Talent Acquisition Specialist

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to take full ownership of end-to-end recruitment. This is a full-time role for an experienced recruiter comfortable partnering directly with hiring managers and working with modern AI-enabled recruiting tools.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle independently - from intake and search strategy through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer and closing
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders, advising on all aspects of talent acquisition
• Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies across LinkedIn and other platforms to build robust talent pipelines
• Use AI-enabled recruiting tools and workflow automation to support sourcing, candidate screening, market mapping, outreach personalization, and recruitment reporting
• Conduct structured interviews and provide well-evidenced assessments to hiring teams
• Own the candidate experience end to end, maintaining clear and timely communication at every stage
• Maintain accurate ATS data and report on pipeline health, time-to-hire and other recruitment metrics
• Closely collaborate with the TA Marketing team on employer branding activities, including attending conferences and other events

Requirements

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in talent acquisition, ideally within the IT industry
• Proven track record of independently closing roles across the full recruitment lifecycle
• Strong sourcing skills, including Boolean search and proactive candidate outreach
• Experience partnering with and advising hiring managers on hiring strategy and process
• Practical experience with, or clear willingness to adopt, AI-enabled recruiting tools
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems
• Strong command of English, written and spoken
• Well organized, able to manage multiple open roles and competing priorities

Benefits

• Diverse multicultural, multi-functional, and multilingual work environment
• Global scope, international projects in different business domains: life sciences and healthcare, retail, and distribution, software and hi-tech, etc.
• Outstanding career development opportunities with a transparent career path and a roadmap to accelerate your journey
• Great learning and development opportunities, including in-house professional training, career advisory and coaching, sponsored professional certifications
• Knowledge-sharing with colleagues from EPAM's global tech communities
• 25 days holiday per annum
• 5 days of sick leave without medical certification
• Private health insurance for employees and discount for private health insurance for family members
• Discount for Fit Pass program
• Comfortable modern offices in Belgrade and Novi Sad or remote work from any location in Serbia
• Regular corporate, social and wellbeing events (parties, sport events, advanced CSR programs etc.)