Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis Passionate Senior Recruiter and Manager SUMMARY ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ Heavily focused on helping startups and other growth companies prosper and succeed with the right people. Proven experience working with Hiring Managers across all functions; Development, Product, Sales, Support, QA, etc. Deep understanding of technical teams and associated processes and tools. Experience developing recruiting processes from scratch and aligning them with ATS; cradle to grave. Massively focused on outbound recruitment of passive candidates. Building, leading, and managing teams; hiring, mentoring, 1 on 1’s, reviewing, reporting. Strategic leadership in developing; analytics, measurement tools, reporting, goal setting, and hiring plans. Focused on providing amazing opportunities and experiences to candidates. 627 George Street Burlington, ON -- SKILLS Technical Recruiting Headhunting Team Management Startups Hiring Contract Recruiting Screening Cold Calling Sales Business Development Interviewing Leadership Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) Analytics Reporting EXPERIENCE Attention to Detail 7B Search Group Inc, ​Toronto — O ​ wner APRIL 2012 - PRESENT ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ Permanent and contract recruiting for amazing growth companies across North America. Third party representation of very challenging positions of all seniority. Focus on providing positive and ‘seamless’ candidate experience throughout the selection process. Establish procedures, processes, and direction to internal and external teams. Heavy focus on outbound cold calling to find the best people for very challenging and competitive roles. Full Stack Resources, T ​ oronto — R ​ ecruiting Director MARCH 2017 - MAY 2019 ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ Permanent and contract recruiting for amazing growth companies across North America. Third party representation of very challenging positions of all seniority. Focus on providing positive and ‘seamless’ candidate experience throughout the selection process. Establish procedures, processes, and direction to internal and TYPICAL ROLES Frontend Development Backend Development: DevOps QA Data Management and Leadership UI/UX Product Sales Marketing Administration Client Services Finance HR and Recruiting ➔ external teams. Mentoring and guiding junior teammates. LANGUAGES Prodigy Game, B ​ urlington​ — ​ ​Head of Talent Acquisition NOVEMBER 2015 - DECEMBER 2016 ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ Grew team by more than 150% with a heavy focus on Headhunting and building pipelines for very competitive roles. Sourced all roles across all teams; Development, Sales, Product, QA, Support, Admin, Recruiting, etc. Fromalized interview process to include multiple stages including evaluations, scorecards, and notes on the candidates. Sourced, demoed, and rolled out Jazz ATS; system was setup to incorporate the hiring process and increase visibility to hiring managers and upper management. Educated hiring managers on using Jazz and provided them with pipeline reporting. Developed and delivered weekly reports around; pipeline, candidate sources, recruiter activity, email response metrics, AB Tests on content and subject lines. Hired and trained a team of 3 by using Trello, developing a ‘cheat sheet’, and aligned resources based on strengths. Built and leveraged relationships with local universities and colleges. Began the internal referral program and started work on increasing Prodigy’s social media footprint. Developed and managed key branding on employer sites like; LinkedIn, Indeed, Angel.io, Glassdoor, etc. EDUCATION University of Guelph, ​Guelph — B ​ achelor of Arts SEPTEMBER 1995 - MAY 1999 Ontario Championship - Rugby Swim Team - OUAA Member Lorne Park HS, ​Mississauga — O ​ AC High School Diploma SEPTEMBER 1991 - JULY 1995 INTERESTS ➔ Cycling, Paddle Boarding, Learning, Reading, Swimming, Cooking, Music, Travel, Home Renovations, Making things with wood. French: ​ Full professional proficiency in speaking and writing. Spanish: ​ Basic/Intermediate in speaking with introductory-level writing skills (actively learning).