Anastasiya Smirnova

IT Recruitment Manager at Choosy // ex. Yandex, HR Marketing at HQ

Vietnam

About

Hi! I’m Nastya, leading IT & Engineering recruitment at Choosy. We don’t just fill roles — we build careers and strong connections. Mindful hiring, honest talks, and a dash of joy? That’s our vibe. My jam? Helping awesome companies find their dream team members — and helping talented guys land their dream jobs. My crew and I nail even the toughest roles, anywhere — from the CIS to Cyprus, UAE, Turkey, Portugal, and beyond. No borders, only opportunities! Recruitment can be more than business — it can be сool. Let’s create magic together!
Hiring? Looking? Curious? Let’s talk!
 Celebrate your choices! ✨

Experience

  • Recruitment manager, IT & Engineering Practices at Choosy Recruitment
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    At Choosy, we are not just recruiters — we are strategic partners. How we work: - Understand your goals & culture. - Source top talent that fits your vision. - Build talent pools & drive growth. We prove: great results + enjoyment = possible! My specialisation: IT | Engineering. Markets: CIS | Georgia | UAE | Cyprus | Türkiye | Portugal. Our mission: to connect businesses with the right people — so they move forward with confidence.

  • Recruitment Marketing Projects Lead, HQ at Yandex
    Dec 2021 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    IT Recruitment projects: - Recruitment events: Weekend Offer, Fast Track - Recruitment outreach - Skills assessment for candidates - Hiring guides for external Career Portal - Recruitment SMM Events Management - Creation and maintenance of internal event calendar: managing event applications, planning, competitor analysis - Creation and maintenance of external calendar on career portal: layout design, schedule updates, and first-line candidate support - End-to-end organization of hiring events: from planning the hiring funnel to collecting final statistics, including creation and configuration of forms, Contest platform, infrastructure preparation, recruitment and candidate support, statistics collection, ReCap announcement Innovations - Scaling hiring activities: ideation and testing of new event formats, upgrade of outreach activities (presales, news hooks, devrel), research of competitor activities Analytics & Automation - Hiring funnel analytics: creation of end-to-end dashboard from scratch - Event stage automation: creation of technical specifications for implementing functions Support & Communication - First-line recruitment support: weekly event status updates, troubleshooting internal system issues, implementation of candidate communication templates - Conducting retrospectives and error analysis Content Management - Creation of internal information space: wiki pages, business recaps, creation and maintenance of news Telegram channel, templates - Launch and support of related activities: deadline control for each subproject, production, coordination of video production and PR

  • IT Recruitmet Team Leader at ДОМ.РФ
    Sep 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    IT Recruitment Management - Management of the IT recruitment cycle (development, analytics, project offices, support and infrastructure, digital) - Management of a team of 7 IT recruiters - Oversight of hiring processes: modification and control of headcount approval, coordination of employment proposals, resolution of unplanned situations Process Development - Creation of IT recruitment regulations: process description, creation of checklists and instructions - Stakeholder engagement - Implementation of IT onboarding process - Conducting exit interviews HR Brand Development - Participation in company employer branding projects - Agency management: collaboration processes, calibrating needs

  • IT Talents Acquisition / Freelance at Atsearch - Crowd Recruitment
    May 2019 - Nov 2019 · 7 mos

    IT Recruitment Operations - Full-cycle recruitment of IT specialists (weekly portfolio: 3-5 vacancies) - Utilization of various recruitment methods (sourcing, executive search, headhunting) - Building candidate databases and talent pools Vacancies closed - BI/Tableau Developer - MS Dynamics Analyst - PL/SQL Developer - Systems Analyst - Systems Architect

  • Talent Acquisition and Cross-Sectoral Communications Manager at DGems
    Nov 2018 - Aug 2019 · 10 mos

    HR & Recruitment - Full-cycle recruitment across all professional domains - Development of project employer branding - Creation of personnel management regulations - Budgeting Marketing & Outreach - Management of company and employee social media pages - Global search for events/conferences to attract investors and partners - Cold outreach and consultant acquisition