Mark Butler Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Engaged on a contract to support hiring for Engineering (DevOps, AI Engineering), Product Delivery, Technical Architecture, and Growth Marketing divisions across global offices in US, LATAM, and Europe.

Providing consulting services in Talent across Engineering, Product, and GTM.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Drive Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in world-class founders building the next generation of market-defining companies. Our portfolio spans over 100 companies across North America with over $2.2B AUM.I came onboard to contribute to the successful launch of a new offering in the firm, Drive Talent- an internal team that exclusively supports the Talent needs within Drive's portfolio.As a Talent Acquisition Manager, I worked with a variety of Founders & hiring managers to execute tailored hiring in various focus areas including Engineering, Product, and GTM. I worked full cycle- including building and managing the pipelines, creating the sourcing strategies, and defining the KPIs- to successfully deliver world class talent. Outside of the portfolio, I also worked directly with the Founder/CEO and the General Partnership to hire internally at Drive.In addition to hiring, I also provided strategic guidance on Talent best practices, interview evaluations & structure, Talent engagement, as well as a host of other Talent-oriented solutions that may arise in order to help our companies succeed.In the time since Drive Talent's launch in Q1 2023, I successfully hired 30+ in focus areas including Engineering, Product, GTM, and the internal Investment Partner & Seed Fund team.

Columbus, Oh, Us

I managed a distributed team of Principal / Senior Technical Recruiters and Recruiting Coordinators that supported our Engineering divisions (Data Engineering, Interoperability, Infrastructure, Platform & Product Engineering) as well as our company-wide Product hiring initiatives. This includes executive stakeholder management, coaching & professional development of team- including onboarding / training entry-level Recruiters- and workforce planning.In addition to talent management, I actively drove operational changes throughout the Talent space through a variety of project initiatives- examples being ATS implementations & integrations, Engineering hiring process improvement and standardization, as well as standing up a Vendor Management Program (including contracts and procurement)- to name a few specifics. Lastly, I also recruited requisitions ranging from entry-level to Executive search (VP, SVP). I personally hired over 160 resources across a variety of Product & Engineering organizations from 2020-2022. Focus areas included Product, Software Engineering (R&D, DataOps, Automation, Platform), Foundation AI & Research, DevOps / Infrastructure / Cloud Engineering, Machine Learning (Computer Vision, Deep Learning), and Ontology / Search & Knowledge Graph Engineering.

Columbus, Oh, Us

I advised as a subject matter expert in the following areas:• Talent Acquisition & internal recruiting processes and workflows• Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) systems and Human Capital Management platforms• Workforce Planning strategies among a variety of industry and business sectors• Recruiting budgets & forecasting • Technical Recruiting• Behavioral and cultural assessment interviewing strategies• 3rd-party Staffing• Immigration and USCIS Policies as it pertains to the HR and recruiting functions (ex- H-1Bs, H-4 EAD, F1-CPT, F1-OPT, Employment Preference (EB1-EB5), Green Card filings, I-140s, Priority Dates, etc)

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Day-to-day, I oversaw and managed a team of recruiters and staffing coordinators that worked to ensure quick delivery of top-notch temporary staffing for a variety of clients and industries.• Drove recruiting strategies and continually worked to optimize talent pipeline by reaching out to community partners, utilizing several candidate search databases, and implementing new programs to incentivize referrals• Developed internal staff by developing goals, KPIs, coaching and mentoring for continued success in recruiting and staffing efforts• Implemented the Bullhorn ATS platform from scratch including data migration from the previous ATS, field-mappings, and complete process workflow creation• Oversaw the complete remote-work policy and operations transition after COVID-19 struck which helped the company avoid a temporary shutdown of the business. This included managing the process-change for remote interviewing, remote onboarding and hiring, in addition to creating our office reopening plan to ensure the safe reopening of our physical office while also adhering to government guidelines• Managed the relationships with existing clients and actively worked towards acquisition of future clients through a multitude of marketing and sales efforts• Analyzed the back-end operations and work to streamline processes and inefficiencies while undergoing a complete overhaul of existing HRIS, payroll, CRM and IT platforms in preparation for the deployment of a seamless hiring experience mobile application, JobPro, that went live in Q3 2020

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Matic is a Digital Insurance Agency startup with solutions for consumers, originators, and servicers. Impacted by company-wide reduction-in-force.• Oversaw the talent acquisition strategy including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring across the Agency, Sales, HR, Legal, and Product areas of the business• Created and implemented full behavioral interview and culture assessments into hiring process• Worked with leadership to drive workforce planning discussions, scaling the company headcount in tandem with our growth projections as the subject matter expert in talent space • Operated as our vendor manager with our external hiring partners • Coordinated talent strategy across international offices spanning 3 time zones, from San Francisco to Ukraine• Implemented first instance of CoMeet Applicant Tracking System framework for the organization

Columbus, Oh, Us

NetJets is the global leader in private aviation. I lead the Technology/Analytics/Strategy, Sales, and Marketing Talent Acquisition functions which included sourcing strategy, interviewing, and hiring for all internal corporate positions. In addition to internal hiring, I also facilitated the relationships between our vendor partners and internal hiring managers for our staff augmentation programs. Lastly, I oversaw the overall recruiting strategy, brand awareness, and pipe-lining for all future Sales/Tech/Marketing needs at NetJets.• Operated as Lead Recruiter for all of the Technology, Analytics and Strategy teams• Conducted weekly Talent Strategy Meetings with hiring managers to maintain awareness for openings• Managed vendor partnerships for any staff-augmentation or project-based IT initiatives• Oversaw full cycle recruiting process including screening, scheduling and dispositioning applicants• Maintained average of 10+ hires/month with a time to fill of less than 39 days on average for all of 2018

Columbus, Ohio, Us

NextChapter is a SaaS startup that offers digital bankruptcy petition filing for use by attorneys and paralegals. I was responsible for customer acquisition and sales, customer relationship development, retention and assisting in the overall growth of the company through our current and future customer base. NextChapter was acquired by FastCase in September 2019.• Sought new business opportunities by contacting and developing relationships with potential clients.• Partnered with Operations and Marketing to routinely optimize company branding and messaging• Owned all inside and outside sales responsibilities and operations including validating incoming leads• Consistent 25% growth month over month in revenue since starting

Columbus, Oh, Us

I oversaw a team of Senior Recruiters that ended up scaling the company from 35 -> 125 employees in less than 6 months. Impacted by company-wide reduction-in-force.• Hired as Founding Recruiter for Series B growth-stage startup, primarily focused on Engineering, Product, and UX Design• Designed, developed, and operated organization’s recruiting and selection operations to attract and promote top talent, support company growth, and maintain unique startup culture• Responsible for sourcing candidates through both traditional and non-traditional methods of recruiting through internet sourcing, direct recruiting, networking, social media, and career fairs• Implemented, integrated, and maintained Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System (ATS)• Created and maintained internship program by maintaining relationships with local colleges

Dublin, Oh, Us

• Responsible for staffing Engineering professionals with skill sets specific to Java Development, Service-Oriented Architecture, and Core Infrastructure.• Identified potential candidates through various sourcing methods, including online networking, professional networking events, and customer/consultant referrals• Supported candidates throughout interview process, including client interviews and technical conversation

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Achieved profitability for company by promoting featured products.• Conducted numerous sales outreach seminars in the Columbus, OH area.• Contributed to the store's first 100% to goal in sales since store opening.• Demonstrated and enhanced customer contact by utilizing excellent communication skills in person and by phone.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

• Achieved Store MVP 2008 when working as a part-time associate.• Trained all new-hire computer associates on product sales, services, and solutions.• Effectively took a customer's needs and translated into products required for their purpose.• Communicated advanced computer concepts and translated into layman's terms.

Associate Degree, Electronics And Computer Technology

Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia, Music Production

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