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Maria Cristina Guijt

@mariacristinaguijt

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Talent Acquisition partner delivering full-cycle recruitment and scalable hiring frameworks.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I seek a strategic recruitment role where I can build scalable hiring frameworks, lead full-cycle talent acquisition, partner with leaders on regional expansion, and improve processes and candidate experience in a collaborative, growth-focused company.

I am a results-driven Talent Acquisition Partner with 10+ years' experience delivering full-cycle recruitment across APAC and EMEA for enterprise, startup, and remote-first clients.

I have a strong track record of sourcing niche talent across Fintech/Payments, SaaS/PaaS, IT, Infrastructure, Telco, E‑Commerce, Travel, and Gaming, delivering 150+ hires in 12 months and reducing time-to-fill by 30%.

I excel in stakeholder management, market intelligence, recruitment technology (Avature, BrassRing, Lever, Beamery, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ), and building 0–1 hiring strategies that scale regional expansion and GTM functions.

I am pragmatic and process-focused: I align talent strategy with business priorities, optimize recruitment-to-onboarding workflows using HRIS and tools like Humaans, Jira, Confluence, and create candidate-focused employer branding materials to improve hiring outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Talent Acquisition Manager

Current

Unlimit

Feb 2025 - Present (8 months)

Lead end-to-end hiring for GTM, Sales, Account Management, and Partnerships across APAC, developing 0–1 recruitment strategies and reducing sourcing-to-hire friction for regional expansion.

Talent Strategy Sourcing Humaans Jira Confluence Stakeholder Management Onboarding

Sourcing Recruiter

Amazon Web Services

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025 (11 months)

Designed and executed sourcing strategies for AWS Infrastructure Services across Data Center, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Engineering, and presented hiring metrics to senior stakeholders.

Sourcing LinkedIn Recruiter ATS

Global Recruitment Consultant

M.C.G. Resourcing

Oct 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Operated as a global recruitment partner for remote-first startups and SMEs, delivering full-cycle hiring for Technology, Product, and GTM roles across Europe, APAC, and South America.

Sourcing Employer Branding Canva ATS

Recruitment Consultant

Upwork & Freelancer.com

Jun 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 5 months)

Delivered full-cycle recruitment for global clients in fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce as a top-rated freelancer, managing sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding for distributed teams.

Sourcing Interviewing Onboarding Client Management Upwork

Recruiter – Talent Delivery

Korn Ferry

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Designed sourcing strategies and managed pipelines to deliver candidates for Product, IT, and Operations roles for global clients under strict SLA targets.

Sourcing Pipeline Management SLA

Senior Associate (Resourcer)

Capgemini

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Delivered multi-channel sourcing for EMEA clients, acted as ATS super-user (Kenexa BrassRing, Avature), and partnered with senior managers to meet hiring goals across Infrastructure and Technology.

Kenexa BrassRing Avature Sourcing ATS Reporting Stakeholder Management Candidate Pipelines

HR Officer

Techno Global Team

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 11 months)

Managed end-to-end HR operations for 60 staff with 50% focus on recruitment, administered payroll and benefits using Sprout HRIS, and improved HR processes and compliance.

HR Operations Recruitment Sprout HRIS Payroll Administration Onboarding Employee Relations

Lead Client Recruitment Specialist

American Express International

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Managed 20–40 requisitions across Banking and Financial Services, collaborating with global recruitment partners to deliver high-volume hiring and achieve rapid time-to-fill.

Client Relations ATS