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Elena Szilvia GÁL

Elena Szilvia GÁL

Budapest

Summary

HR professional with substantial experience in recruiting top talent across diverse industries in EMEA. Establishes and maintains effective recruitment processes to deliver five-star candidate experience and contribute to employment branding. Known for adaptability and reliability, with strong skills in candidate assessment and stakeholder management, communication and problem solving, fostering collaborative work environment that adapts to evolving needs. With focus on building future experts and leadership by elevating and developing talents, capable of unlocking potential, driving growth, and steering projects to successful completion with focus on impactful outcomes.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
07.2023 - Current

Global non-profit humanitarian organization / 190 countries / 2500+ employees


2-year contract


  • Partnering with hiring managers in identifying solutions and strategy for regional recruitment needs for all-level positions in EMEA
  • Acting as a main focal point for subcontracting partners in regards to the recruitment lifecycle and contracting
  • Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and hiring teams to ensure recruitment goals are met and the decisions of the workforce plan are implemented accurately and in a timely manner
  • Supporting and developing internal and external hiring processes and retention
  • Developing delivery capabilities across the region by supporting people leadership
  • Managing two direct reports in assigning their tasks and responsibilities, training in both hard and soft skills, and monitoring and evaluating their progress

Internal Talent Acquisition Partner

Cielo Talent
07.2022 - 07.2023

Global RPO HR service provider / 120 countries / 2200+ employees


  • Hiring and mentoring recruiters and talent acquisition coordinators in EMEA regions
  • Providing end-to-end recruitment support for all corporate functions as well as building teams providing RPO HR services for global key accounts
  • Partnering with Cielo leaders & client stakeholders to ensure the success of launching and existing accounts
  • Demonstrating in-depth knowledge of the employment market, challenges, and specific client and industry needs
  • Working fully remotely as part of a global team, with main focus on EMEA region


Senior Recruitment Specialist

OBI Hungary Retail Ltd.
01.2022 - 06.2022

Retail / 2000+ employees


6-month contract


  • Managing end-to-end recruitment projects from junior to management level to ensure the proper functioning of the headquarter
  • Working directly together as first point of contact to line, project and top managers, ensuring collaborative relationships by providing them support and consultation on recruitment and organizational development
  • On-the-job training for junior TA colleagues
  • Talent management and strategic planning, optimizing HR processes and operations
  • Starting up a refugee hiring program and dual education program during Ukrainian impact as CSR project

Senior HR Specialist

4iG
01.2019 - 01.2021

IT / 700+ employees


  • Managing end-to-end recruitment projects at a fast-growing, high-demand IT enterprise (hiring 200 employees/year)
  • Working directly together as first point of contact to line, project and top managers, ensuring collaborative relationships by providing them support in recruitment and organizational development
  • Being responsible for recruiting, succession planning and talent management of HR professionals to ensure dynamic growth of the team to meet organizational needs
  • Strategic planning, optimizing HR procedures, also representing company at professional events, starting up and managing CSR and other HR projects
  • Collaborating in employer branding, candidate and employee experience initiations

Program Manager / HR Business Partner

Salva Vita Foundation
01.2017 - 01.2019

Non-profit to for-profit / The foundation is focusing on those with changed work capacity, preparing and placing them at the open job market, while also providing professional and hands-on support for employers in order to become a truly diverse and welcoming workplace, also representing the foundation in relevant forums


  • Being first point of contact for all related companies in Budapest (mainly multinational companies and enterprises in every field of business), working closely together with boards of directors
  • Stakeholder and key account management, business development, consulting foreign investors on local manpower and recruitment strategies
  • CSR, disability and diversity consulting
  • Holding and instructing disability sensitization trainings, workshops
  • Pre- and full-scale organizational development audit with recruitment and diversity focus
  • Search and selection of potential candidates for positions in several fields of business
  • Key accounts included: BP, Eaton, Morgan Stanley, Philip Morris, G.E., Accor, Givaudan, IBM, MOL, Budapest Bank, Unicredit Bank

Office and Client Services Manager

ATC International Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2013

Global training service provider


  • Starting up and managing the Hungarian branch of a British-owned, international financial training (ACCA, DipIFR, CIMA, CPA) and consulting company
  • Cover and manage the whole workflow cooperating with the management and other partner offices in EMEA and APAC
  • Searching, selecting and coordinating sub-contractors, trainers, staff
  • Key account management (mainly big4 companies)
  • Preparing and presenting reports and evaluations

Senior HR Consultant / Team Lead

Work Force Ltd.
01.2006 - 01.2008

Recruitment agency


  • E2E search and selection projects for positions of every seniority level
  • Account management, business development
  • Managing the work of a team of 3
  • Training new researcher and junior consultants in 10 offices countrywide
  • Developing new company image by re-designing the company’s web site
  • Creating a whole new ATS and administration system
  • Working out new sales strategies and contracting


HR Consultant

TARGET Hungária Ltd.
01.2005 - 01.2006

Executive recruitment agency


  • As a consultant, my tasks were to search and select potential candidates for positions in several fields of business, direct search, database management, finding new clients, account management


Headhunter

Recruitment International Ltd.
01.2004 - 01.2005

Executive recruitment agency


  • Working for a recruitment company as a direct search specialist, my tasks were to search and select potential candidates for positions in several fields of business, finding new clients, also helping the work of senior consultants

Education

M.A. - English

Eötvös Loránd University

Skills

  • E2E selection process
  • Global talent acquisition
  • Executive search
  • Project management
  • Team management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Employer branding
  • Diversity consulting
  • Business coaching
  • Leadership development
  • Organizational development
  • Recruitment metrics
  • Applicant tracking systems
  • Employee referral programs
  • Internal mobility
  • Training and mentoring

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Hungarian
Proficient
C2
German
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
07.2023 - Current

Internal Talent Acquisition Partner

Cielo Talent
07.2022 - 07.2023

Senior Recruitment Specialist

OBI Hungary Retail Ltd.
01.2022 - 06.2022

Senior HR Specialist

4iG
01.2019 - 01.2021

Program Manager / HR Business Partner

Salva Vita Foundation
01.2017 - 01.2019

Office and Client Services Manager

ATC International Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2013

Senior HR Consultant / Team Lead

Work Force Ltd.
01.2006 - 01.2008

HR Consultant

TARGET Hungária Ltd.
01.2005 - 01.2006

Headhunter

Recruitment International Ltd.
01.2004 - 01.2005

M.A. - English

Eötvös Loránd University
Elena Szilvia GÁL