Summary
Kirill Smirnov is a results-driven Head of Recruitment with eight years of focused experience building technical and executive teams across Mobile, Web and GameDev in leading Russian and international tech companies. He has led teams of up to ten recruiters, managed full life-cycle hiring for roles from CTOs and senior engineers to DevOps, QA/SDET and PMO, and routinely partners with hiring managers and external agencies to meet aggressive talent KPIs. Comfortable reporting to C-suite stakeholders, Kirill blends hands-on sourcing with strategic workforce planning, including compensation benchmarking and long-term talent relationship management. A former developer and DevOps-minded technologist (Java/Kotlin background), he brings uncommon technical empathy to recruiting, which helps him assess complex engineering profiles and improve hiring outcomes. Based in Saint Petersburg, he is accessible via Telegram and known for scaling recruitment processes across CIS and European markets.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree HR management Human Resources Management and Services, Master's degree HR management Human Resources Management and Services at Earthinators Climate School
English