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Head of HR

FinTech · Europe · Spain

Total compensation band $180K+. The figure is the member's band, not an offer.

Chartered Fellow CIPD with 20+ years of strategic HR leadership experience across high-growth technology companies and multinational corporations. Built and scaled HR functions from startup to 50,000+ employees, with proven expertise in organizational design, talent transformation, and culture development. Currently operating as fractional HR director for FinTech and tech companies while seeking next senior executive role.

Achievements

• Elevated Tinkoff employer brand from #200 to #2 with +12% employee engagement
• Built HR organizations from zero across multiple companies including 260+ employee structure at EVYAP
• Led organizational design for major digital startups within Yandex ecosystem
• Achieved +33% key talent engagement improvement at Tinkoff
• Successfully managed HR integration during Kraft Foods acquisition at Dirol Cadbury

Skills

• HR Strategy
• Organizational Design
• Strategic Business Partnering
• Leadership Development
• Talent Development
• Change Management
• Performance Management
• Employer Branding
• Stakeholder Management
• Workforce Planning
• Culture Transformation
• Employee Engagement

Looking for

• Chief People Officer
• HR Director
• VP People & Culture

Experience

• Fractional Director — Confidential FinTech & Tech Companies 2021 - Present

  Provides HR strategies and operating models for FinTech, GameDev and tech companies. Focuses on organizational design for scaling, engagement improvement, and HR team capability building.

• HR VP — VK Ecosystem 2022 - 2024

  Developed mid and long-term HR strategy for 17,000+ employee ecosystem spanning EdTech, FinTech, IT, and Media. Built HR leadership team and strengthened employer brand and senior talent acquisition.

• Group HR Director — Tinkoff 2018 - 2021

  Built strong HR function for 50,000+ employee FinTech organization during rapid growth. Elevated employer brand from #200 to #2, achieved +12% employee engagement and +33% key talent engagement.

• HR Director — Yandex.Market 2017 - 2018

  Led organizational design for two major digital startups within the ecosystem. Developed talent pipeline and employer brand while driving culture and values transformation.

• Senior HR Business Partner — Yandex 2015 - 2017

  Strategic HR partner for 6 business units covering 2,100+ employees. Led organizational design, grading review, unified bonus system implementation and performance management culture launch.

• Head of HR & Administrative — EVYAP 2013 - 2015

  Built complete organization from zero including structure, HR processes, team, and reward systems. Formed management team and designed hiring process for 260+ employees in FMCG environment.

• Senior HR Business Partner / Head of C&B — AstraZeneca 2010 - 2012

  Led organizational restructuring, performance management, and compensation & benefits. Managed HRIS SAP migration and global HR standards alignment for pharmaceutical operations.

• Head of HR Commercial / C&B Executive / Recruitment Manager — Dirol Cadbury 2004 - 2010

  Developed HR strategy for commercial divisions across Russia & CIS. Owned full compensation & benefits, workforce planning and budgeting. Led HR integration during Kraft Foods acquisition.

Languages

• English (C1)
• Russian (C2)

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