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Genie Shi

@genieshi

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Talent Acquisition and People leader scaling fintech teams with AI-driven recruiting and people ops.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead global talent and people operations in fast-scaling, remote-first companies—building recruiting and HR infrastructure from scratch, improving hiring velocity with automation, and strengthening culture through clear processes and measurable outcomes.

I’m a Talent Acquisition and People leader with 8+ years of experience building and scaling teams across VC-backed fintech, crypto, and digital asset infrastructure. I’ve served as both a founding recruiter and founding People lead—partnering directly with founders to stand up talent functions, scale global hiring, and implement people operational infrastructure from scratch.

I’ve delivered rapid growth by leading end-to-end recruiting across technical, commercial, and executive roles, while using AI and automation to improve recruiting and people operations. Highlights include scaling teams from 40→60 in 3 months (sole People & Talent hire), supporting 80→200 headcount growth across multiple regions, reducing time-to-hire from 12 weeks to 4 weeks, and maintaining 98% workforce retention through a major merger—grounded in strong culture integration and scalable processes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founding Talent Acquisition & People Lead

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Morph Network

May 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Built the People function from scratch and scaled headcount from 40 to 60 in three months while serving as the company’s first People & Talent hire. Led end-to-end global recruiting and created core People Ops infrastructure, leveraging Claude to automate HR workflows.

Talent Acquisition People Operations Global Recruiting Telegram LinkedIn Onboarding Offboarding Payroll Coordination Employee Retention Values Programme Claude Workflows OKR Review Workflow Candidate Interview Pack

Talent Acquisition Manager (Founding TA)

Socrates Global

Oct 2023 - May 2024 (7 months)

Was the first dedicated Talent Acquisition hire and supported hypergrowth from 80 to 200 employees across multiple regions within eight months. Implemented Lever ATS, structured interview frameworks, and scalable recruitment processes to improve hiring quality and consistency.

Talent Acquisition International Recruiting Workforce Planning Talent Strategy Structured Interviews

Talent Acquisition Partner

Capital.com

Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 (10 months)

Managed 25+ concurrent requisitions across Product, Technology, and Corporate functions in CIS and EMEA regions. Improved hiring speed by reducing time-to-hire from 12 weeks to 4 weeks and lowered agency reliance from 80% to 5% while launching a global employee referral programme.

Talent Acquisition Direct Sourcing Process Redesign Agency Reduction Workforce Planning Stakeholder Management

Recruitment Consultant

Elite Associates

Jan 2017 - Jan 2022 (5 years)

Delivered executive and specialist search assignments for luxury and premium brands across Europe and Asia. Produced strong consulting performance, generating £300k+ annual billings after the post-pandemic recovery period.

Executive Search Talent Sourcing Stakeholder Management Recruitment For Luxury Brands