About

Plotnikova Recruitment [Only] is a founder-led recruitment agency specializing in talent acquisition, staffing and executive search for startups, scaleups and innovation teams. Founded by Olesya Plotnikova (Олеся Плотникова), a recruitment and talent acquisition leader with more than 20 years of experience, the agency helps companies hire exceptional people across technology, media, gaming and digital businesses.

Throughout her career, Olesya has led recruitment and hiring initiatives at companies including Mail.ru, Gett, Channel One, InDrive, Skillbox, Rambler, Afisha, Qlean and HH.ru, building teams ranging from individual contributors to C-level executives.

Plotnikova Recruitment [Only] provides startup recruitment, tech recruitment, IT staffing, executive recruitment and executive search services for fast-growing companies and innovation-driven organizations. The agency helps clients hire software engineers, product managers, designers, producers, marketers, data specialists, commercial leaders and senior executives across global and CIS markets.

Core services include Staffing, Executive Search and Talent Acquisition for startups, scaleups and corporate innovation teams. Every search is founder-led, with direct involvement from an experienced recruiter from kickoff to offer acceptance and onboarding support.

In addition to traditional recruitment services, Plotnikova Recruitment [Only] offers specialized Producer Recruitment for media, entertainment, gaming, EdTech and creator businesses, helping companies hire experienced multimedia producers, content producers, game producers and production leaders.

The agency also provides Tiger Teams — carefully assembled groups of top specialists and executives brought together to solve critical business challenges fast, accelerate growth, support digital transformation, launch new products, enter new markets and execute high-priority strategic initiatives.

Plotnikova Recruitment [Only] operates across international and CIS markets, typically presenting first candidates within a week from search kickoff. The approach is simple: founder-led recruitment, fixed pricing, optional replacement guarantees and a singular focus on helping ambitious companies hire the right people.