Sara Vallejo

I support organizations in finding and attracting the right talent, contributing to building strong and high-performing teams. I have experience across the full recruitment lifecycle, from identifying and engaging candidates to conducting interviews and supporting onboarding processes. I am a dedicated and communicative person, known for my strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and genuine interest in understanding people and their potential.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Essity (2025-07 – Present)

• Partner with Hiring Managers and the HR team to drive the recruitment process for assigned roles located in different countries.
• Build effective relationships with the business in order to influence business leaders to proactively address todays and future recruitment challenges.
• Screen and present qualified candidates to Hiring Managers based in different geographical locations.
• Run interviews with identified candidates and debrief hiring managers accordingly.
• Engage and manage candidates with appropriate follow-up and feedback.
• Contribute to building a talent pipeline by building effective relationships with candidates.
• Communicate recruitment-related information to all levels of the business as required.

Talent Acquisition Support at Essity (2024-08 – 2025-07)

• Supported the Talent Acquisition team by building a strong candidate pipeline.
• Managed candidate engagement and communication, while ensuring a positive experience and reinforcing the employer brand.
• Maintained an accurate and compliant ATS data while managing an active candidate pipeline for open and upcoming roles.
• Developed and led sourcing strategies using recruitment tools, social media, and networking channels to drive recruitment.
• I assisted with job posting, candidate screening, and background checks while supporting recruitment activities and building strong candidate relationships across the business.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Bosch Shared Service Center (2022-01 – 2024-07)

• Supported the recruitment processes for different locations (Lisbon, Aveiro, Ovar and Braga).
• Conducted initial contracting meetings with Hiring Managers to define technical requirements for the roles.
• Led market research based on the profile requirements and industry area.

HR Generalist & Talent Acquisition at Bosch Termotechnology (2021-02 – 2021-12)

Professional Internship

• Responsible for coordinating end-to-end recruitment processes with Hiring Managers and HRBPs.
• Sourced and engaged candidates through multiple channels.
• Ensured a positive candidate experience as the primary point of contact.
• Supported onboarding and employer branding initiatives.
• Built talent pipelines through candidate relationship management.
• Contributed to HR processes, reporting, and training support.
• Used Boolean search to identify candidates and build pipelines for different needs.
• Conducted screening calls and presented qualified candidates to Hiring Managers.
• Organized and participated in interviews with Hiring Managers, while keeping them updated on sourcing progress.
• KPI Reporting and ATS system management.

HR Generalist at TEKA S.A - Gafanha da Nazaré (2020-06 – 2020-10)

Internship

• Facilitated the onboarding and integration of new employees, ensuring a smooth transition through company introduction, role alignment, and ongoing support.
• Managed the full recruitment and selection lifecycle, including candidate screening, interview management, and supporting hiring decisions.
• Developed employment contracts and amendments.
• Managed employee processes in different company databases.
• Supported salary processing and hour accounting.
• Managed the hiring process or dismissal of employees.
• Processed Compensation Funds.
• Assisted with the archiving and digitization of employee files.

Payroll Adviser at NGA Human Resources (2020-01 – 2020-05)

• Payroll processing and development of monthly reports for Portuguese companies (Novartis, Mondelez, REPSOL).
• Maintenance and alteration of records in SAP (Awards, absences, overtime, food allowance, vacation allowance, Christmas allowance).
• Calculations of retroactive payments and rubrics.
• Compliance with legal obligations (Social Security, DMR).

Clinical Psychologist at Maternidade Daniel de Matos (2017-10 – 2018-06)

Curricular Internship

• Observation of the psychologist's professional activity at the internship institution. Clinical monitoring of cases of users of UnIP (psychological monitoring consultation), more specifically: presentation, discussion and reflection of specific activities developed within the scope of the internship, taking place in seminars and supervisory meetings.
• Acquisition of knowledge and development of skills underlying psychological practice.
• Use of instruments related to work organization.
• Participation in the course Parents & Babies: Preparation for Birth.
• Development of interpersonal and systemic competences, among otherS.

Labor Law in Human Resources – CRIAP - Porto (2019 – 2020)

Master in Clinical Psychology – University of Coimbra (2016 – 2018)

Degree in Psychology – University of Coimbra (2013 – 2016)