Ian Christie

Current

Director, Graduate Career Programs at Sauder School of Business at UBC
President & Head Career Strategist at BoldCareer.com

Past

External Consultant at Workopolis
Senior Director, Horizontal Markets at Monster.com
Director, Monster Talent Market at Monster.com

President & Co-Founder at TalentMarket.com
Associate at Caldwell Partners Amrop Intl
Project Manager at Pacific Edge Trade Group Inc. (Tokyo / Japan)

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Education

McGill University
University of British Columbia

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Ian Christie’s Summary

Human Capital Industry expert with experience encompassing the high-end of executive search, founding and selling an online recruitment start-up to Monster.com, running Monster.com's self-employment market (auction-style marketplace) and later group responsibility for the executive market (ChiefMonster), and others.

For the last 4 years focused on the career services market as founder of BoldCareer.com including coaching and writing for the career market, Monster.com's official career coaching partner. Interest in both the evolving online recruitment market, career and related services market, coaching, writing, as well as bringing the career question internally within organizations.

Ian Christie’s Specialties:

Designing, marketing and delivering career services, writing for the senior career market, coaching, blogging, executive search, consulting, working virtually, managing internal and outsourced teams, managing partner relationships, designing and writing the copy for sites and marketing initiatives.

Ian Christie’s Experience

Director, Graduate Career Programs

Sauder School of Business at UBC

(Educational Institution; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)

Leading the delivery, development and management of career programs and services for the graduate business programs.
President & Head Career Strategist

BoldCareer.com

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2002 — Present (8 years )

BoldCareer is focused on helping our clients and bring purpose and strategy to managing careers. Since 2002, when I founded the service, we have been serving the job search, career change, career development, decision support, and personal marketing needs of our executive and management level clients. BoldCareer delivers strategic and practical job search and career change services including expert resume writing and interview training and strategy to support you during your career transitions.
External Consultant

Workopolis

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years )
Senior Director, Horizontal Markets

Monster.com

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

October 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 2 months)

Led horizontal products with a direct team of 7. Executive (ChiefMonster), Self-employment (Monster Talent Market and the contractor/temp area), Global Gateway, and Virtual Career Fairs.
• Developed market strategy for each product, including business planning, performing competitive analysis, evaluating partners and acquisition candidates
• In response to market need and opportunity, drove product definition and development.
• Worked with marketing group on marketing plans, advertising and PR agency briefing, trade show/event planning, collateral development
• Identified, analyzed and if warranted presented new business opportunities within existing products as well as new product/market development.
• Participated in and provided leadership to strategic initiatives
• Acted as spokesperson for products
• Liaised with sales group on pricing and sales initiatives

One of 100 selected within TMP's 10,000+ employees to participate in year-long TMP 2001 Leadership Program.
Director, Monster Talent Market

Monster.com

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

October 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Hired to lead Monster Talent Market, the world’s first auction-style marketplace for free agent talent. This product was launched in 07/99 and was Monster’s first attempt at a niche offering. The product was launched entirely separately from Monster’s architecture, infrastructure, and operations.

Responsible for business model, product direction, operations and the overall direction and leadership of MTM, including product and market strategy, product development, team development, project management, and overall responsibility for the product’s performance. MTM was the CEO’s project and I was essentially running a start-up within Monster’s rapidly evolving corporate structure. Share strategic responsibility with other co-lead. Reported to SVP, Ventures.

Much of my effort was spent in selling the project internally and trying to integrate it back into the core Monster offering.
President & Co-Founder

TalentMarket.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

December 1998 — October 1999 (11 months)

Co-Founder & President of an internet-based start-up focused on the new world of market instruments for the buying and selling of talent/human capital. Working both with venture companies and individual business executives. Development of business plan, formulation of strategic objectives, market positioning, recruitment of alliance partners. Sold TalentMarket.com to Monster.com in November of 1999 and relocated to the Boston area. Monster Talent Market provided an ideal outlet to implement the plans created in my start-up.
Associate

Caldwell Partners Amrop Intl

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

October 1993 — November 1998 (5 years 2 months)

Canada’s largest and most senior retained executive search firm at the time. Clients covered virtually all major industries in Canada. Publicly-traded on the TSE, Caldwell (1998 $21M Revenue/$140M Market Cap).

Responsibility for search strategy, execution and management. I completed 200 searches.
• Responsibility for leading the management and delivery of client projects as well as the management of accounts and client relationships, interacting primarily with CEOs and VPs
• Develop and assess qualified candidate pools against search mandates, including marketing opportunities to star candidates
• Project management includes briefings, presentations, process management and accounts receivable as well as being accountable for search outcome
• Development of new business with a personal practice focus in new economy business
• Key member of team in driving a 200% increase in practice revenue since 1993 with only a corresponding increase in staff of 37%
Project Manager

Pacific Edge Trade Group Inc. (Tokyo / Japan)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sporting Goods industry)

September 1989 — August 1991 (2 years )

International marketing, distribution and trading company, focused primarily on Canadian-manufactured consumer products in the outdoor recreation sector to the Japanese consumer market. Reported to the President.

• Sourced products to be marketed in Japan, managed supplier relationships, and consulted with suppliers on the development of their product lines, promotion tools and business strategy
• Responsible for market research including trend tracking in North America & Japan and product testing
• Handled all trade matters related to procurement and shipping. Reduced firm’s export shipping costs by 12%
• Created Japan mail-order business concept, developed business plan, and won $150K government loan for project
• Creation and execution of promotional tools
• Assisted the president with financial analysis, promotion, strategy, and information system development
• Responsible for product sourcing and promotion in team that established Canada’s first retail store in Japan

Ian Christie’s Education

McGill University

MBA , General Management & Marketing , September 1991 — April 1993
University of British Columbia

BA , Political Science , September 1984 — April 1989

Activities and Societies:

President, Pacific Rim Club
Director, International House
VP, External Affairs, Pacific Rim Club