Strategic Partnerships, BD & Executive Search in MENA | AI, ESG & Market Entry | Make Waste NOT Wasted with impact2earn AI Rewards Recycling | PwC Future50 | COP28 | Psychologist & Talent Strategy

I specialize in strategic partnerships, business expansion, and talent strategy for IT and B2B companies, with a strong focus on the #MENA region. My expertise lies in helping businesses enter new markets, scale efficiently, and build high-performing teams while minimizing risks and operational challenges.

With extensive experience in business development, executive search, and market expansion, I bridge the gap between global companies and the opportunities in #Dubai and the wider MENA region. My approach combines deep industry insights, strong local networks, and hands-on execution to drive sustainable growth.

At BANTgo Technologies, we provide #AI & #ESG -driven solutions and a Branch-as-a-Service (BaaS) model that enables IT and #B2B companies to quickly establish operations in Dubai and expand across MENA.

#impact2earn – Our proprietary AI-powered Web3 platform transforming e-waste recycling through blockchain-based incentives.
#Branch-as-a-Service (BaaS) – Hassle-free business setup in Dubai, including licensing, office space, banking, and visa support.
#ITOutsourcing & #DeveloperSourcing – Connecting businesses with top tech talent while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
#MarketEntry & #BusinessExpansion – Strategic partnerships, localization, and sales enablement.

🚀 Let’s connect to explore business growth opportunities! 
Reach out via Email: si@bantgo.ae / WhatsApp: +9713858879

Sergei Ivanov

Aston

Aston is an outsourcing IT company that develops software solutions in areas such as fintech, telecom, retail, real estate and others. 

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- Responsibility for a group of 150+ employees.
- HR processes: onboarding, training and development, 1-on-1 meetings, termination and exit interviews, referral program hiring.
- Advising managers and department heads on HR related issues.
- Communicating regularly with office staff and management to improve HR processes.
- Communicating with resource management team on employee development and promotion, from working on projects.
- Organization and implementation of corporate events - at least 4 per month (planning, budgeting, working with contractors).
- Support of HR-brand and corporate culture of the company.
- Implementation of HR projects: gamification, corporate discounts and benefits, code of conduct.

HR Manager

SmartBrain

Smartbrain.io is a platform connecting companies with the IT specialists from all over the world.

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HR Management:
- Developing and implementation of onboarding and adaptation processes. 
- Improvement in the recruitment process, which helped retain new hires in the early stages.
- Mentoring and accompanying Junior recruiters.
- HR analytics (Excel dashboard, Power BI).

Recruiting:
- Full Cycle recruiting in the international market (Europe, US, Asia, CIS) with various IT and digital positions.
- Executive Search - end-2-end headhunting process for C-level roles.
- Developing a job profiles, talent sourcing and selection strategy.
- Using advanced searching tools: Boolean Search, H-Ray, OSINT.
- Coordinating the end-to-end recruitment process (screening, interviewing, candidate assessment, offer, probationary period).
- Clients: startups and corporations, like Henkel, Forex Club Libertex, Tinkoff, Global Sign (GMO), Suvaun, Softeq, Rusal, Rapyuta Robotics etc.

Key accomplishment:
- Developed and implemented onboarding and adaptation system in the company from scratch.
- Conducted over 300 hours of interviews (with evaluation candidates for cultural fit, skill set and other important issues).
- Closed an average of 1 Senior position per month (average recruitment time -14-35 days, offer acceptance rate - 90%).
- Successfully hired over 20 Senior-Lead level professionals for large corporations and startups including Security Architect, Senior Frontend Developer, Senior Marketing Manager, Senior SMM Manager, etc.
- Successfully hired of CEO, CPO, CIO, Head of Growth. Hired a CIO in less than 30 days.
- Conducted 10+ HR research into new locations and salary markets, job boards, candidates with rare skill sets.
- Expanded the candidate database by 4k+ candidates.

HR Generalist 

Ernst & Young (EY) is one of the largest professional services networks in the world that provides assurance, financial audit, tax, consulting and advisory services to its clients. EY is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms. 

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- Accompanying an employee at the onboarding stage.
- Ensuring effective communication between departments and employees.
- Administrating, optimization, and support of HR processes.
- Maintaining HR analytics \ work with reporting on personnel.
- Communicating on company policies.
- Participating in the implementation of HR policies.
- Processing feedback.
- Supporting for corporate culture.
- HR administrating (1C).
- Automation of HR processes (collection of requirements, formation of technical specifications, setting tasks for developers, control of implementation, testing of new modules);
- 1C, Excel, Power BI, VBA.

Key accomplishment:
- Implemented an automated messaging system for employees, which reduced task time by 70%. 
- Automated a few modules in 1C for HR administration.
- Automated several reports in Power BI.

HR Specialist

Minsk Theological Academy

Minsk Theological Academy - a non-state educational institution in the field of religious studies.

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- Ensuring effective communication between employees, students.
- Administrating, optimization, and support work processes.
- Maintaining department analytics, working with reporting documentation on employees, students.
- Organizing of events, international conferences, work with invited speakers.
- Interaction with students (processing feedback, collecting, and processing data, events).
- HR administrating.

Key accomplishment:
- Conducted an audit of the division's personnel other documentation.
- Added necessary documentation.
- Organized more than 20 different events, international conferences, round tables with the number of 25 to 200 participants.

Executive Assistant

Results driven, inquisitive and proactive HR professional. I always maintain strong partnerships with Hiring Managers and Business partners and know their needs and expectations.
✅ HR management functions: helped develop and improve recruiting and onboarding processes at current company.
✅ International IT recruitment (Europe, Asia, USA, CIS etc.) for startups and corporations.
✅ Worked with brands and companies such as Henkel, Forex Club Libertex, Tinkoff, Global Sign (GMO), Suvaun, Softeq, Rusal, Rapyuta Robotics etc.
✅ Successfully hired over 20 Senior-Lead level professionals for large corporations and startups.
✅ Executive search: hired CPO, CIO, Head of Growth. Hired a CIO in less than 30 days.
✅ Conducted 300+ hours of interviews with IT specialists.

Feel free to contact me to find the right talent for your company.

📧Email: ustimchukdmitry@gmail.com
📱Phone: +375 33 641 12 46 (WhatsApp, Telegram)
📱Telegram: https://t.me/Dmitry_Ustimchuk

HR Manager | Executive Search | IT Recruiting | International IT Recruiter | Talent Acquisition Manager | Recruitment | HR BP | Open to Work | #opentowork | Start-up | Digital

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