Halil Kaan Yapıcı

Worker Rights Activist & Human Resources Strategist & Tourism Economist, MSc

Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye

About

“If a bird lands on a branch, does the bird trust the branch, or does it trust its wings? And here’s the clue… I’ve seen many birds land on branches, but what I’ve never seen is a branch break and the bird fall and die. Trust your wings.”

Experience

  • Engagement Manager - Organizational Strategy & Workforce Transformation (Balkan Peninsula) at PA Consulting
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    -Contracted as an Engagement Manager within the London-based Organizational Strategy & Transformation practice, spearheading high-stakes workforce realignment and corporate restructuring projects across the Balkan Peninsula. -Led end-to-end project delivery and consulting engagements to design and deploy scalable operating models, ensuring structural agility for multinational clients in the SEE region. -Partnered with regional corporate stakeholders to execute strategic workforce planning, change management roadmaps, and organizational design frameworks. -Managed project lifecycles, budgets, and cross-functional teams on a contract basis, utilizing advanced business analytics to optimize institutional efficiency for regional enterprises.

  • Human Resources Professional at dajko | the last HRbender
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Kurumsalda edindiğim 15 yıllık tecrübe ve yaşanmışlık birikimiyle iş arayışı süreçlerinizde ve profesyonel yaşantınızda kendinizi tanımanızı ve güçlü yönlerinizi keşfetmenizi, kariyer yönetimi, mülakat ve özgeçmiş konularında derinlemesine analiz ve tavsiyelerimle bir adım öne geçmenizi sağlıyorum.

  • City Football Group (Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid)
    • Partnership Development Managing Partner (Balkan Peninsula)
      Sep 2025 - Jun 2026 · 10 mos

      target countries; slovenia, croatia, serbia, montenegro, albania, bosnia&herzegovina, kosovo, north macedonia, bulgaria and greece.

    • Talent & Culture Manager (Balkan Peninsula)
      Aug 2025 - Jun 2026 · 11 mos

      -design, construct and implement strategy to align humans resource policies, practices and programs.  -develop, maintain and implement talent and culture systems, processes, policies and infrastructure that deliver the strategic objectives.  -high-level operational, support and advice.  -talent and culture function and include leading effective strategic people management and problem-solving.  -developing and implementing best practices across the whole employee lifecycle including all employer obligations (legal and ethical) and a consistently positive employment experience.  -provide talent and culture strategic and operational leadership.  -ensure talent and culture initiatives are engaging, collaborative in design and of a high standard to attract, retain and build the capabilities of staff.  -lead the talent and culture and organisational development agenda during a period of change.

  • Talent Management Lead at Sport Republic
    Apr 2025 - Aug 2025 · 5 mos

    in the Southeastern Europe/Balkan Peninsula; -Evaluating and acquiring new talent, -Developing effective and long term talent acquisition strategies, -Coordinating with the HR Manager in scheduling interviews, -Conceptualizing candidate training and sourcing programs, -Planning and creating various job description templates, -Monitoring and maintaining the recruitment status, -Encouraging employer branding, -Coordinating all internal hiring processes with the HR department, -Pitching ideas for employee promotion programs,   -Negotiating contract terms with external talent agencies, -Conducting training sessions and workshops -Tracking employee performance and maintaining engagement report, -Creating employee referral programs and monitoring its performance, -Supervising and coordinating with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Talent Sourcer to plan daily activities, -Conducting thorough background checks on new recruits.

  • Stats Perform (City Of London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid)
    • Talent Acquisition Lead
      Dec 2024 - Aug 2025 · 9 mos

      -Investigating and determining employee needs, -Developing a sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies, -Designing, plan and execute employer branding activities, -Encouraging employees to be brand ambassadors, -Planing employee referral programs, -Using HRIS, Recruitment Marketing tools, -Sourcing and find candidates qualified for open positions, -Designing, plan and execute selection processes (conduct interviews and screening calls, administer psychological tests etc.) -Reviewing employment applications and background check reports, -Finding bottlenecks in the recruiting process, -Planing procedures for improving the candidate experience, -Suggesting measures for improving employee retention, -Leading, oversee and supervise members of the recruiting team, -Using sourcing methods for hard-to-fill roles, -Determining HR and recruiting KPIs, -Creating and presenting KPI reports.

    • Human Resources Information Systems Analyst
      Dec 2024 - Aug 2025 · 9 mos

      -Investigating and determining employee needs, -Developing a sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies, -Designing, plan and execute employer branding activities, -Encouraging employees to be brand ambassadors, -Planing employee referral programs, -Using HRIS, Recruitment Marketing tools, -Sourcing and find candidates qualified for open positions, -Designing, plan and execute selection processes (conduct interviews and screening calls, administer psychological tests etc.) -Reviewing employment applications and background check reports, -Finding bottlenecks in the recruiting process, -Planing procedures for improving the candidate experience, -Suggesting measures for improving employee retention, -Leading, oversee and supervise members of the recruiting team, -Using sourcing methods for hard-to-fill roles, -Determining HR and recruiting KPIs, -Creating and presenting KPI reports.