Alina Gaber

Head of Talent

Bulgaria18 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led international talent acquisition teams across multiple countries.
Implemented data-driven decision-making in recruitment processes.
Focused on enhancing candidate experience through strategic improvements.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in international recruitment and process optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment MarketingProcess ImprovementInternational Recruitment

Other Skills

Metrics ReportingProcess AutomationKPI ReportingKPI ImplementationProcess Improvement ProjectsCross-functional Team LeadershipKey MetricsLabor RelationsOnboardingPeople ManagementHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)Labor and Employment LawDirect HiresDirect SourcingEmployer Branding

About

I'm a talent acquisition leader who loves solving problems, building great teams, and making hiring a smooth, impactful process - for both candidates and businesses. I've had the privilege of building and leading an international TA team, successfully hiring for roles across Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Ireland, the UK, Czechia, Germany, India, Australia, Singapore, the USA, and Costa Rica. My focus? Hiring smarter, not harder - through strategy, automation, process improvements, and a relentless commitment to candidate experience. Beyond hiring, I've been part of the People Leadership team and the Local (Bulgaria) Leadership team, diving into HR initiatives like location strategies for talent, internal and international mobility, onboarding training development to name a few. I'm a big believer in data-driven decision-making, not just crunching numbers but finding the story behind them and using insights to improve. At the core of it all, I lead with passion and curiosity, balancing people-first leadership with business needs - because great teams drive great results. Always happy to connect!

Experience

18 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

7 mos

Current Experience

Limechain - blockchain & web3 solutions

Head of Talent Acquisition & HR Systems

Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Sofia City, Bulgaria · On-site

Progress

7 roles

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Jun 2024 – Jan 2025 · 7 mos

Recruitment MarketingInternational RecruitmentMetrics ReportingProcess AutomationKPI ReportingKPI Implementation+9

Director, Talent Acquisition

Dec 2021 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Process AutomationKPI ReportingKPI ImplementationProcess Improvement ProjectsKey MetricsLabor Relations+5

Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

International RecruitmentProcess AutomationKPI ReportingKPI ImplementationProcess Improvement ProjectsCross-functional Team Leadership+7

Manager, Talent Acquisition - EMEA

Mar 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

Process AutomationKPI ReportingProcess Improvement ProjectsCross-functional Team LeadershipKey MetricsLabor Relations+6

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist - EMEA

Promoted

Feb 2018 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr

In my role at Progress, I’m partnering with our hiring teams across EMEA to make sure we bring the best people on board. The positions we are most frequently looking to hire for are within Sales and vary from Renewals, Inside Sales, Partner Account Management, Regional Account Management to Customer Order Management and more.
You might also find me helping with the Bulgaria based positions that are either software development ones, or UI/UX, Marketing, again Sales, IT and so on 😊
If you’d like to know more about a role, or just want to get an idea of what life is like here at Progress, feel free to PM me.

Process AutomationProcess Improvement ProjectsCross-functional Team LeadershipKey MetricsLabor RelationsOnboarding+4

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - EMEA

Feb 2017 – Jan 2018 · 11 mos

Labor RelationsOnboardingHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)Labor and Employment LawTalent Acquisition

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Labor Relations

Entain

Resourcing Partner

May 2008 – Jul 2015 · 7 yrs 2 mos · Bulgaria

Managing end-to-end recruitment activities for the Bulgaria and Israel (2011 - 2013) offices of the company.
Delivery of recruitment activity in Bulgaria against defined delivery targets such as time to hire, cost per hire, source mix, and quality of service
In partnership with the international Resourcing team deliver strategic resourcing related to business changes, market changes, and succession planning
Continuously provide content for the social media channels – FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Agile HR – part of a scrum team working on different items from an HR backlog, e.g. HR processes update, succession planning review, etc. – the item selection would depend on the wider HR priorities
Provide accurate reporting to the Head of Resourcing on a regular basis about delivery performance, challenges, and trends
Take accountability for data integrity – ATS and ERP management

Hewlett-packard

In-house Recruiter

Oct 2007 – May 2008 · 7 mos · Sofia

Delivery of recruitment activity for the ITIO tower of the Global Delivery Centre
Liaising with Hiring Managers and providing market information as/ if requested
Broadcasting job adverts, candidate pre-selection and telephone screening, organizing interviews, offer management

Mastech, inc.

IT Recruiter

Jul 2006 – Oct 2007 · 1 yr 3 mos · Sofia

Provide recruiting services for commercial clients (primarily for Computer Science Corporation (CSC), UBS Investment Bank, etc.)
Utilize a variety of sources to attract and locate highly qualified applicants
Source for new candidates for contract and permanent jobs via job boards (Monster, CareerBuilder & Dice), in-house database, etc.
Conduct in-depth applicant screenings
Negotiate compensation, benefits, terms and relocation costs, assessing relevant experience, education, skills and personal qualifications to determine pay rate and relocation benefits
Handle various types of candidates including Green Card, H1B holders and US Citizens