Hi, I'm Matthew Katai, a Global Talent Acquisition professional with experience across agency, in-house, and freelance recruitment. I’ve built a network of 12,000+ professionals and led small teams, while collaborating as a strong team player. I design and execute high-impact recruitment strategies, optimize hiring processes, and align talent acquisition with long-term company goals to reduce costs, improve candidate experience, and boost retention. I excel at building strategic stakeholder relationships, employer branding, and DEI-focused recruitment. Proficient with Greenhouse, Adapt, Salesforce, Umantis, and Workable, I source talent across LinkedIn, Xing, Monster, Stack Overflow, AngelList, GitHub, and exclusive networks. I am seeking a permanent opportunity to contribute my expertise and help grow a forward-thinking organization after my current parental leave.

Matthew Katai

Hi, I'm Matthew Katai, a Global Talent Acquisition professional with experience across agency, in-house, and freelance recruitment. I’ve built a network of 12,000+ professionals and led small teams, while collaborating as a strong team player. I design and execute high-impact recruitment strategies, optimize hiring processes, and align talent acquisition with long-term company goals to reduce costs, improve candidate experience, and boost retention. I excel at building strategic stakeholder relationships, employer branding, and DEI-focused recruitment. Proficient with Greenhouse, Adapt, Salesforce, Umantis, and Workable, I source talent across LinkedIn, Xing, Monster, Stack Overflow, AngelList, GitHub, and exclusive networks. I am seeking a permanent opportunity to contribute my expertise and help grow a forward-thinking organization after my current parental leave.

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Hi, I’m Matthew Katai, a Global Talent Acquisition professional with experience across agency, in-house, and freelance recruitment. I’ve built a network of 12,000+ professionals and led small teams, while collaborating as a strong team player. I design and execute high-impact recruitment strategies, optimize hiring processes, and align talent acquisition with long-term company goals to reduce costs, improve candidate experience, and boost retention.

I excel at building strategic stakeholder relationships, employer branding, and DEI-focused recruitment. Proficient with Greenhouse, Adapt, Salesforce, Umantis, and Workable, I source talent across LinkedIn, Xing, Monster, Stack Overflow, AngelList, GitHub, and exclusive networks. I am seeking a permanent opportunity to contribute my expertise and help grow a forward-thinking organization after my current parental leave.

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Experience Level

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Language

Hungarian
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Japanese
Beginner
Croatian
Beginner

Work Experience

Parental Leave
June 1, 2025 - Present
On parental leave; exploring next opportunity and ready to contribute in a full-time role.
Global Talent Acquisition Expert (Fixed-Term Contract) at RAHN AG
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Led the global expansion of RAHN’s team by hiring top-tier GTM Sales professionals across Europe and the USA, as well as key Product, Operations, Technical Sales, C-level, and Department Lead roles at the Swiss HQ. Key focus included optimizing hiring processes, upgrading ATS, revamping job descriptions, building a strong talent pipeline, developing a strategic recruitment roadmap for 3–5 years, saving 200k CHF in recruitment costs by moving to in-house processes, and reducing time-to-hire from 3–6 months to an average of 2 months.
Global Talent Acquisition Expert (Fixed-Term Contract) at Actively GmbH
November 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Actively GmbH: Recruiting & Active Sourcing; Key Hire Headhunting; Employer Branding; Team/Recruiter Coaching. Focused on Engineering, Technical and SaaS sales, Product, Operations, and cross-functional hiring across Switzerland, Europe and the USA.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist EMEA at Google
November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2022
Expanded Zurich offices by attracting top talent in ML/CV, AI, Full-stack, Mobile Software Engineering, and more across EMEA. Mentored and coached horizontals, exceeded recruiter KPI goals, and supported around 900 candidates to deliver a premium candidate experience. Acted as a DEI advocate with a 100% satisfaction score from stakeholder surveys and candidate experience metrics.
Global Talent Acquisition Manager at Chatroulette AG
February 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
Overseeing full-cycle recruitment for Engineering and Product teams with a strategic emphasis on platform rebuilding. Successfully launched and executed the Greenhouse ATS rollout, onboarding hiring managers and stakeholders, and enhancing technical assessments and tailored talent acquisition strategies aligned with hiring priorities.
Global Talent Acquisition Manager at Starmind AG
July 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020
Expanded Starmind's international team across Zurich, Frankfurt, and New York with a primary focus on SaaS Sales and Engineering talent. Executed the Greenhouse rollout with onboarding and training, and led employer branding initiatives to improve Glassdoor ratings and candidate experience.
Global Talent Acquisition Manager at Scandit AG
January 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019
Managed global hiring across Sales, Engineering, Product & Marketing for offices in Boston, San Francisco, London, Warsaw, and Zurich. Grew team from 55 to 130, personally hiring 50 talents; built an internal sourcing powerhouse and reduced reliance on agencies; set up Greenhouse; updated job descriptions; created intern program and recruitment events.

Education

B.A. Economics and Management at Budapest Institute of Technology and Economics, Hungary
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
B.A. Music at Kőbánya Music Academy
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

LinkedIn Recruiter: AI-Powered Talent Acquisition
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
LinkedIn: Enhance Your Productivity with AI
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
LinkedIn: AI-Powered Recruiter
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
LinkedIn: Generative AI, Recruiting, and Talent Acquisition
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Other

Experience Level

Expert
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Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
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