Ekaterina Nikolaeva

Volka is a video game developer and publisher founded in May 2016, headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus.

• Closed vacancies for Marketing, Data, and Art & Creative teams, including Middle, Senior, and Lead positions.
• Developed the first budget for the hiring team to control costs and improve process efficiency.
• Successfully closed vacancies, resulting in three team members receiving promotions within a year.
• Calculated cost per hire and implemented hiring funnel analytics, optimizing processes and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Implemented the Who? methodology, improving the quality of candidate sourcing and accelerating the hiring process by 20%.

Globus.ai leads ongoing staffing transformation with its AI-enabled platform, specifically crafted for staffing agencies.

• Successfully closed 10+ vacancies for Development and Data teams, as well as BD Managers and Sales Representatives in the UK and Norway, increasing staffing for key positions.
• Created HR policies for the company, enhancing hiring processes and recruiting standards.
• Reduced time-to-hire by accelerating recruitment processes and improving candidate quality for key roles by 70%.

Part of The Leading Hotels of the World, an association of the world's best hotels, resorts, and spas.

• Successfully closed 25 vacancies for senior positions, including General Managers for hotels in St. Petersburg and Samara, ensuring the timely start-up of new hotels.
• Managed a project to launch a new service desk at a hotel in Moscow, recruiting and training 25 employees in just two months.
• Trained two specialists in recruitment methodology from scratch, increasing the retention rate for entry-level positions to 16 months.

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts operates 28 hotels in 15 countries, managing 13,000 rooms across locations such as Singapore, Zurich, Beijing, and Chicago.

• Successfully organized the sourcing process for all hotel departments, ensuring sufficient staffing for efficient operations.
• Oversaw the entire visa support cycle for foreign employees, including legalization for employment with the company.
• Participated in the opening of a hotel chain in Sochi, managing recruitment and legalization processes in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics.