Experience

Career history

Talent acquisition, technical recruitment, HR and project work across international environments.

MAY 2026 — PRESENT

Mentoring Coordinator (Volunteer)

PWN Vienna↗ · Vienna
  • Coordinate mentor–mentee matching, interviews and participant communication.
  • Support programme branding, marketing, events and social media strategy.
JULY 2018 — MARCH 2025

Talent Partner – Project Lead

weknow.consulting↗ · Sonnberger & Partners GmbH · Executive Search
  • Led technical and executive searches for senior leadership, engineering and IT roles.
  • Recruited across Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, Azure), Java, JavaScript and Python.
  • Advised hiring managers on talent availability, salary benchmarks, role requirements and market trends.
  • Delivered direct sourcing, talent mapping, market intelligence and recruitment reporting.
2016 — 2018

Career break

Relocation to Austria
AUGUST 2015 — FEBRUARY 2016

Senior Recruiter

Airbus Defence and Space↗ · Aerospace & Defence
  • Recruited specialist engineers for international NATO locations, including roles requiring security clearance.
  • Expanded the recruiting team from one to three and improved agency partnerships and onboarding processes.
JANUARY 2015 — JULY 2015

Senior Recruiter

Endava↗ · Software Development
  • Scaled the engineering team from 15 to 60 FTE through targeted headhunting and direct sourcing.
  • Contributed to establishing the North Macedonia office, salary benchmarks, university partnerships and employer branding.
  • Led implementation of Taleo (Oracle ATS) and internal training.
JANUARY 2010 — DECEMBER 2014

IT Recruiter & Expansion Lead

Avenga↗ (formerly Seavus) · Software Development
  • Managed 40–50 annual vacancies for engineers and technical specialists.
  • Led cross-functional market-entry projects for Serbia and Armenia; both offices launched successfully.
  • Developed KPI reporting and redesigned the internship programme, attracting 100+ student applicants.
SEPTEMBER 2007 — MAY 2009

HR Specialist

Nexcom · Telecommunications
  • Managed recruitment, employment contracts, employee records, terminations and exit interviews.
Education

Project Management Certification (MSP)

2026 · Vienna

Certified DiSC Trainer

2024 · Personal & Organisational Development

Bachelor of Economics

2010 · FON University, Skopje

Tools & languages

Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Sales Navigator, XING, Boolean Search, Taleo (Oracle ATS), SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, MS Office, Canva.

Languages: Macedonian (native), English (C1), German (B2), Serbian/Croatian (C1).