HR Partners

People Who Create Results
For more than 10 years, we have been building strong teams and HR functions for businesses in Russia and international markets.
HR Partners is an international company specialising in Executive Search, Recruitment and HR Advisory. For more than 10 years, we have worked with business owners and leadership teams to build strong teams, find key talent and develop HR functions.
Our work goes far beyond recruitment. We get involved when a business needs to build a team for a new project or market, strengthen an existing team, find critical leaders and specialists, or build and transform its HR function.
We work with companies across Russia, CIS, Europe, the USA, MENA and Latin America, with experience across a wide range of industries.
Every project starts with understanding the business, the team and the challenge behind the request. This allows us to develop practical solutions rather than apply ready-made templates.

Our project geography:
Russia · CIS · Europe · USA · MENA · Latin America

Industries we work with:
Mining & Natural Resources · Manufacturing & Industrial · Construction & Infrastructure · Real Estate & Property · Aviation · Retail & FMCG · IT, Digital & Technology · FinTech & Financial Services · Hospitality & Tourism
  • Maria Shipitsyna
    Founder & Managing Partner
    20+ years in HR. Building teams, assessing leaders and transforming HR functions across international markets.

    I have spent more than 20 years working with people, teams and businesses — from executive search and leadership assessment to building and transforming HR functions.
    Over the years, I have worked with business owners, executives and HR teams across different markets and industries, solving very different people-related challenges.
    Today, I lead HR Partners and personally work on complex assignments where experience, judgment and a deeper understanding of people and business matter.
    Maria Shipitsyna, Founder of HR Partners, has more than 20 years of experience in HR. Her expertise includes building and transforming HR functions, Executive Search and international recruitment, as well as the assessment and development of executives.

    Maria holds SHL and Hay Group certifications in personnel assessment and is a certified career coach. She personally leads projects in Executive Search, executive assessment and development, HR transformation and complex international assignments, while also helping shape the company’s professional standards.

Our Team

  • Maria Shipitsyna
    Founder & Managing Partner
  • Sergey Tikhonov
    Managing Partner, Russia
  • Elena Paltseva
    Lead Recruiter
  • Pavel Gubin
    Consultant
  • Maria Evseeva
    Recruiter
  • Anna Muraseva
    Recruiter
Our Principles
  • Business Results First
    We start with understanding the business challenge, not with a ready-made solution.
  • Deep Expertise
    We combine Executive Search, HR expertise and hands-on experience in building HR functions.
  • Practical Solutions
    We focus on solutions that can be implemented and used in real business.
  • Long-Term Partnership
    Our goal is not only to complete an assignment, but to create long-term value for the business.