Éva Balatoni
Szeged,Hungary
Summary
Results-driven Talent Acquisition leader with 10+ years of experience scaling high-performing recruitment functions across Europe and emerging markets. Proven track record in building TA strategies from scratch, leading large international teams and enabling rapid business growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Head of Talent Acquisition Hungary
HTEC Group
2022.01 - 2026.06
Talent Acquisition Manager
EPAM Systems
Szeged
2020.01 - 2022.01
- Grew Szeged office to 500 employees
- Launched Croatia and Serbia offices with first 100 hires
- EPAM impact award: top 1% of company performers.
- Finished working here with more than 1000+ offers made by myself (2015-22)
- Led team of 25 recruiters, multiple European locations - implemented hiring campaigns and 48-hour recruitment processes
- Managed high-volume and niche hiring simultaneously (engineering, leadership roles)
- Optimized recruiter performance through coaching, KPIs, and performance frameworks
- Partnered with senior stakeholders on workforce planning and budget forecasting
- Represented company at job fairs and business-related events as speaker
- Participated in educational activities from kids to interns
Lead Recruiter
EPAM Systems
Szeged
2019.01 - 2020.01
- Led team of 5 recruiters
- Mentored and promoted junior recruiters into senior roles
- Acted as escalation point for complex or executive-level hires
- Represented company at job fairs and business related events as speaker
- Participated in educational activities from kids to interns
Senior Recruiter
EPAM Systems
Szeged
2018.01 - 2019.01
- Performed sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing of all levels' of IT candidates, executive searches, architects.
- Built strong passive candidate pipelines for hard-to-fill roles (Hungary)
- Introduced structured interview practices improving hiring quality, office visits
- Stakeholder management
- Mentored junior and medior recruiters
Recruiter
EPAM Systems
Szeged
2015.01 - 2018.01
- Sourced and recruited candidates for Hungarian and Swiss open positions, developed strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn and alternative channels
- Participated in recruitment events to connect with potential candidates
Education
Employment Relations and Legal Studies
University of Szeged
2009.01 - 2014.01
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Workforce planning
- Diversity hiring
- Stakeholder management
- Team Leadership
- Public speaking
Websites
Certification
- Social Talent Certified Recruiter
- Sourcing Leadership Seminar 2022
- Certified Workplace First Aider
Timeline
Head of Talent Acquisition Hungary
HTEC Group
2022.01 - 2026.06
Talent Acquisition Manager
EPAM Systems
2020.01 - 2022.01
Lead Recruiter
EPAM Systems
2019.01 - 2020.01
Senior Recruiter
EPAM Systems
2018.01 - 2019.01
Recruiter
EPAM Systems
2015.01 - 2018.01
Employment Relations and Legal Studies
University of Szeged
2009.01 - 2014.01