Rita Honchar

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Ukraine

About

Area I put my focus on: • revenue grows, but profit and margin - no • unclear ownership and bottlenecks • inefficient hiring and long time-to-value • broken cross-functional communication • lots of reporting, but a lack of operational visibility • manual processes are slowing delivery —— Background: 7+ years working across the UAE, US, UK, and Ukrainian markets and supporting founders and leadership teams on hiring strategy, process redesign, and operational improvements across Talent, Customer Success, and Growth functions. —— 📩 DM to identify what’s blocking your growth. Operations Improvement | Hiring Strategy | Executive Search | Process Optimization | KPI & Reporting | Stakeholder Management | Business Operations | Workflow Automation (Make.com, Zapier, n8n) | Asana | Notion | CRM

Experience

  • Chief of Staff at code2day
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Joined the agency during a major business transition after the loss of its primary client and subsequent team downsizing, helping rebuild scalable operations. - Standardized proposal creation, client communication, and candidate presentation, contributing to a 100% repeat client rate and the agency's growth from 1 to ~7 active clients - Increased recruitment fill rate by 50% (vs. available industry benchmarks) through process redesign, structured delivery, and higher hiring quality. - Designed and automated a Notion-based operations visibility system that centralizes Slack context, supports async collaboration across a 7-hour time difference, generates daily briefs, and tracks tasks, updates, and workload to improve execution transparency. - Designed a structured technical assessment process with Engineering leadership, increasing technical interview pass rates from ~20–40% to 80%. - Reduced operational risk by centralizing data, eliminating duplicate candidate records, preserving client and candidate history, and creating a more reliable delivery system that could scale beyond individual recruiters.. - Implemented and optimized a new ATS with LinkedIn integration, centralizing recruitment data, eliminating duplicate records and knowledge loss, automating candidate outreach and communication workflows, and integrating AI-powered documentation via n8n—creating a scalable recruitment operating system that reduced manual effort by up to 70%

  • Head of Talent Acquisition at Освітня компанія Atom
    Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · 6 mos

    Built the Talent function from scratch while supporting leadership on organizational development and workforce planning. - Established hiring operations and workforce planning processes during a period of rapid growth. - High-Velocity Delivery: Successfully closed 90% of key organizational vacancies within the first 60 days. (16 roles closed) - Task Architecture: Helped the Head of Product redesign company workflows in Asana to improve project coordination and cross-functional visibility.

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    • Lead Senior Recruiter | Delivery Hub | Ukraine Team
      Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 · 8 mos

      Led executive and specialist hiring projects across Tech, FinTech, AI, Logistics, and Enterprise sectors in the GCC region. - Revenue Impact: Delivered 16 successful placements within 8 months, generating over 800,000 AED in revenue. - Advanced Sourcing Ops: Managed complex talent pipelines through market mapping, competitor analysis, and executive search methodologies. - Team Leadership: Helped to hire and coach junior recruiters through structured performance management and delivery reviews. - Client Partnerships: Pitched, secured, and matured a strategic FinTech partnership, directly expanding the company's regional B2B client portfolio.

    • Recruiter | Delivery Hub | Ukraine Team
      Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • HR Generalist at Yabryk Management Group
    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

    Holding that is covering 7 business domains (Gym, Eco-Taxi, EV Dealership, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, Entertainment, and a Pawnshop Chain) across 4 cities. - Led recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and retention activities. - Investigated operational and workforce performance issues across 1 business unit, identifying root causes that impacted revenue generation and employee retention. - Managed HR operations and talent initiatives across the employee lifecycle.

  • Recruiter and Executive Assistant (To Co-CEO) at Pelekh Agency
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Supported company growth through operational improvements, cross-office coordination, and business development initiatives. - Established a centralized coordination process across 15 offices, reducing communication gaps and improving execution consistency. - Helped scale the Czech Republic direction, contributing to a 300% increase in candidate throughput through operational and marketing improvements. - Worked directly with the Co-CEO on partnerships, business development initiatives, and operational projects. - Supported company growth through operational improvements, cross-office coordination, and business development initiatives.