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Valentyna TkachenkoVT

Valentyna Tkachenko

Recruiter| Personal assistant

€160/day
Madrid, ES
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Valentyna

Do you feel like hiring is taking too much of your time and yet the results are underwhelming? Are you struggling to attract people who actually match your company’s rhythm, energy, and values?

I’m here to solve that.

With over 7 years supporting startup CEOs as an executive assistant and the last 3 years dedicated exclusively to recruiting I bring a rare mix of strategic insight, operational support, and instinct for spotting talent that fits.

What makes me different?
I use a proprietary recruitment framework I developed after years of hands-on hiring in fast-paced environments. Inspired by world-class talent systems from companies like Netflix, Stripe, and Basecamp I’ve adapted it to the real-life needs of early-stage teams.
This framework helps me consistently achieve 95%+ placement success and excellent team retention.

It aligns three critical elements:
1) Founder Vision – understanding what kind of energy and contribution the company truly needs
2) Team Dynamics – mapping the context, culture, and working rhythm of the team
3)Talent Archetypes – going beyond CVs to assess mindset, motivation, and long-term fit
It’s structure meets intuition — and it works.

Projects Delivered
- Recruited 30+ key roles for early-stage and growth-stage startups
- Designed end-to-end hiring systems from scratch
- Built onboarding processes that reduced early churn below 5%
- Acted as a Fractional People Partner for teams scaling from 3 to 30+
- Hired remote talent across Operations, Assistants, Marketing, Product, and Tech
- Helped founders identify hidden talent gaps and define hiring priorities

Available across US and European time zones.
Let’s talk and find the right people for your team.
  • Ukrainian

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Upwork
    HR Manager/personal assistant
    DIGITAL AND IT
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
    Key responsibilities included:

    - Managing full recruitment lifecycle from intake to offer acceptance
    - Sourcing candidates using LinkedIn, Upwork, databases, and direct outreach
    - Conducting structured interviews and evaluating technical and soft skills
    - Coordinating hiring processes across multiple time zones
    - Advising clients on hiring strategy, role definition, and market insights
    - Ensuring strong candidate experience and efficient communication flow
    Recruitment Human Resources personal assistance Brand content Project Management
  • Deeter Investments (Family Office),
    AI Division , HR manager
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Austin, TX, USA
    • • Built the AI hiring function from scratch, supporting the launch of a newAI division
    • • Hired AI Engineers, Researchers, and Quant specialists across Europe for high-impact roles
    • • Designed and implemented structured hiring frameworks, including scorecards, interview processes, and decision criteria
    • • Partnered directly with leadership to define roles, hiring strategy, and team structure
    • • Conduct 90–180 minute deep-dive interviews assessing reasoning ability and technical depth
    • • Developed onboarding and learning programs related to AI, improving ramp-up and team integration
    • • Built high-quality pipelines using targeted sourcing and market mapping Impact: Established a repeatable hiring engine delivering first qualified profiles within 5 business days; reduced average time-to-close to 24 days; Average time-to-hire: ~24 days. Built systems and routines that supported company growth.
  • The Simple Platform
    HR Manager
    January 2022 - January 2025 (3 years)
    California, USA
    • • Led end-to-end hiring across technical and business roles during early-stage growth
    • •Worked closely with founders to definejob structures, success profiles, and hiring priorities
    • • Built and managed talent pipelines across multiple regions (EU & US)
    • • Designed structured interview processes focused on candidate quality and long-term fit
    • •Supported team scaling and hiring process standardization
    • • HR management. Supported the founder in driving team performance, engagement, and retention Impact: Recruited PhD users, and NASA expert for product testing. Expanded the team from 1 to 10 people. Successfully hired a critical sales manager within 10 days.

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Education

  • Master degree
    V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
    2011
    Master degree

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