Danae Metsika
About Danae Metsika
Danae Metsika serves as the TA Corporate Engineering Lead at papernest, bringing extensive experience in talent acquisition across various tech companies. She has held significant roles at organizations such as Microsoft, N26, and Zalando SE, and holds a Master of Science in Work and Organizational Psychology from Maastricht University.
Current Role at Papernest
Danae Metsika serves as the TA Corporate Engineering Lead at Papernest, a position she has held since 2023. Based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, she is responsible for overseeing talent acquisition strategies within the corporate engineering sector. Her role involves collaborating with various teams to identify and attract top talent, ensuring alignment with the company's goals and objectives.
Previous Experience in Talent Acquisition
Danae has extensive experience in talent acquisition across various companies. She worked as a Staff Tech Recruiter at Glovo for four months in 2021, focusing on product recruitment. Prior to that, she was a Senior Tech Recruiting Partner at N26 from 2019 to 2021, specializing in product and design roles. Additionally, she served as Lead Talent Acquisition Manager at Personio from 2021 to 2022 and as Lead Recruiter at Inspectorio in 2023.
Educational Background
Danae Metsika holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Work and Organizational Psychology from Maastricht University, where she studied from 2012 to 2013. She also earned a Bachelor of Psychology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, completing her studies from 2005 to 2011. Additionally, she studied Psychology at Université de Caen Basse-Normandie for 11 months in 2010.
Early Career and Internships
Danae began her career in recruitment with an internship at Randstad, where she worked as a Recruiter in Multilingual Recruitment from 2013 to 2014. She then transitioned to various roles, including Talent Sourcer at Microsoft and Recruitment Specialist at Tata Consultancy Services in 2014. Her early experiences laid the foundation for her subsequent roles in tech recruitment.
Experience in the Tech Industry
Danae has held several significant positions in the tech industry. She worked as a Technical Recruitment Specialist at King from 2016 to 2017 and as Lead Product Recruiter at Zalando SE from 2017 to 2019. Her roles in these companies involved sourcing and recruiting talent for technical and product-focused positions, contributing to the growth of their engineering teams.