Alina Mustakimova

Senior Talent Partner (via WeAreKeen) @ Adyen

About

Hello there! I’m Alina, a Senior Talent Partner and Technical Recruiter with 8+ years of experience supporting startups, scale-ups, and enterprise companies hire top talent across Europe and the U.S. I specialize in full-cycle recruitment - from designing hiring strategies and optimizing processes to finding and engaging exceptional candidates for both recurring and first-time roles. Some highlights of my work: ✔ Successfully filled critical, long-open roles (10–12 months) in 1–3 months ✔ Built KPI frameworks and role descriptions to help startups scale efficiently ✔ Trained and mentored junior recruiters and TA teams, supporting their career growth ✔ Leveraged multichannel sourcing strategies and AI tools to increase hiring speed and quality Always curious, data-driven, and focused on delivering a great candidate and stakeholder experience.

Country

Netherlands

City

Amsterdam

Industry

Human Resources

Skill

RPO, Full Life Cycle Recruiting, people gpt, Lever, Stakeholder Management, Employee Relations, Staffing Industry, Lead Generation, Industry Training, Email Marketing, Cold Calling, Knowledge Acquisition, Business Communications, Job Boards, Global Talent Acquisition, International Recruitment, Qualifying Candidates, Hiring Practices, Performance Motivation, Negotiation

Experience

Senior Talent Partner (via WeAreKeen)

Adyen

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Senior Talent Partner

WeAreKeen | Talent Partners

2024-2 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Partner with European tech and consulting companies to design and execute recruitment strategies in RPO setups. • Filled critical roles for AppLike Group (Hamburg) that had been open for over 10 months by redefining hiring processes and role scopes. • At GoPhoto (Amsterdam), developed job descriptions and KPI frameworks to support organizational scaling. • Delivered training sessions for junior recruiters at Riverflex, while improving the flow of applicants to key job postings by 100%. • Building sourcing campaigns to attract top talent across competitive markets.

Talent Partner (via WeAreKeen)

applike group

2025-2 - 2025-8 · 7 mos

Hamburg, Germany

Lead Technical Recruiter

Careerist Recruiting

2022-10 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 4 mos

Miami, Florida, United States

• Led recruitment for tech and business roles across U.S. and European startups. • Mentored a junior recruiter, improving team performance and knowledge sharing. • Introduced AI tools to streamline candidate screening, reducing processing time by 90%. • Closed high-priority roles quickly, including a Lead DevOps Engineer (2.5 weeks) and Full-Stack Development Lead.

Senior IT Recruiter / Group Lead

ManpowerGroup

2020-8 - 2022-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Led end-to-end recruitment for a wide range of tech roles across industries including fintech, retail, FMCG, e-commerce, and logistics. • Hired for engineering, data, product, and leadership positions, including Golang, Java, Scala, Python, C++, QA (manual/automation), DevOps, Data Analysts, Project Managers, and Engineering Team Leads. • Managed and developed a small team of junior recruiters and interns — provided training, mentorship, and growth support; all interns were promoted within their first year. • Collaborated closely with hiring managers to refine job requirements, improve processes, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience. • Consistently met hiring and revenue targets.

IT Recruiter

ManpowerGroup

2018-6 - 2020-8 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Successfully closed such roles as: Java Developer, Golang Developer, Frontend (react/angular) Developer, Scala Developer, PHP Developer, Python Developer, Embedded Engineer, Frontend Team Lead, Android Developer, Ios Developer, QA Automation Engineer, C++ Developer, GO Team Lead, Linux Administrator, Flutter Developer, System Analyst, BI Specialist, QA Lead, Lead of V2X, Business Analyst, 1C Programmer

Technical Recruiter

Еклефт

2017-7 - 2018-6 · 1 yr

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for international clients across the U.S., Turkey, Latvia, and Russia. • Sourced candidates through LinkedIn, headhunting, internal databases, and job platforms. • Conducted initial interviews and coordinated full interview processes with clients. • Closed key roles including PHP Developers, ABAP Developers, SAP S/4HANA Consultants, and SAP FI/PP/SD/MM Consultants, including six roles with relocation support.