Olha Zhmailo
Thursday 16 April 2026
Innovative International Recruitment Under Changing External Circumstances
Our department focuses on identifying and attracting talent from across the globe for our organization in Germany. For this purpose, we established a multi-disciplinary team which handles all related processes end-to-end. Our work is shaped by changing external conditions; on the one hand, urgent skills shortages and demographic shifts make recruiting internationally increasingly important. On the other hand, our efforts are conducted within strict budget constraints and limited resources. In response, we develop targeted strategies for both, sourcing talent from abroad and engaging international communities already residing in Germany. These approaches are continuously adapted to evolving conditions to strengthen the competitiveness and diversity of Deutsche Bahn Group.
Thursday 16 April 2026
The Human Premium – Recruiting in between High-Tech and High-Touch
AI & Recruiting: What works, what not and why the human still remains the most important KPI
Thursday 16 April 2026
From Zero to 1,400 Hires in 12 Months: Scaling Field Sales Without a Blueprint
This session explores how we scaled a Field Sales organisation from zero to 1,400 hires within 12 months across multiple markets. Without time to design ideal systems or processes upfront, we focused on building a minimum viable hiring engine while operating within ways of working not designed for this level of scale. The talk will walk through the hiring funnel end-to-end, covering how we built scalable candidate pipelines, optimised conversion at each stage, and balanced speed, cost, and risk while supporting rapid business growth. I will also reflect on how we protected the candidate journey at high volume, shifted recruiters into true ownership of the funnel, and introduced pragmatic innovation while “building the plane while flying it.