Povestea Noastra

Construit in Europa, pentru Europa

Am creat Talentika pentru ca recrutarea din Europa Centrala si de Sud-Est merita o platforma care intelege cu adevarat regiunea β€” limbile, reglementarile si talentul de aici.

From Bucharest to the continent

Founded in Romania in 2023, Talentika was born out of frustration with recruitment tools that ignored European regulations, forced English-only workflows, and treated AI as a black box.

Our founders β€” engineers, researchers, and HR veterans β€” set out to build the ATS they always wanted: one where AI is explainable, bias is actively audited, and every language in the region is a first-class citizen.

Today, Talentika serves companies across Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece, helping them hire smarter, faster, and fairer β€” while staying fully compliant with GDPR and the EU AI Act.

What we stand for

Four principles that guide every product decision

Innovation First

We push the boundaries of what AI can do for recruitment β€” from explainable scoring to real-time anti-fraud detection.

Radical Transparency

Every AI decision comes with a clear explanation. No black boxes, no hidden logic β€” candidates and employers deserve to know why.

EU Compliance Native

GDPR, EU AI Act, and local data-protection laws are baked in from day one β€” not bolted on as an afterthought.

Candidate Experience

Recruitment should respect people. Our platform ensures fairness, dignity, and a seamless journey for every applicant.

EU AI Act β€” Ready by Design

Recruitment AI is classified as β€œhigh-risk” under the EU AI Act. Talentika was architected from day one to meet these requirements β€” not retrofitted.

  • Explainable AI

    Every score, every recommendation comes with a human-readable rationale.

  • Regular Bias Audits

    Quarterly third-party audits ensure our models treat all demographics fairly.

  • Human Oversight

    AI assists decisions β€” humans make them. Always.

  • Data Protection

    End-to-end encryption, EU-only data residency, full GDPR compliance.

Meet the team

AI researchers, HR veterans, and product builders united by one mission

AP

Alexandru Popescu

Co-founder & CEO

Former HR-tech executive with a decade of scaling SaaS products across Central Europe.

MI

Maria Ionescu

Co-founder & CTO

PhD in Machine Learning from Politehnica Bucharest. 8 years leading AI research teams.

DM

David Mihai

Head of AI

NLP specialist obsessed with building language models that actually understand cultural context.

EC

Elena Cristina

Head of Design

Design leader with 12 years in enterprise UX, making complex workflows feel effortless.

Where we work

Growing across South-East Europe

Bucharest

Romania

Headquarters

Sofia

Bulgaria

Regional Office

Athens

Greece

Coming Soon

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We're looking for talented people who believe in fair AI and European values. Explore open positions or send us your CV.