar 2017 - Aug 2017 (5 months)

Provided HR services to 850 employees across software development and customer support teams and served as HR budget owner during interim engagement.

HR Operations Talent Management Payroll Workforce Planning Employee Relations

TA Manager

EPAM

May 2015 - Mar 2017 (1 year 10 months)

Led a team of IT recruiters and owned the talent acquisition budget to deliver high-volume technical hiring for the organisation.

Technical Recruiting Talent Acquisition Team Leadership Sourcing Interviewing Budget Management

HR Manager

EPSN Workforce

Jul 2014 - May 2015 (10 months)

Acted as Operations Manager providing HR and recruitment services to IT and engineering clients, establishing office and team from scratch.

HR Services Recruitment Operations Management Team Building Onboarding Workforce Planning

HR Lead

Computer Sciences Corporation

Apr 2012 - Jul 2014 (2 years 3 months)

Led HR team serving 750 employees, implementing performance management, recruitment and career development processes to improve organisational HR capabilities.

Performance Management Recruitment Career Development HR Processes Team Leadership HRIS

Branch Operations Manager

CPL

Mar 2011 - Apr 2012 (1 year 1 month)

Built branch operations from scratch and established teams delivering services to IT and BPO clients, overseeing daily operational delivery.

Operations Operations Team Building Client Services Recruitment Client Management

Knowledge Management Senior Executive

KPMG

May 2007 - Mar 2010 (2 years 10 months)

Led a knowledge management project across four countries and supported internal audits and advisory projects to improve knowledge sharing and compliance.

Knowledge Management Project Leadership Audit Support Process Improvement