Ekaterina Grigoreva

Recruiter

Tbilisi, Georgia3 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in executive search and sourcing strategy.
Proven track record in algorithmic trading and crypto recruitment.
Innovative projects enhancing hiring processes and candidate engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialized recruiter in Fintech and Gaming sectors with a focus on technical talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchSourcing StrategyMarket ResearchCandidate EngagementTechnical Sourcing

Other Skills

AsanaBoolean SearchingCandidate Database ManagementCandidate OutreachData AnalysisDatabase ManagementFunnel AnalysisGoogle AnalyticsHiringIT RecruitingIT RecruitmentMicrosoft Power BINetworkingOrg Structure ResearchPeople Management

About

🚀 I’m a talent partner who grew from classic recruiting into sourcing, market analytics, org structure research, and executive search strategy. I don’t just look at candidates and resumes! I look at hiring as a system, and sourcing as a product. 💚 I’m an expert in decoding organizational structures and identifying the right people to solve current business challenges. My background spans algorithmic trading (HFT and MFT), crypto, and gamedev, where I worked with roles from DevOps and Quant Developers to Engineering Directors, Product Owners and CIOs. I deeply enjoy structuring sourcing processes based on business needs using funnel data, source analysis, and long-term candidate behavior. 💼Outside routine, I love launching internal projects that make our hiring smarter, cleaner, and faster for the whole team.

Experience

Playrix

2 roles

Senior Talent Sourcer | Executive search, QA and C++ domains

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Ireland · Remote

Senior Talent Sourcer | Executive search

Feb 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Ireland · Remote

Focused on executive hiring for technical leadership roles: Director of Engineering, Product Director, Group Director, Technical Director, Senior Engineering Manager, Technical Producer.
Key Responsibilities:
Own and lead executive sourcing strategy: continuously analyze funnel conversions, outreach effectiveness, and sourcing channel performance to improve C-level hiring processes and decision-making
Conducted deep org structure research for over 30+ top-tier tech companies across the CIS and EU: identified and mapped all engineering leaders from C-level down to 3 levels below, using public data, interviews, and internal validation from hired candidates
Partnered directly with our Product Directors and COO: led strategic sessions on candidate profile definition, sourcing retrospectives based on detailed analytics, and pipeline planning meetings
Designed and implemented a full restructuring of the candidate database for the management hiring stream (7000+ profiles): introduced tagging, seniority levels, candidate sources, and next-touch logic for long-term pipeline management
Recruitment Projects
Donor Company Intelligence: built a shared database and framework for identifying and exchanging high-value donor companies across all recruiting teams
Market Monitoring System: set up news tracking to spot layoffs, hiring waves, and restructurings for timely outreach
Golden Pool Engagement: created a personalized outreach system for top-tier candidates using long-term networking and custom messaging
Playrix is among the top 3 most successful mobile game developers worldwide and is the world’s largest European mobile gaming publisher. Playrix has over 3,500 employees, more than half of whom work remotely 💚

Executive SearchSourcing StrategyOrg Structure ResearchFunnel AnalysisCandidate Database Management

Quantit

2 roles

Senior Talent Sourcer (IT Recruiter)

Promoted

Aug 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

International tech hiring for algorithmic trading firms (HFT/MFT) and crypto exchanges
quantit.org
Recruited senior and lead-level technical talent worldwide, including C++ Engineers with HFT expertise, Quantitative Developers, and DevOps professionals
Led executive search for high-impact roles: CTO, COO, Head of DevOps, Head of Quantitative Research, and Project/Product Managers
Onboarded and mentored 4 new team members: introduced them to internal recruitment processes and tools, shared domain expertise in the HFT market, guided them through the internal knowledge base, and supported them in drafting initial outreach messages
Designed and executed sourcing strategies, configuring algorithms for automated searches on platforms like Linkedin and hh.ru, adjusting sourcing strategies based on analysis
Built and maintained talent maps of donor companies; conducted direct outreach and active headhunting
Partnered with hiring managers across client companies to align on candidate profiles, coordinate interviews, and finalizing offers
Conducted market research on vacancy demand using tools like Instant Data Scraper and Boolean search analytics
Developed a Custom Search Engine (CSE) to streamline and scale research and sourcing workflows
Used advanced sourcing tools, including AmazingHiring, Lusha, LinkedIn Premium, and Boolean queries across HabrCareer, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, and Telegram communities
OSINT, networking
Managed and updated candidate pipelines using Huntflow ATS
Recruitment Projects:
Designed and introduced SLA principles for hiring managers, aligning expectations and improving the candidate experience across key touchpoints
Maintained an internal knowledge base to accelerate onboarding and reduce ramp-up time for new team members

Technical SourcingMarket ResearchTalent MappingCandidate OutreachSourcing Strategy

Middle IT Recruiter

Aug 2022 – Nov 2022 · 3 mos

Finding experienced senior/lead technical professionals, including roles such as C++ developers with HFT experience, Quantitative Developers, and DevOps professionals
Recruitment Projects:
Initiated and implemented a new candidate database tagging system, improving searchability, segmentation, and team-wide collaboration

Private hedge fund (hft)

2 roles

Middle IT Recruiter

Jan 2022 – Sep 2022 · 8 mos · Remote

Full-cycle recruitment for the following roles: Senior/Lead C++ and Rust Engineer (Core, Market Connectivity), Quantitative Analyst/Developer, CPO (HFT Platform Development), Senior Project Manager, Senior/Lead QA Automation Engineer, Senior Julia Developer, DevOps, SRE
Owned and executed sourcing strategy development: selected appropriate sourcing channels, analyzed funnel conversions, and identified donor companies for talent mapping
Conducted advanced candidate outreach using networking and OSINT techniques for hard-to-reach profiles
Acted as a strategic partner to hiring managers: facilitated intake meetings, analyzed interview outcomes, and continuously refined target profiles and sourcing approaches
Initiated and co-developed an internship program for junior quantitative researchers, with the goal of hiring top-performing interns into full-time roles

Sourcing StrategyCandidate Outreach

Junior IT Recruiter

Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 · 4 mos · Remote

• Full-cycle recruitment for the following roles: Senior/Lead C++ and Rust Engineer (Core, Market Connectivity), Quantitative Analyst/Developer, SRE

Data-driven lab

Junior IT Recruiter (Researcher)

Jul 2021 – Sep 2021 · 2 mos · Белград, Сербия · Remote

Searching for IT and digital specialists from Junior to Lead level (Golang, PHP, DBA, DevOps, Android, iOS, QA, QA Automation, PR, SMM, ASO) and scheduling interviews with hiring managers
Tools: hh.ru, Telegram chats, LinkedIn, GitHub, HabrCareer, Huntflow