MKMadina Kakibayeva
@madinakakibayeva
Talent Acquisition partner focused on building scalable hiring pipelines.
KazakhstanWhat I'm looking for
I am a Talent Acquisition Partner with 1.5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience hiring across product, creative, and technical roles in fast-paced, remote-first environments. I have built recruitment pipelines and onboarding workflows from scratch, reduced time-to-hire by 36%, and consistently achieved high offer acceptance and 3-month retention rates.
I source globally across CIS, Eastern Europe, and Asia using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, Telegram and job boards, and I collaborate closely with founders and cross-functional teams to define hiring priorities and evaluation criteria. I am organized, results-driven, and focused on improving candidate experience, hiring strategy, and scalable process development.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Educational Center Erudit
Feb 2025 - Present (8 months)
Managed full-cycle recruitment for educational and operational roles, hiring 20+ teachers, coordinators, and project managers and reducing average time-to-hire by 36% to 14 days. Designed assessment tools and co-developed onboarding processes, increasing new-hire retention by 20%.
Talent Acquisition Partner
Rhinotales LLP
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025 (4 months)
Built recruitment pipelines and interview processes for a gamedev startup and closed niche roles (3D Animator, Unity Developer) within 1.5 months while partnering with founders to define hiring priorities across CIS, Asia, and international markets.
Russian Interpreter
Defrilex
Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 2 months)
Delivered real-time Russian interpretation across healthcare, immigration, and legal sectors and trained junior interpreters on protocols and confidentiality to maintain service quality.
Customer Support Specialist
Q Core Company
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023 (4 months)
Managed 60+ daily support tickets via email, CRM, and chat, streamlined scheduling and ticket resolution to improve response times and customer satisfaction.
Sales Representative
Geberich
Sep 2022 - Mar 2023 (6 months)
Advised clients, processed orders, managed CRM entries, and provided post-sale support for a health & beauty e-commerce business to maintain customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
College of Foreign Languages, Karaganda
Diploma, English Language Teaching
2017 - 2021
Completed a Diploma in English Language Teaching, focusing on language pedagogy and applied English instruction.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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