¡Hola! 안녕하세요! Hello!
I'm John Ali.
Multilingual. Award winning global tech recruiter, tech entrepreneur, mobile apps expert, and international speaker. Track record of building “zero to one” products and businesses at scale, developing global strategies, and growing strong teams. Currently Head of Tech Executive Search for Coupang’s e-Commerce business and emerging platforms. Formerly at Korn Ferry, Robert Walters and Michael Page.
John Ali Samadzadeh Cárdenas
GLOBAL TECH RECRUITER | MOBILE APP EXPERT
+82 10 4232 6511
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EXPERIENCE
2020-Present
Coupang, Inc. Seoul, Korea
Tech Executive Search
• Partnering with the executive and leadership team of Coupang to identify and hire the next generation of technology executives.
• Lead company-wide Product, Engineering & UX executive hires.
• Coaching and development of high performing executive recruiters, technical sourcers and recruitment coordinators.
• Advising leadership and HR on organizational design and market intelligence.
• Managing agency relationships/assignments.
2011-2020
Recruitment Leader
Executive Search Firms Global
• Award winning business developer and engagement manager.
-Developed $8M+ USD in professional placement fees through partnerships with PE firms, large enterprises, and startups.
• 360 degree recruitment of global executives from world leading ecommerce, mobile apps, gaming and tech companies across 12 countries in four continents.
• Hire, inspire, grow and mentor tech experiences and rookie recruiters to become best in class full desk executive recruiters.
Consulting engagements:
- Senior Partner at Korn Ferry (2015-2020)
- Co-Founder & Manager at Robert Walters Korea (2013-2015)
- Senior Consultant at Michael Page Chile and NYC (2011-2013)
2004-2011
Tech Entrepreneur
Compu Experto Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA
• Co-founded, launched and grew 2 brands across the US and Latin America (Berkeley Tech Support and Compu Experto).
• Delivered custom software and professional services to Spanish and Portuguese speaking clients.
• Formulated the initial business plan, concept and product.
• Founded Berkeley office and built a R&D location in Los Angeles.
• Involved in hardware and software engineering, investor relations, strategic partnerships, growth marketing, public relations, legal, finance and HR.
PHILANTHROPY & PRO-BONO WORKS
2015-Present
Fundraising Chair
ELC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
The Elizabeth Learning Center Information Technology Academy is a career-oriented small learning community which uniquely prepares inner city high shool youth of Cudahy, CA for success in upper education, career, and life. Notable Alumni at ELC have moved on to attend schools like Harvard, UC Berkeley, USC and UCLA; and work at companies like Coupang, Google, iHerb, Microsoft and Apple. As Board Member I help the academy with fundraising, event planning and strategic partnerships.
2016-Present
TEENS EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY (TXT)
TXT encourages inner city teenage Black and Latino males to become catalysts of change in urban communities; ultimately paving the pathway to higher education and majors and careers in Science, Technology Engineering, Math (STEM). As a Volunteer at Coding Camps and Hackathons in South LA I provide talented elementary, middle school and high school students coaching and lessons in SPARK/Scratch/C# programming, Unity Game Development, product / project management and leadership skills.
Tech Mentor
2017-Present
Advisor & Board Member
STRIVE TO BETTER
Strive to Better is an non profit organization that focuses on providing underrepresented students with access to scholarships and free STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educational programs. I act as a strategic advisor to the President and Member of the Board.
CLIENTS
SKILLS
Microsoft Excel - Advanced
Executive Search - Advanced
Mobile App Development - Proficient
Critical Thinking - Advanced
Spanish - Mother Tongue
English - Advanced
EXPERTISE
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
I've lived in Mexico, California, Chile, Korea and NYC, where I have built new offices and have hired, coached and developed high performing multicultural and multilingual teams (ranging in size from 2 to 50+)
TECH SKILLS
Mobile web & app development (iOS/Android), Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, social media marketing, SEO and user acquisition.
LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages (with varying level of fluency): English, Español, فارسی (Farsi), 한국어 (Korean) and Português. Passionate about: diversity, inclusion & belonging and organizational development.