Dan Veliki
Recruiter
Moscow, RU.About
A seasoned recruiter with over 10 years of experience, Dan Veliki specializes in rapidly identifying and placing mid- to senior-level talent across IT, retail, and manufacturing sectors. He consistently delivers high-quality candidates faster than industry averages, often closing critical roles in weeks instead of months. Dan's expertise spans full-cycle recruitment, strategic sourcing, and talent acquisition, consistently saving clients significant time and resources while ensuring optimal team scaling and operational efficiency.
Work
IT Company (Cybersecurity)
|HR Generalist Placement
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Summary
Successfully recruited a versatile HR Generalist for a rapidly growing 7-year-old cybersecurity IT firm, establishing their first HR function to cover compensation, recruitment, onboarding, development, and strategic planning, resulting in a critical hire within 21 days.
Highlights
Strategically sourced 309 candidates from foreign IT firms exiting Russia, leading to 1 offer accepted from 16 shortlisted resumes and 13 interviews.
Accelerated hiring process, closing the role in 21 days (9 days from contact to offer), significantly faster than the 60-day industry average.
Successfully offloaded 100% of the owner's HR tasks, enabling focus on core business operations.
Generated approximately 40 days of savings in search time compared to in-house recruitment efforts.
Italian Clothing Retailer
|Store Network Manager Placement
Yakutsk, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
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Summary
Expeditiously filled an urgent Store Network Manager role for a women's Italian clothing store chain, securing a scaling expert and achieving closure in just 8 days, enabling smooth client relocation.
Highlights
Identified and secured a scaling expert by sourcing 9 resumes, conducting 8 interviews, and submitting 4 candidates, resulting in 1 successful placement.
Achieved rapid closure in 8 days, significantly faster than the 60-80 day average, saving the client approximately 30 days.
Enabled smooth client relocation through expedited talent acquisition, minimizing operational disruption.
Event Company
|Wedding Project Manager Placement
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Summary
Recruited three highly qualified Wedding Project Managers for an event company, exceeding the target of two hires within 28 days by managing over 600 applications and rigorous selection criteria.
Highlights
Managed a high-volume recruitment process via social media, processing >600 applications, shortlisting 45, and conducting 37 interviews.
Oversaw rigorous selection including 17 tests and 5 trial days, leading to 3 successful hires, exceeding the target of 2.
Closed roles in 28 days, outperforming the 40-50 day average and strengthening the team for peak season.
Engineering Firm
|Estimator Placement
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Summary
Promptly addressed an urgent need for an Estimator for a contractor engineering firm following a sudden staff departure, securing a key hire in 11 days and saving over 200K RUB compared to outsourcing.
Highlights
Conducted targeted sourcing from closed engineering firms' ex-employees, shortlisting 7 candidates and conducting 7 interviews.
Secured 1 successful placement from 4 client submissions, addressing an urgent need following a sudden staff departure.
Achieved an expedited closure in 11 days, saving approximately 50 days compared to the 50-60 day average and over 200K RUB versus outsourcing the search.
IT Company (Cybersecurity)
|Fullstack Developer Placement (Vue3/Node.js/TS)
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Summary
Recruited a Fullstack Developer specializing in Vue3, Node.js, and TypeScript for a fast-growing cybersecurity IT firm, securing a key expert in corporate vulnerabilities within 55 days, significantly faster than industry averages.
Highlights
Targeted developers with pentest/vulnerability experience, identifying 172 resumes and conducting 17 interviews.
Secured 1 offer accepted from 9 client submissions and 7 technical tests for a critical Fullstack Developer role.
Successfully closed the position in 55 days (24 days from top candidate contact), significantly faster than the 80-90 day average, ensuring the team gained a key specialist without growth delays.
Multi-brand Manufacturing/Retail Company
|Commercial Director Placement
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Summary
Successfully recruited a Commercial Director for a multi-brand manufacturing and retail firm, achieving an exceptionally fast closure in 2 weeks during the pre-holiday rush, ensuring the new hire joined strategic planning without delay.
Highlights
Managed a focused recruitment process, selecting 22 resumes, conducting 20 interviews, and submitting 8 candidates to the client.
Facilitated 2 trial days resulting in 1 retained offer for a Commercial Director role.
Achieved an exceptionally fast closure in 2 weeks during the December pre-holiday rush and market slowdown, significantly beating the 6-8 week expectation, enabling the new hire to join strategic planning in early January.
Skills
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
Executive Search, Technical Recruitment, IT Recruitment, Retail Recruitment, Manufacturing Recruitment, Full-Cycle Recruitment, Candidate Sourcing, Interviewing, Offer Negotiation, Team Scaling.
HR Consulting & Strategy
HR Strategy, Onboarding, Compensation & Benefits, HR Function Development, Workforce Planning, Organizational Development.
Project & Client Management
Project Coordination, Deadline Management, Process Optimization, Client Relationship Management, Stakeholder Management, Business Development, Commercial Proposals.
Technical Expertise (Recruitment Focus)
Cybersecurity Talent Acquisition, Fullstack Developer Recruitment (Vue3, Node.js, TypeScript), Pentest Talent Sourcing, Vulnerability Assessment Talent.
Business Impact & Efficiency
Cost Savings, Time Efficiency, Quality Assurance, Market Analysis, Rapid Placement, Performance Metrics.