I have the privilege of working with the best and most innovative recruitment team at LinkedIn. We are committed to the goal of passionately growing our North American Sales Organization with top talent. We as team are living by our vision to design, build and share best on planet recruiting practices!
Manager Talent Acquisition, North America - Talent Acquisition Leader @ I am honored to have the opportunity to manage the North America recruiting efforts for LinkedIn's largest revenue generating business, Talent Solutions. Our teams in NY, Bay Area, Chicago and Toronto are leading our industry in the way we recruit and retain top talent at LinkedIn. I am excited to see what the next chapter will bring as we grow and scale our businesses around the world! From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Recruiter, Talent Solutions - Connecting Top Sales Talent with Opportunities at LinkedIn East @ LinkedIn takes your professional network online, giving you access to people, jobs and opportunities like never before. Built upon trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s largest and most powerful professional network. Currently, more than 235+ million professionals are on LinkedIn, including executives from all five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies. The company is publicly held and has a diversified business model with revenues coming from user subscriptions, advertising sales, talent solutions and sales solutions
My passion surrounds building long term relationships with Sales Executives across all verticals to help them see how their career goals may fit LinkedIn's mission.
I actively participate in all aspects of the business including piloting new product introductions, participating in training of peers on the use of LinkedIn's products, and supporting the overall vision to expand economic opportunities to professionals, veterans and skilled workers worldwide.
Specialties: Experienced in multiple levels and functions of recruiting across sales, marketing and senior executive level roles. I grew up in the retained executive search business as a researcher, associate and currently senior recruiter. Over the last 18 months I have developed a core interviewing style dedicated specifically to the Silicon Valley sales talent and have been able to acquire some of the best talent in the world!
LinkedIn Culture is a core recruiting strategy I implement:
• Our Members Come First
• Relationships Matter
• Be Open, Honest, and Constructive
• Demand Excellence
• Take Intelligent Risks
• And Act like an Owner
Who we are at LinkedIn-(AKA Culture):
• Transformative- Self, Company and World
• Integrity- Doing the Right Thing
• Collaborative- “I to the We”
• Humor- Changing the world is hard work, we stop and laugh along the way
• Results- Clearly stated objectives to set a high bar From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Executive Recruiter @ Patriarch Partners, LLC, is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch was built upon a proprietary patented financial model designed to manage and monetize the distressed portfolios of financial institutions.
Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore value, creating and preserving jobs in America. The firm is devoted to rebuilding America one company at a time, one job at a time. Since 2000, Patriarch has owned interests in and restructured more than 150 companies, and in so doing has saved over 250,000 jobs.
The firm’s belief system and strategy in value investing does not waver or change with market fluctuations. It takes time, stability, liquidity and an appropriate capital structure to rebuild businesses. Challenging conditions often mean the need to improve operations from the ground up; the situations require equal concentration and adeptness between financial engineering and operational execution. Patriarch Partners Management Group, established in 2005, is a team of seasoned and connected global professionals strategically placed among portfolio companies to fortify management and to unearth and implement necessary efficiencies, new technologies and unique strategies.
Accomplishments:
- Top performing recruiter on team of 5
- Rebuilt the executive team of McDonnell Douglas Helicopter including: Global Head of Sales, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other Senior Manager Roles which aided in MD retaining the largest helicopter order in the companies history valued at just over $300M From December 2009 to August 2011 (1 year 9 months) Greater New York City AreaDirector @ Raines International is an exclusively retained executive search firm representing Fortune 500 companies in their recruiting needs for roles ranging from Vice President through the C-Suite. We are experts in recruiting across various functions across Private Equity, Financial Services and Consumer Products. From April 2009 to December 2009 (9 months) Associate @ Associate for Financial Services: Member of Asset and Wealth Management Practice; Member of Technology and Operations Practice; Member of the Investment Banking Practice
For more than 50 years, organizations have entrusted Heidrick & Struggles to build thriving, high-performance leadership teams. Our consultants’ breadth and depth of relevant experience provide a solid platform for understanding critical business needs, allowing us to identify and recruit the market’s best talent for your organization. Our practice areas—including industry, functional and regional specializations—enhance our ability to conduct successful searches for clients around the world.
Heidrick & Struggles offers a truly collaborative approach to executive search that is based on a thorough understanding of the strategic, financial and operational issues our clients face. Our proven processes and comprehensive analyses help ensure that no stone is left unturned during your search. From April 2007 to January 2009 (1 year 10 months) Executive Search Consultant @ Focus: Consumer and Educational Marketing & E Learning
• Handled all aspects of exclusive retain search execution
• Developed research strategy, contacted targeted potential candidates and conducted numerous sourcing calls
• Interviewed all potential candidates
• Presented and negotiated offers
• Business Development - (attended industry conferences and luncheons in order to generate prospective clients) From January 2006 to March 2007 (1 year 3 months) Research Associate and Recruiter @ Research Practice for Management Consulting, Private Equity and General Financial Services
• Learned in-depth research practices for identifying candidates in various businesses
• Identified market trends and researched information effectively through multiple channels
• Analyzed business information and organized multiple points and large amounts of data into concise targeted information summaries From January 2002 to August 2006 (4 years 8 months)
Bachelor of Arts, Communications @ University of Michigan From 1997 to 2001 High School Diploma, General Studies @ Nova High School, Davie FL From 1994 to 1997 Evan Klein is skilled in: Recruiting, SaaS, Internet, Talent Management, Building Relationships, Great Motivator, Business Intelligence, Internet Recruiting, Sourcing, Executive Search, Talent Acquisition, Interviews, Strategy, Screening Resumes, Management