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Strahinja Ćalić
@strahinjacalic
Fractional Hiring & Business Process Outsource Partner
What I'm looking for
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
Executive Partner, Job Search Coach
HAX Consulting
Feb 2026 - Present (2 months)
Career Partner and a Job Search Coach, providing Professional Consulting, Coaching and related Services for Executives of various levels (UAE, GCC area).
Senior Career Advisor
CareerHigher
Feb 2026 - Present (2 months)
Sell, develop, and deliver executive job search and career consulting, including discovery sessions and tailored personal branding and transferable-skills positioning. Lead end-to-end CV and LinkedIn production, provide structured feedback to delivery teams, and drive revenue growth via balanced B2B delivery capacity and B2C marketing conversions.
Fractional Hiring, Biz & Coaching
Calic's Exec.
Dec 2025 - Present (4 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.
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.
Summarized pre HR & Business Career
Resume Summarization
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.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Swiss School of Business and Management - Geneva
Certified Professional in Human Resources Management, Human Resources
2024 - 2024
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Website
calicexec.comSocial media
Job categories
Skills
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