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Pedro Barahona

Recruiter

United Kingdom13 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in sourcing specialized talent in tech and gaming.
  • Strong focus on candidate experience and values alignment.
  • Proven track record in managing end-to-end recruitment processes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Gaming and Media industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent MappingCandidate Experience

Other Skills

Market AnalysisMarket MappingScreening ResumesValues AlignmentCompetitive AnalysisSchedulingApplicant Tracking SystemsPerformance MetricsWritten CommunicationCommunicationTemplatesStakeholder ManagementSkilled Multi-taskerTracking SystemsConsulting

About

A full stack recruiter well versed in obscure sourcing methods and setting up processes. Though understanding tech and business is important for good talent acquisition, being nice and honest to candidates is the key to making this work.

Experience

13 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 5 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Phoeniqs

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mar 2026Present · 3 mos

Skycell ag

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2025Mar 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

Microsoft

Senior Tech Recruiter (via Talentful)

Nov 2024Dec 2024 · 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

Rocksteady studios ltd

Senior Recruiter

Sep 2022Sep 2024 · 2 yrs · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Sourcing highly specialised roles within the games industry such as Design Directors, Physics Programmers, Combat Gameplay Programmers, User Researchers, Live Service Producers and many more.
  • 360 recruitment, from drafting job descriptions and ads to managing relationships with Director-level stakeholders.
  • Relocating candidates from Asia, North and South America and continental Europe to London.
  • Taking part in industry events, hiring, networking and working on Employer Branding initiatives both online and in person.
Talent MappingCandidate ExperienceMarket AnalysisMarket MappingScreening ResumesValues Alignment

Warnermedia

Technical Recruiter

Apr 2021Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Working within the WarnerMedia family to attract the best talent out there, focusing on EMEA.
  • Right now the priority is HBO MAX and all the engineering expertise required to grow the streaming platform with the best content out there!
  • We also support some of our other great brands: HBO, Warner Bros., Adult Swim, DC Entertainment, CNN, Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, New Line, Turner Classic Movies.
Competitive AnalysisTalent MappingCandidate ExperienceMarket AnalysisMarket MappingScreening Resumes+1

Spotify

Senior Talent Research Partner

Sep 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater New York City Area and London

  • With Spotify, it’s easy to find the right music for every moment – on your phone, your computer, your tablet and more.
  • There are millions of tracks on Spotify. So whether you’re working out, partying or relaxing, the right music is always at your fingertips. Choose what you want to listen to, or let Spotify surprise you.
  • You can also browse through the music collections of friends, artists and celebrities, or create a radio station and just sit back.
  • Soundtrack your life with Spotify. Subscribe or listen for free.
  • Currently on the lookout for Engineering Leaders in NYC!
Competitive AnalysisTalent MappingCandidate ExperienceMarket AnalysisMarket MappingScreening Resumes+1

Anydesk software gmbh

Senior Talent Research Partner

Sep 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr · Stuttgart Area, Germany

  • AnyDesk is the technology leader in remote workspace management, famous for its significantly superior and unprecedented efficiency, especially in "slow-internet" regions. The company is growing very strong and expansion is inevitable. Please feel free to contact us directly if you want to be part of this big ride!
Talent MappingCandidate ExperienceSchedulingMarket AnalysisMarket MappingScreening Resumes+1

Farfetch

Senior Talent Research Partner

May 2018Sep 2018 · 4 mos · Porto Area, Portugal

  • Farfetch is unlike anything in the world of fashion and technology.
  • Our mission: to revolutionize the way the world shops.
  • To do it, we need innovators. People who challenge convention and dare to dream.
  • We’ve gone from a start-up to a billion dollar business. But we’re not done yet. Far from it.
  • Be bold.
  • Be brilliant.
  • Together, we can be extraordinary
  • We have rapidly grown into a truly global company since our launch in 2008 and we’re continuing to grow. Our family now includes partner boutiques and brands across Europe, North and South America and Asia; we demonstrate our ‘Think Global’ value in everything we do.
  • We are a global team of over 1,500 people and have offices based in London, New York, L.A., Porto, Guimaraes, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Moscow, Hong Kong & Tokyo.
  • We are a company with an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture. We are positive, passionate and live our values: Be Human, Be Brilliant, Todos Juntos, Be Revolutionary, Think Global and Amaze Customers day to day.

Elements talent solutions

2 roles

Talent Partner

Feb 2018Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Competitive AnalysisTalent MappingCandidate ExperienceSchedulingMarket AnalysisMarket Mapping+2

Researcher

Dec 2017Jan 2018 · 1 mo

  • We are Elements, the pioneers and leaders of Embedded Talent Consultancy. We partner with the world's best-known organisations to help them solve their toughest hiring challenges.
  • Driven by a conviction that excellent Talent Acquisition requires curious minds, brilliantly trained, we invest heavily in the training of our people to create Talent Acquisition consultants who are genuine experts in their domain.
  • By embedding these consultants within the hiring company, we create genuine partnerships with our clients, where the “us” and “them” divisions of traditional recruitment are replaced by a single, united team laser-focused on delivering the best result for the hiring company. Advising from the inside, our people go deeper, inspiring truly meaningful change.
  • The success of our approach has meant that we've grown quickly: we've doubled our headcount in each of the last 4 years and, in the process, have become a trusted partner for brands like Spotify, Atlassian, iZettle, Booking.com, King.com, Deliveroo, Elsevier, Just Eat and Tik Tok.
  • Originally established in London, we are now present worldwide with offices in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Stockholm. We have big plans for the future too, with offices in Amsterdam, New York and Austin expected in 2020 and beyond.
Competitive AnalysisTalent MappingCandidate ExperienceSchedulingMarket AnalysisMarket Mapping+2

King

Senior Recruiter

Feb 2018Mar 2018 · 1 mo · Berlin Area, Germany

  • Officially, we’re a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. Unofficially, we’re a serious business that’s not afraid to have fun. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. From Bubble Witch Saga to Paradise Bay, we’re proud of the 200+ free-to-play titles that carry the King crown and the hundreds of millions of monthly active users who enjoy them. Because our mission has always been to bring moments of magic to everyday life. If you think it’s something you can help us achieve, let’s talk.
  • As Senior Recruiter based out of Berlin, I manage talent acquisition for our Berlin studio, covering recruitment for all functions including: game design, art, development, Agile, production and business performance and analytics.

Cartesian

Internal Recruiter

Apr 2015Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Cartesian is laser focused on delivering consultancy on an uncompromising level of professionalism and technical competence. Our consultants and associates are renowned for their flexibility, competence and industry experience. We not only find, qualify, integrate and deploy the top people in telco, we build and manage whole teams to manage projects.
  • I work finding and hiring the top Project and Programme Managers, Business Analysts, Network Engineers, System Integrators, Solution and Service Designers, Project Support Officers (and PMOs), Strategy Consultants and many more.
  • Experience in the Telecom industry is essential, and our best consultants are professionals who can wear many hats and have thrived in many different roles and projects. Business acumen, people skills and a solid understanding of the underlying technology are what we expect from our candidates, because that is what we deliver to our partners.
  • We are constantly hiring (check our LinkedIn ad!). Passive candidates will be found with some boolean magic - keep an eye in your inbox and pick up the phone! Our recruitment process is straightforward and agile, since in this market projects and people move quickly.

Google

EMEA Tech Recruiter

Nov 2014Feb 2015 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Recruiting the best and the brightest to work on the cutting edge of all things tech and cool. As an Intern Recruiter for EMEA I was responsible for allocating outstanding students into all tech divisions of the company, managing interview feedback, immigration and relocation procedures and all requirements of the on-boarding stage.
  • In addition to working on bringing new staff into Google I also trained senior engineers on how to manage, coach and provide feedback for their interns. My job consisted of not just hiring the new generation of googlers, but also of forging new leaders as well.

Testronic

3 roles

Recruiter

Jan 2014Nov 2014 · 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Leader in Quality Assurance, Localization Services, Compliance, and Certification, Testronic offers end-to-end Testing and QA solutions for a notable array of industries including entertainment, media, games, publishing, e-commerce and consumer electronics. As Recruiter at Testronic, my responsibilities included:
  • Sourcing, selecting, interviewing and hiring new employees.
  • Assessing the demand for new employees, alongside producing reliable metrics on the recruitment process.
  • Managing the recruitment budget, including job fairs, online subscription and general expenses.
  • Designing, building and maintaining the company’s CRM system (alongside other internal work tools and systems).
  • Reaching out to candidates in social networks and alternative ways of sourcing, in order to minimize costs.
  • Producing and maintaining the legal aspects of the bigger part of the company, including documentation on employees, contracts and Visa requirements.

Resourcer

Oct 2013Jan 2014 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Initially hired as a Resourcer, I designed and built the company’s CRM system, a range of tools and procedures for internal use and a new website to manage the workforce in a busy and dynamic project based environment. The streamlining and optimizations brought by these new additions to the company catapulted me to the position of Recruiter.

QA Localisation Technician

Jul 2012Oct 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Testronic Labs is a Quality Assurance company, and I work testing and optimizing current and next generation video games, mobile apps and websites.
  • My day to day activities include:
  • Revising Brazilian Portuguese and British English localisation for games, apps and software.
  • Reporting technical issues and implementation bugs in standard industry formats.
  • Perform exploratory testing.
  • Log issues and track their progress.
  • Create and execute test plans.
  • Bug regression and database management.

Badoo

Portuguese Content Moderator

Jun 2013Sep 2013 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Badoo is one of the big players on the online dating scene. I did some freelance work there while finishing my thesis at UCL. The applied aspects of gamification, in-app purchases, online metrics and monetisation were invaluable aspects of the business. Most of what I did was:
  • Approving user added content into the platform.
  • Customer support for in-app purchases and transactions.

Paul's cancer support centre

Volunteer

Oct 2011Mar 2012 · 5 mos

  • Helping Cancer Patients and family members through the support line.
  • Coordinating a weekly session of Coaching with a group of patients and relatives, where issues are discussed and proactive plans of action traced using different techniques and exercises.
  • Optimization of organizational and accounting procedures.
  • Designing training manuals for future volunteers.
  • Greeting patients and family members, making sure they feel comfortable at the centre and establishing a positive first impression.
  • General administrative duties.

Comms multilingual ltd

Freelance translator

Sep 2011Jun 2012 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Translating and reviewing technical Psychology literature from English into Brazilian Portuguese, including:
  • Academic articles;
  • Psychometric scales;
  • Tests and questionnaires.

Education

UCL

MSc — Cognitive and Decision Sciences

Jan 2011Jan 2013

LCCH International

Foundations for Clinical Hypnosis Course — Clinical Hypnotherapy

Jan 2016Jan 2016

freeCodeCamp

Coding Basics — Computer Software Engineering

Jan 2017Present

Universidade de Brasília

Bachelor — Psychology

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