I am an Internal Recruiter with a passion for all things Digital. I help companies grow. I help people find a job that they love. I love doing this. I have worked both agency side and in-house in London and Amsterdam. My main experience comes from hiring awesome people for high-growth, disruptive Tech businesses and world renowned brands ranging from Just-Eat, TravelBird and Catawiki through to eBay and Amazon. I try and have a little fun along the way! I’m currently responsible for Tech, Product and Digital Marketing recruitment at Catawiki, a global eCommerce business with offices around the world and headquarters in the Netherlands. Specialties: Direct Technical and Creative recruitment, Sourcing, Interviewing, Networking, Negotiation, Consulting, Onboarding, Job Description Writing, Community Building, Employer Branding, Events. Keywords: Internal Recruiter, In-House Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment Manager, Talent Sourcer, Tech Recruiter, Digital Recruiter, Technical Recruiter, International Recruiter, Software Engineers, Software Developers Twitter: @Digital_Lesner E-Mail: James_lesner@hotmail.com // j.lesner@catawiki.nl Medium: https://medium.com/@Digital_Lesner

Tech Recruiter @ Catawiki are the fastest-growing Tech company in Europe. Our Online auction website attracts 12 million monthly users from around the globe to participate in weekly auctions across a variety of categories for special objects. The items we have auctioned off include a lock of Napoleon’s hair, a mammoth skeleton and the most expensive set of Lego ever produced! Though we only started a few years ago, our mission to make unique items available to everyone is soon becoming reality. The Catawiki offices all over Europe house a dynamic, fast-growing and open organisation. Catawiki has a real ‘hands-on’ mentality, with a casual and friendly atmosphere. We share a strong team-spirit, and all of our inspired employees are motivated to use their own personal talents and skills as part of a whole. We are very proud to be the first Benelux company to have received an investment from the famous Accel Partners (first venture capital investors in Facebook, as well as Dropbox, Spotify, and Etsy). Catawiki is looking for talent all over Europe including: - Back End Development (Ruby) - Front End Development - Mobile Development - Online Marketing - Product Management - Data Science - Analytics For more info: j.lesner@catawiki.nl From December 2015 to Present (1 month) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsMarketing and Tech Recruiter @ At TravelBird we change the way people experience travel. We surprise our customers every day with the best travel deals and make booking and travelling simple and easy so travellers can enjoy their carefree holiday. Our story began in Amsterdam back in 2010, with one travel deal. Now, after 5 years we operate in 17 European countries. More than 2,500,000 people have travelled with TravelBird and every day 15,000 travellers enjoy an unforgettable journey with us. Today we operate out of a large office in the centre of Amsterdam. We are constantly on the hunt for outstanding talent. Interested in surprising and inspiring more people? Have a look at our career page at: http://jobs.travelbird.com/ I'm responsible for recruitment across Digital Marketing, Product and Technology. Our Engineering teams are based exclusively in Amsterdam, and the people we look for are: + Software Engineers: Agile Front and Back-End Developers. (Python, Django. AWS) + Digital Marketing: SEO, SEA, Display, Performance Marketing, CRM, Social Media, Affiliate, ATL + Business Intelligence: BI developers. BI analysts. Data Warehouse design. (Pentaho, MySQL) + Product: Technical and UX Product Managers. (Customer focused, Research driven) + Design: Visual & Interaction Design (UI / UX). (Product, Service and Conversion focused) + Mobile: Android and iOS Developers. For more info: James@travelbird.nl From May 2015 to December 2015 (8 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsDigital and Technology Recruiter @ Handle has been the leading recruitment consultancy for the media and entertainment industries for more than thirty years, and we currently partner a broad portfolio of instantly recognisable consumer brands including: Universal Music, Apple, Red Bull, John Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Net-a-Porter, ASOS etc. I worked in the Digital and Tech team where I was responsible for the 360 degree recruitment process for these types of positions: * Tech * Digital Marketing * Product * eCommerce * Data / Analytics / BI From June 2014 to May 2015 (1 year) London, United KingdomSenior Recruitment Consultant @ Intelligent People work with Online & New Media Organisations.This means when you speak to us we'll already have a good knowledge of the candidate market you want to access, including the employment landscape, where the candidates are, the technology, trends and issues and all the other information needed to help you recruit or engage the best talent available. We specifically recruit professionals within: • Marketing • Product Management • eCommerce From July 2010 to May 2014 (3 years 11 months)

Bachelor's Degree, Graphic and Communication Design, 2:1 @ University of Leeds From 2006 to 2009 A Levels:, English Literature (A) Business Studies (A) Art (A) Sociology (A) @ Queen Elizabeth Boys School From 1999 to 2006 James Lesner is skilled in: New Business Development, Key Account Management, Persuasive Communication, Strategic Consulting, Partner Relationship Management, Attack & Penetration, SEO, CRM, E-commerce, Online Advertising, PPC, Closing Deals, Deal Closure, Product Management, Partner Management