Sasha Garan

Leading recruitment strategy and operations for an NDA company in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Partner with businesses worldwide to solve talent acquisition challenges, strengthen hiring strategies, and connect business goals with effective talent solutions.

Led Talent Acquisition through significant team growth and organizational change, combining recruitment strategy, team leadership, process optimization, and technology to improve hiring performance. Reduced average time-to-hire by 20 days, managed a team of 5 recruiters, implemented Ashby ATS and AI-powered tools, delivered 90 hires, and built an employee referral program generating 50% of hires.

Led Talent Acquisition and key HR initiatives across Ukraine and Poland, partnering with business leadership to scale teams, strengthen people processes, and align workforce planning with business objectives. Rebuilt recruitment processes reducing time-to-hire by 25%, managed a team of 4, supported new office setup, increased employee retention to 85%, introduced OKRs, and oversaw recruitment and

Led recruitment and HR operations during rapid international growth, scaling the organization from 25 to 120+ employees. Reduced time-to-hire by 40%, led a team of 4 recruiters, built core people processes from scratch, implemented ATS and standardized hiring practices, and introduced OKR framework.

Senior tech recruiter for a product company in the sports industry with 400 employees.

Talent acquisition manager for a product company offering a B2B SaaS platform with 100 employees.

Head of recruitment and adaptation for a marketing and advertising holding with 450 employees.

Led the recruitment process for creative and high-profile roles in television. Hired directors, producers, psychologists, and other key specialists for TV projects. Managed end-to-end recruitment cycle and built strong talent pipelines in the media industry.

Studied Finance at European University.