Jonathan Holifield Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead recruiter for talent acquisition team focused on sourcing and guiding candidates through interview process for roles within the Amazon Shopping organization. • Currently supporting an array of both technical and non-technical roles.• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to facilitate an efficient interview process for potential candidates as well as meeting the needs of the business.• Understand leveling from entry level to leadership positions in order to correctly identify and place quality candidates for long term success.• Hosting weekly office hours to answer questions and educate team members on best practice recruiting and sourcing. • Project lead for creating Diversity Equity & Inclusion training, sourcing and implementation for Shopping team.• Work cross functionally with several teams within the larger organization to create and rebrand the individual landing pages for 8 teams across Amazon International Stores.• Partner with Amazon Prime Video media team to produce team testimonials from VP level to entry level; showcasing day in the life experiences of exciting projects and provide insight to interested candidates. • Piloted the Study Buddy candidate prep program which connected final round software developer candidates with current Software Developers, Principal Technical Program Managers, Software Development Managers providing insight on daily life at Amazon from a first-hand technical perspective while also proving understanding on coding expectations for final round interview. The Study Buddy Program was rolled out org wide after proving successful.• Piloted the Decoder candidate prep program centered around candidates preparing for Amazon’s technical assessment by connecting them software developers who recently took the assessment. This program gave new developers the amiability to mentor candidates and bridge the gap between candidates and new hires.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Full cycle recruiter responsible for sourcing, conducting initial phone/video screenings, coordinating in-person interviews, coordinating contract offers, and providing performance feedback• Support a wide range of business from startups to Fortune 500 companies including Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Kaiser and Workday• Develop recruiting strategies utilizing ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches and attending networking events• Evaluate and develop the strengths and weaknesses of candidates from the screening process through the interview process• Meet with Account Managers to qualify requirements and business needs in order to fully understand and identify top talent for hiring managers.• Interview preparation, coach candidates though the interview process and provide accurate feedback from interview process• Negotiate wages, set terms of contract, and facilitate a seamless onboarding/offboarding process• Communicate details of new assignments, manage contract employees throughout the assignment timeline, and proactively plan for future opportunities upon contract end date.• Establish relationships with current and former consultants to gain trust, discuss industry knowledge, and understand their needs• Cultivate partnerships with DevOps/SRE engineers, software engineers, java developers, Scrum masters, project managers and a wide variety of other skill sets throughout the marketplace• Train and develop new recruiters in best practices and creative recruiting strategies

San Francisco Bay Area

• Jumpstarted a new outside sales-focused campaign for premium suites and season tickets through B2B sales• Executed and structured 30-year license agreement contracts• Facilitated face to face appointments with season ticket holders and new business clients for Chase Center membership licenses (B2B & B2C sales)• Lead generation through prospecting for clients via social sales and outside sales• Partnered with the finance and construction teams on budget development based on milestones of completion dates.• Assisted with building/troubleshooting user experience for Warriors/Chase Center applications as the team transitioned towards a mobile ticket dominant platform. • Worked with management team and marketing on cost saving measures to improve and maximize revenue. • Payment preparation and processing such as financial reporting and purchase orders. • Assisted with gathering data for financial reports and presenting weekly numbers to sales team to chart progress towards the construction budget• Coordinated schedule with construction team for onsite arena inspection from NBA executives.• Proactively managed and built relationships with 400+ clients by anticipating needs using CRM data analysis and serving as the main point of contact• Maximized revenue through season tickets, mini plans and single game ticket sales• Achievements: Generated $10 million in retention sales and over $3 million in new sales for Chase Center memberships

San Francisco Bay Area

• The first employee in the Bay Area to help jumpstart the pilot program for future West Coast camp events• Efficiently executed camp day operations and activities for youth groups in collaboration with professional athletes such as Steph Curry, Patrick Willis, and CC Sabathia.• Partnered with Bay Area schools such as Palo Alto High School and local companies such as EA sports to coordinate camp sites• Responsible for locating distribution points for target market, organized and scheduled the distribution of marketing materials• Assisted with budgeting for food and beverage provided to the athletes and camp attendees

San Francisco Bay Area

• Market the Quakes’ brand at local events throughout the Bay Area such as youth soccer games, local festivals and community organizations.• Met with event planners and vendor coordinators to organize appearances for street team.• Led all game day on field sponsorship activation such as half-time promotions, fan games and distribution of memorabilia. • Increased fan experience by providing customer service and problem solving on game days.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Built relationships and facilitated business development with corporate partners through activation fulfillment, delivering on partner initiatives and retention• Coordinated with SAP Center arena operations team for partner marketing visuals, in game activation, and VIP areas.• Scheduled meetings with partners to discuss updates and budget tracking which led to increase partner satisfaction.• Managed and developed a team of 5 account executives focused on season ticket sales and renewals. • Oversaw season ticket sales, ticket services and partnerships departments• Organized fundraising programs with non-profit organizations and employee appreciation outings with tech companies in Silicon Valley• Achievements: Generated 100k+ in revenue, doubled season ticket holder accounts and partnered with companies such as Intel, Fry’s Electronics, Velodyne and Buffalo Wild Wings

Milpitas, California, United States

• Provided customer service as a lead cashier and helped manage men's and kid's footwear sales floor. • Scheduled to work opening or closing shifts to lead organization and register checks of the store.• Inventory management by scanning merchandise in/out of the system working with back of house manager.• Initiated product sales and build brand awareness for customers.

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Market Partnered with VP of marketing to improved search engine optimization (SEO), reconstructed websites and analyzed blogs• Assisted marketing team with managing several projects with a focus on budgeting and market research• Created and designed various creative concepts for branding materials