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Michał Kizelbach

@michakizelbach

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I lead global talent acquisition and AI-powered sourcing to cut time-to-hire and sourcing costs in scale-ups.

Poland

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a high-growth team where I can lead end-to-end recruiting and AI-powered sourcing—improving time-to-hire, offer acceptance, and sourcing costs—while partnering closely with stakeholders and scaling best practices.

I’m a Talent Acquisition Specialist and leader with 7+ years of experience across high-growth startups and scale-ups in EMEA and the US. I run full-cycle recruitment with a consistent 90%+ offer acceptance rate in both in-house and RPO environments, combining talent mapping, market analysis, and strong stakeholder management.

In my recent role as Talent Acquisition Lead (Global) at neustark, I sourced and placed 30+ candidates for IT and revenue-generating roles while reducing time-to-fill by 13% for key positions. I built and led a team of 3 TA Specialists across DACH, FR, and UK, and integrated AI-driven sourcing tools (Clay, AmazingHiring, and enrichment workflows) to improve sourcing efficiency by 15% and cut manual research time by 23%.

Previously at Alokai, I drove adoption of an AI strategy across sales, GTM, and recruitment teams, using Zapier and n8n to increase operational efficiency by 20% and reduce lead research time by 23%. I also delivered AI-driven sourcing improvements—reducing average sourcing time by 25% and growing the passive candidate pipeline by 40%—and earlier trained IT recruiters through 50+ sourcing workshops that improved sourcing success rates by 35%.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Talent Acquisition Lead

Neustark

Jan 2024 - Apr 2026 (2 years 3 months)

Sourced and placed 30+ candidates for IT and revenue roles, reducing time-to-fill by 13% for key positions. Built and led a team of 3 TA specialists and integrated Clay/AmazingHiring enrichment workflows to improve sourcing efficiency by 15%, cut manual research time by 23%, and reduce sourcing costs by 17%.

Market Analysis Clay AmazingHiring Team Leadership Time To Fill Optimization Data Driven Jobboard Analysis

Talent Acquisition & AI Ambassador

Alokai

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Placed 25+ candidates in tech and engineering roles across Poland and the US, achieving a 100% offer acceptance rate. Defined the company’s AI strategy and implemented Zapier/n8n automation to increase operational efficiency by 20%, reduce lead research time by 23%, cut sourcing time by 25%, grow the passive pipeline by 40%, and train business users while migrating Notion data to Confluence.

Zapier N8n Passive Pipeline Growth Recruitment Automation Stakeholder Management AI Training Notion To Confluence Migration

International Sourcing Trainer

Rocket Hive

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Delivered 50+ advanced sourcing workshops for IT recruiters and HR professionals, improving sourcing success rates by 35%. Built a training curriculum adopted company-wide, increasing recruiter efficiency by 15%.

Workshop Facilitation Continuous Improvement

Talent Acquisition SME

Bee Talents

Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years)

Built and led a 12-person sourcing team across Poland and Germany, defining company-wide sourcing best practices and centralizing the sourcing function for international clients (including Allegro, Deloitte, and Nordcloud). Drove end-to-end recruitment for IT and commercial roles (PHP, Python, Java, front-end, QA, sales), achieving 100% RPO client retention while reducing time per hire by 10% and

Full cycle Recruitment Team Leadership Sourcing PHP Recruiting Python Recruiting QA Stakeholder Management