Goran Kacarski

Provided senior HR advisory and full-cycle talent acquisition for remote-first startups and scale-ups, building hiring processes from scratch and coaching founders and managers through performance management and difficult employee conversations. Designed lightweight HR frameworks as teams scaled from 20 to 100 people, combining TA+HRBP to define roles.

Served as HRBP for R&D and Product across EMEA and North America, supporting 400+ engineers, product managers, and designers on org design, team performance, and people risk. Bridged TA and HRBP during structural change, coaching engineering managers through performance conversations and managing complex employee relations cases across multiple jurisdictions.

Led simultaneous HR operations and full-cycle talent acquisition across 90+ employees and multiple international client accounts. Reduced time-to-hire by 30% via process redesign, built an R&D team from zero to fully placed in under 90 days, and reduced first-year turnover by 25% through early performance management

This was a parallel (contract) engagement.
Provided freelance HR and recruitment advisory to international startups and SMEs, including employment contract drafting, policy design, and hiring process builds. Advised founders on early employee relations challenges while operating remotely across European and international markets.

Managed the full HR lifecycle across multiple entities, combining HRBP advisory for senior leaders with hands-on recruitment across technical, engineering, and commercial functions. Co-created the R&D department for the Green Machines product line from scratch and reduced workforce fluctuation by 20% using structured retention strategies and performance monitoring across three jurisdictions.

Built employment documentation, labour law compliance, and recruitment processes for a large-scale 1,000+ employee workforce. Established operational HR foundations supporting later HR practice and compliance decisions.

Provided legal and administrative support in a regulated environment, developing strong contract drafting and compliance habits that informed employment risk decisions and employee relations case management.

Completed the Academy for Talent Acquisition in IT from September 2023 to September 2024.

Completed the Bar Exam (Legal Bar Qualification) in October 2017.

Completed Claude 101 training with Anthropic in 2026.

Completed a Master's degree in business law at the Faculty of Law 'Justinianus Primus' in Skopje from 2012 to 2016.

Completed What Is Generative AI training with Anthropic in 2026.

Completed Generative AI for Business Leaders training with Microsoft and LinkedIn in 2026.

Completed Generative AI Recruiting and Talent Acquisition training with LinkedIn and PMI in 2026.

Completed Human Resources Management & Labour Law training with Hay Group.

Completed Creating a Winning Team training with DHL Learning & Development.

Completed Implementing HR Management System training with TQM Consulting.

Completed AI Fluency training in 2026.

Completed Dispute Settlement Mechanism training with the United Nations.