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Maja Petrović

@majapetrovic

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I am an innovative, energetic HR professional and international IT/Tech recruiter

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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What I'm looking for

I am a strong advocate for location independence, autonomy, non-set schedule, and no micro-management at work - I thrive when I'm trusted that I am capable of delivering high-quality work results and allowed to set up my work day as I see fit.

I am an innovative, energetic HR professional. I am passionate about fuelling employees' well-being and their motivation that leads to increased productivity for the Company's benefit, but even more so for their happiness. My focus and attention to each and every person individually and my capability to recognise everyone's worth allow me to create an amazing work environment, full of happy faces of people loving what they do, day in and day out.

I started my career in HR and in IT industry in 2013 and I absolutely fell in love. Ever since, I have been enjoying in my roles in international tech companies, as HR Manager, People Operations Manager, CHRO, Lead Talent Manager etc. As a devoted recruiter, I direct all my strivings into providing a fantastic candidate experience.

I am a very self – motivated, energetic person. Colleagues can rely on me and my skills, as I always strive to improve them. Besides, I am a very fast learner and I think knowledge and capabilities are our greatest strength.

My leadership style is setting my team up for success by:

- trusting that they will do their job to their highest capabilities

- providing them with all the tools they need to do their work

- ensuring that the tools they are using in their day-to-day work are making our lives easier

- allowing them to prioritise and do their work at their schedule, without pinging them to check what is done

- being at their disposal at any time if they are blocked or need any help with making a decision

- not making any decision that will affect my team without asking for their input and then coming up with the best thing together.

Experience

Lead Talent Manager

UpStack

Jun 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 8 months)

● Lead the team of Talent Managers, providing support and guidance, help with on boarding and POC for any queries / blockers
● Full recruitment cycle (assess applications, filter candidates, first and follow-up meetings and interviews, facilitate technical part of the hiring process, decide whether to extend an offer, onboarding, maintaining the long-lasting relationships with the community)

Recruitment Leadership Talent Management LinkedIn Recruiter Technical Recruitment

HR Manager

Familia

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 (10 months)

Set up the HR department
● Establish the best team of medical staff
● Implement performance appraisals
● Define HR policies and company procedures
● On-boarding
● Compose employee handbook under the Labour Law
● Full recruitment cycle
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HR Administration Recruitment HR Management HR Operations

People Operations Manager

Disperse

Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 (3 months)

Set up the People Operations department
● Establish strong bond between IT and Architecture departments
● Implement soft skills workshops and trainings
● Define benefits
● Conduct happiness and engagement survey and define plan of action based on results
● Full recruitment cycle

Recruitment Communications Leadership People Operations Management

Chief HR and CX Officer

IuteCredit

May 2019 - Jan 2020 (8 months)

I was the Chief HR and CX officer at IuteCredit, a micro-finance company that provides extraordinary customer experience. The role was a challenging mix of HR work as well as making sure our customers are in fact provided with extraordinary customer experience in record time all the while keeping on top of the team’s wellbeing. I led the team of 15 Customer Advisors and full recruitment cycle.

Recruitment Reporting Team Management People Operations Management

Poeple Operations Manager

Ministry of Programming

Mar 2017 - May 2019 (2 years 2 months)

Set up People Operations department and processes
Act as Company’s Ambassador at meet-ups, conferences, job fairs etc.
Continuously be on the lookout for the new top talent
Look after teammates’ well-being, health and working environment
Focus on driving performance and delivering high-quality work results, while enabling a happy and thriving workplace
Attract, recruit and retain the best talent