Overview
Matt Slavik is Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Finlay [1], an artificial intelligence-focused recruitment company [2]. Slavik specializes in scaling startups, talent acquisition, and sales [2]. Finlay closed a pre-seed funding round backed by Czech venture capital firms at the end of 2024, with team members drawn from Mews, a company Slavik helped scale to unicorn status [2]. Prior to founding Finlay in 2024 [3], Slavik held the position of Talent Acquisition Lead at IP Fabric from June 2023 to January 2025 [4]. Earlier roles included Senior Recruiter at Rossum from July 2021 to December 2022 [6] and Recruiter at Mews from March 2018 to March 2021 [7]. Slavik holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from UC San Diego [11].
Profile introduction
🚀 Scaling Companies | Talent Acquisition & Sales | AI I specialize in scaling startups, building high-performing teams, and driving commercial growth. At Finlay, we’re rethinking recruitment with AI, making hiring smarter, faster, and more cost-effective. We closed a pre-seed round backed by top Czech VC's at the end of 2024, and our team includes talent from Mews, where we helped scale the company to unicorn status 🦄 If you're growing a team, navigating hiring challenges, or just want to chat about AI in recruitment, let’s connect!
Career history
- Co-Founder & CCO2024 to presentFinlay
- Talent Acquisition LeadJun 2023 to Jan 2025IP Fabric
- Talent Acquisition Lead - GTMDec 2022 to Jun 2023IP Fabric
- Senior RecruiterJul 2021 to Dec 2022Rossum
- RecruiterMar 2018 to Mar 2021Mews
- TeacherApr 2014 to Mar 2018SPĚVÁČEK
- Field TechnicianAug 2013 to Feb 2014ADS Environmental Services
- Biological MonitorJun 2011 to Jun 2012TRC Companies, Inc.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science2006 - 2011UC San Diego
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