Amanda Furlong

• Took an intentional pause from a fulfilling 7 year career to take a self-designed sabbatical for my family and me to relocate back to Ireland from London, travel, and spend time with my growing family.

• Developed and implemented comprehensive recruiting strategies to attract qualified candidates for sales positions across EMEA.
• Created job postings, sourced talent, screened resumes, conducted interviews and negotiated salaries.
• Coached hiring managers on best practices for interviewing and selection of top-tier sales professionals.

Key Achievements:

• Achieved 100% quota attainment FY19 & FY20
• Due to over performance, chosen for a secondment to Austin, Texas USA to assist with ramping up NAMER team
• Prospect champion on Gem outreach platform quarter on quarter
• Highest Inmail & outreach response rate across UKI team

• Identified and recruited potential candidates through job postings, referrals, and other sources across marketing, technical and sales roles.
• Reviewed resumes, conducted in-depth interviews, and evaluated candidate qualifications.
• Provided guidance on job descriptions, salary ranges, and interview processes.

Key Achievements:

• Part of the Okta's IPO on the NYSE in April, 2017 (part of the first 1000 hires globally)
• Successfully achieved quota in Q1, Q2 and Q3 FY17
• Led numerous candidate events both onsite and offsite which resulted in numerous hires across the business

• Partnered with internal stakeholders including HR Managers, Hiring Managers and Executives on recruitment initiatives.
• Reviewed job applications received from external sources such as Indeed.com or LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Represented the organization at career fairs, college events and other related activities.