Nicolas Vikelis

• Specialized in executive search and senior-level recruitment within engineering and technology sectors.
• Responsible for driving business development through strategic outreach, building long-term partnerships with key decision-makers across Belgium and international markets.
• Managing 6 to 8 vacancies a week scheduling minimum 2 qualified candidates on interview per week
• Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles for niche and leadership roles, aligning talent acquisition strategies with client growth objectives.
• Sourced and screened candidates for any type of roles within IT, Engineering, Sales & Finance and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
• Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
• Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
• Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
• Actively develop and maintain a strong network of high-impact candidates and industry contacts.
• Global Talent Acquisition
• Hired employees and initiated new hire paperwork process.
• Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.

• Roles held over 7 years:

Talent Acquisition Team Manager - 3 qualified candidates per vacancy found within a week time for an average of 5 vacancies a week

Sales Team Manager – 5 recruiters doing Business Development & recruitment

Senior Business Developer 360° – IT & Engineering profiles

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – HR Operations

HR Business Partner to implement framework contracts and HRIS support

Highlights & Achievements:

Led full-cycle recruitment for both permanent employees and freelance contractors, managing up to 15 active vacancies per month. Built and scaled a recruitment team from 1 to 5 people, growing team revenue from €0 to €1.9M annually. Individually developed a portfolio generating €700K/year in stable revenue within 3 years.

• Delivered technical talent acquisition strategies across multiple industries including ICT, engineering, industrial, automotive, banking, insurance, marketing, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, logistics, energy, and construction.
• Acted as a strategic HR partner, coordinating hiring, payroll, tax, benefits, and legal aspects, while supporting both local and international recruitment efforts.

• Business Development B2B
• Candidate Relationship building in ICT market
• Overachieved targets of sales by 125% of successful recruitment targets
• Contract negotiation
• Human Resources onboarding

• Internal recruitment coordinator
• Entertainment budget management