Gisela Abram
Tallinn
Summary
I’m an experienced IT Recruiter with a strong background in both agency and in-house recruitment at Google Sydney and Microsoft Estonia. Specializing in Technical Infrastructure and Software Engineering, I bring deep knowledge of frontend/backend technologies, open source tools, data analytics, and mobile development. I’m known for building strong relationships with stakeholders and candidates to deliver timely, high-quality hiring results.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Technical Recruiter
Thrill Labs
02.2025 - Current
- Solo Technical Recruiter for end-to-end hiring for the start up’s core teams. Plan is to double the engineering team within this year. Multiple headcount in all the roles: Engineering Managers, Senior Back End Java Developers, Senior Front End Engineers and Senior Data Warehouse Engineer.
Technical Recruiter
RELEX Solutions
10.2024 - 01.2025
- RPO project - end- to- end hiring for Engineering teams.
- Successfully completed hiring 4 Engineering Managers having 4 Directors as Hiring Managers
- Successfully Hired IT Team Lead
- 3 months contract
Technical Recruiter
Self-Employed
06.2022 - 09.2024
- Working as an independent Technical Recruiter specializing in the IT sector. I was providing end-to-end recruitment services, advising on recruitment processes, solving bottlenecks, and implementing best practices for clients such as Ridango, Breakwater Technology, AuveTech, Merit Tarkvara, and Milrem Robotics.
Technical Recruiter
Microsoft
11.2021 - 05.2022
- I was part of the Global Talent Acquisition Team at Microsoft EMEA and finding top talent for our Engineering Teams. My role was to find Engineering talent all around Europe including Norway, Finland, Estonia, UK and many more
- My focus areas included Software Engineering, Mobile Development, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, PMs and even Hardware.
- Successfully built Microsoft's Office 365 Software Engineering team in Tromsø, Norway. Organising and leading the hiring events. Highlights was that I got 8 out of 9 hires and a 57% female ratio in one event which was also recognised by the management
- Key achievements:
Technical Recruiter
eBay Australia
09.2020 - 11.2020
- Recruited for eBay, Gumtree, CarsGuide, and AutoTrader brands, focusing on Business Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, and Marketing roles. It was a short role at eBay before landing back in Estonia Microsoft during COVID.
Technical Recruiter
Google
03.2018 - 04.2020
- As part of the Internal Recruiter team for Google - Sydney, Australia, I supported the hiring of engineers for Google’s Technical Infrastructure Team across APAC and Globally. The roles I was specialising in were Site Reliability Engineers, Network Engineers, System Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Center Engineers, and (Site Reliability) Engineering Managers.
- Successfully hit my KPI for hiring 3 Site Reliability Engineering Managers, as it was one of the most difficult roles to hire
- Additionally there were side projects I was involved in. Some of them included: Long-Term Candidate Engagement, Candidate Experience, Interview training for the new interviewers, Site Reliability Sourcing Strategy for 2019, Diversity Sourcing.
- Key achievements:
IT Recruitment Consultant
Spark Recruitment
09.2014 - 02.2018
- I was a specialist recruiter in the field of application development assisting top talent to find opportunities with leading organisations in Sydney. My role was end-to-end recruitment from generating clients to candidate management mainly in the development space. The roles I worked on were from junior to high level management level. Also the industries varied from small start-ups to large corporate organisations (eCommerce, finance, trading, insurance, superannuation, machine learning, telecommunications, consultancies, software houses, etc)
- I was recognized as a top performer in my team for two consecutive years.
Sales Experience - Various
03.2010 - 08.2014
- Awarded with Excellent Achievement Recognition
Intern
IT Problems
06.2010 - 08.2010
Education
Master's Degree - International Marketing
Aalborg University
06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Tallinn University of Technology
06.2011
High School Diploma - undefined
Tallinn Mustamäe Gymnasium
06.2008
Skills
- IT Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
- Business Development
- Interviewing and Candidate Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Candidate sourcing strategies
- Offer negotiations
- Onboarding
- Recruiter training and mentoring
- Recruitment analytics
- Recruitment process improvement
Other information
English (Professional)
Estonian (Native)
References
Luke, Singleton, Director, luke.singleton@sparkrecruitment.com.au, +61 404 850 640, Spark Recruitment
Hobbies and Interests
Interests include sports, music, travelling and movies.
Timeline
Lead Technical Recruiter
Thrill Labs
02.2025 - Current
Technical Recruiter
RELEX Solutions
10.2024 - 01.2025
Technical Recruiter
Self-Employed
06.2022 - 09.2024
Technical Recruiter
Microsoft
11.2021 - 05.2022
Technical Recruiter
eBay Australia
09.2020 - 11.2020
Technical Recruiter
Google
03.2018 - 04.2020
IT Recruitment Consultant
Spark Recruitment
09.2014 - 02.2018
Intern
IT Problems
06.2010 - 08.2010
Sales Experience - Various
03.2010 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Tallinn University of Technology
High School Diploma - undefined
Tallinn Mustamäe Gymnasium
Master's Degree - International Marketing
Aalborg University
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