Mila Istenich

Head of Talent at Prodport
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Location
Vienna, Vienna, Austria, AT
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Ukrainian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Polish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Sonja Salatic

I had an immense pleasure to have Mila as a direct manager at Emarsys. Mila is not only an expert in the recruitment field, but a strong, supportive leader. She is a hard worker and exemplary manager. Mila sets high standards for herself and for the team, and she is able to individually support every member to work towards them. I admire Mila's ability to ask the right questions and come up with creative solutions- her, at times, tough approach, really challenged me and developed my abilities. Collaborating with Mila always resulted in creative new solutions, and I will always be grateful for all the developmental opportunities she provided. Personally, I enjoyed working with Mila tremendously and consider her a true mentor. She showed a great care for every single team member both on a personal and the professional level. I am certain that she will have a fantastic impact on every team she decides to join.

Adam Miszta

Mila is having an incredible positive and energetic attitude. She is striving for excellence and does not stay still. Working with Mila was having a reliable partner with an open mind and creativity. She is a fast learner, an early adopter and great partner in discussions.

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Credentials

  • Career Consultant Course
    Career Angels
    Jul, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • How to retain your best people - The Stay Interview
    SocialTalent
    Feb, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • Talent Planning
    SocialTalent
    Sep, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • Taking Charge of Your Career
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2019
    - Sep, 2024
  • Ken Blanchard on Servant Leadership
    LinkedIn
    Sep, 2018
    - Sep, 2024
  • Open Water Diver
    PADI
    Jul, 2017
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Talent
      • Apr 2022 - Present

      Helping to build Prodport, its people function and HR culture from the ground up, starting with hiring and onboarding employee No. 1 Helping to build Prodport, its people function and HR culture from the ground up, starting with hiring and onboarding employee No. 1

    • Austria
    • Financial Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Head of Business Recruiting
      • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

      Joined after series C in the hypergrowth phase, built from scratch and onboarded Bitpanda's 🐼 Business Recruiting Team, optimized the business processes working with the HR, introduced reporting and forecasting to the CFO, implemented new ATS systems (from Lever to Greenhouse). Joined after series C in the hypergrowth phase, built from scratch and onboarded Bitpanda's 🐼 Business Recruiting Team, optimized the business processes working with the HR, introduced reporting and forecasting to the CFO, implemented new ATS systems (from Lever to Greenhouse).

    • Austria
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

      Responsible for the art & science of talent management at Emarsys for 5+ years.Joined the company right after series B, built from scratch, led & scaled their in-house Talent Team up to 9 people based on three continents. Left the company ten months after its acquisition by SAP (October '20).Reported to the CHRO, core Global People Leadership Team member with close matrix lines to the CFO & CEO.• Led our global recruitment, incl. scaling R & D (Product & Tech) - up to 250 hires per year• Leadership Training and Development on topics of feedback, performance and people leadership• Drove Team Sourcing excellence and training (SocialTalent)• Wrote Emarsys Employer Value Proposition and developed the Employer Branding Strategy• Designed and rolled out the "Own Your Career" training and growth framework at Emarsys• Developed and fine-tuned processes and tools for the Best Hiring Practices (incl. Ideal Candidate Profile framework)• D & I strategy with a practical focus on TA attraction and development• Developed a holistic Hiring Strategy for the Commercial org - hiring AEs, SDRs, SolCons, etc.• Drove Team Sourcing excellence and training (SocialTalent) Show less

      • Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

      Leading the global Talent Acquisition Department @ Emarsys:• Empowered and led by example high-performing global TA Team Team of 9 based in Vienna, Budapest, US, Hong Kong and London. Together, we hired more than 250+ bright and passionate people per year in 15 locations across the globe.• Recruitment & Hiring Process Improvement - streamlined and localized the recruitment process, removing bottlenecks• Leadership Training & Development- designed, rolled out and ran (together w/ Team) Hiring Manager Training certification course for 120+ Hiring Managers in Emarsys. Together we delivered more than 70 training sessions ytd.• Hiring Transparency & Fostering Referral Culture - improved the hiring practices & policies • Global sourcing strategy and the recruitment budget Owner - less channels, better focus and adoption• Employer Branding Development - oversaw the Glassdoor strategy and execution, Kununu and LinkedIn • Talent Acquisition reporting – global hiring progress for weekly revenue meetings, recruitment & EB spending, etc Show less

      • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

      Supporting my team member being a Great Mom by covering all APAC external & internal recruitment from our HK office.

      • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

      Built an In-house Talent Acquisition function and grew the Team.Hired, onboarded and enabled the lean Team of diverse, driven and passionate Talent Acquisition Partners in US, Austria, Hong Kong and London.

      • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

      Talent Acquisition Partner, working closely with the Business Leaders, HR operations, Rewards, external candidates and internal applicants on all recruitment and onboarding-related processes (UK Business of Johnsons Control /Tyco UK before the acquisition).• Leading the Team of 2 x Talent Acquisition Specialists and 1 x Recruitment Administrator.• Hired 46 employees for the full-time engineering roles.• Offer and closing, organizing documentation for the hiring process and onboarding.• Talent Mapping & Pipelining for the niche roles. Show less

      • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

      • Recruitment from A to Z - profile calibration, recruitment process design, sourcing strategy, interviewing and presenting candidates. Hired 65 employees (Talent Sources, TA Partners, TA Leaders for professional and leadership positions, e.g., Microsoft, Abbot, MSD, TalkTalk, Vodafone accounts.• People engagement initiatives, identification of professional training needs, re-designed onboarding.• Labor Law and HR administration - prepared contracts, amendments, documents for visas and work permits. Show less

      • Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

      • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

    • Poland
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Recruitment Specialist
      • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

      Hiring talent from Ukraine to Poland, from sourcing to the visa application and employment admin. Hiring talent from Ukraine to Poland, from sourcing to the visa application and employment admin.

Education

  • University of Warsaw
    Master's degree, Development Economics and International Development
  • University of Warsaw
    Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs

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