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Strahinja Ćalić

@strahinjacalic

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Fractional Hiring & Business Process Outsource Partner

Serbia

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What I'm looking for

New opportunities for a healthy collaboration synergy.

I'm a Fractional Talent and Business Partner with 12+ years of experience across client-facing roles, consulting, global recruitment, and People Operations. I help clients save resources and improve operational efficiency through specialized staffing, project-based hiring, and outsourcing consulting. I’ve supported international team scaling, early-stage growth, and C-level advisory, while also coaching executives and specialists. My focus includes Tech (IT & Software Development), Professional Services/Coaching, Green Energy & Sustainability, Legal & Medical Cannabis, Business Consulting, and new ventures.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Fractional Hiring, Biz & Coaching

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Calic's Exec.

Dec 2025 - Present (6 months)

Act as a global Talent Acquisition, coaching, and business development partner for startups, agencies, and SMEs, supporting hiring and leadership/career transitions. Operate across multiple regions and industries including tech, business/finance, professional services, green energy, and legal/medical cannabis.

Executive Coaching Startup Consulting Stakeholder Management Business Development Client Advisory Hiring strategy Remote talent support

HR Business Partner (HRBP)

Hotovo

Sep 2022 - Aug 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Executed global talent acquisition and people operations during a scaling period, delivering full-cycle recruitment for mid-to-senior software engineering roles. Helped set up the Serbia branch within 5 months, contributed ~10% business growth through hiring and operational support, reduced external training costs by up to 30% via internal L&D programs, and led an HR team of 3.

Stakeholder Management Global Talent Acquisition Conflict Resolution People Operations Organizational Development Recruitment HR process design Team Leadership KPI Tracking Learning & Development

Summarized pre HR & Business Career

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Sep 2014 - Aug 2021 (6 years 11 months)

Summary of my career before transition to HR and related Business.

Starting in Sales at NIS Gazprom Neft (2014), I moved to consultative B2C sales at Silver Bell Group (2017), then NCR Corporation (2019), where I gained corporate and customer relations experience. From 2020, I began resume consulting, leading to Recruitment in 2021, later expanding into HR, Operations, and Business Development.