Executive Search Consultant, Leader of Ward Howell in Kazakhstan.

Scaling operations of EPAM Anywhere project - a platform/marketplace for remote full-time employees. EPAM is a $2bn+ global provider of software engineering and IT consulting services.- Created from scratch a recruiting team (dedicated to hiring remote candidates), hired 11 IT recruiters- Augmented the recruiting team with 24 freelance recruiters- Initiated executive search assignments- Outperformed hiring targets - Created and co-led an online community of 235… Show more Scaling operations of EPAM Anywhere project - a platform/marketplace for remote full-time employees. EPAM is a $2bn+ global provider of software engineering and IT consulting services.- Created from scratch a recruiting team (dedicated to hiring remote candidates), hired 11 IT recruiters- Augmented the recruiting team with 24 freelance recruiters- Initiated executive search assignments- Outperformed hiring targets - Created and co-led an online community of 235 remote EPAMers- Developed and conducted award-winning trainings on working remotely Show less

Responsible for recruiting, marketing Crossover in Russian speaking countries, HR (candidate and contractor relations). CEO of Crossover: "Peter was instrumental in growing Crossover in Russian speaking countries - at a much faster pace than our other regions. He accomplished this through hard work, diligence and innovation. He uncovered, engaged and grew local community leaders - leading to a high NPS in the region's partner community." - (quote from LinkedIn recommendations section… Show more Responsible for recruiting, marketing Crossover in Russian speaking countries, HR (candidate and contractor relations). CEO of Crossover: "Peter was instrumental in growing Crossover in Russian speaking countries - at a much faster pace than our other regions. He accomplished this through hard work, diligence and innovation. He uncovered, engaged and grew local community leaders - leading to a high NPS in the region's partner community." - (quote from LinkedIn recommendations section, see below). Crossover is a remote work marketplace for fulltime long-term jobs (~2000 contractors back in 2017, $100M+ revenue). Built the highest-NPS community, a strong network of community leaders. Developed the community of 250+ full-time Russian speaking contractors of Crossover with a cumulative compensation of $14+ million. Managed 20+ marketing, promotional, and conference events with a cumulative total of 1000+ attendees. Under my management Crossover Russian region outperformed other regions (+35-70% ) in 2016 and 2017.I piloted and rolled out gamified offline events for sourcing senior developers and managers. My 5 Hiring Tournaments resulted in 4,6M worth of job offers ($100k/year job openings), and significant PR coverage. My events had highest ROI vs other regions (highest number of hires and and lowest cost per hire). _____________________________________________________________________________________N.B. crossover.com is a marketplace, which provides full-time remote talent for software companies . http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2917254 is a press publication on Crossover launch I did for Russian speaking countries (Feb,2016). Show less

Upon setting up Russian distribution, when scale allowed I focused on Marketing and Business Development- Got awarded “Top distributor” for fastest growing distributors globally in 2013-2015 - Acquired 3 biggest key accounts - Implemented SAP cloud CRM, becoming SAP’s first C4C reference customer in Russia- Designed and implemented marketing strategy - Negotiated exclusive distribution terms with cross-border suppliers that led to 12% increase in margins and 6-month… Show more Upon setting up Russian distribution, when scale allowed I focused on Marketing and Business Development- Got awarded “Top distributor” for fastest growing distributors globally in 2013-2015 - Acquired 3 biggest key accounts - Implemented SAP cloud CRM, becoming SAP’s first C4C reference customer in Russia- Designed and implemented marketing strategy - Negotiated exclusive distribution terms with cross-border suppliers that led to 12% increase in margins and 6-month increase in payment terms - Initiated new channel partnerships including dealers - Launched new products, sourced suppliers Show less

Set up an exclusive distributor and service company of Vivreau in Russia.Vivreau is a leading manufacturer of premium tailored drinking water machines for corporations - Grew the company “from scratch” in a new market. Recruited a team of 20+, including a sales team of 12, a team of 5 engineers- Raised $3M equity capital for the Russian distribution business- Introduced a CRM system and inventory/order management system

Specialized in sales management and business development.Worked in the following industries: -Oil and gas-IT / Telecom-Electric energy