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EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 

THIS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made, effective as
of                      (the “Grant Date”), by and between MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and                      (the “Non-Employee Director”). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS,
the Board Committee desires to award to the Non-Employee Director, pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and the Plan. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Grant of RSUs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Plan, the Non-Employee Director is awarded                      RSUs. The RSUs shall vest and payment in respect of such RSUs shall be made, if
at all, in accordance with Section 2 hereof. 
 2. Vesting. 

(a) The RSUs granted to the Non-Employee Director shall vest and payment in respect of such number of RSUs shall be made in accordance with
Section 2(e) as to the percentage of the RSUs indicated on the dates specified below (each an “RSU Vesting Date”), provided that the Non-Employee Director has remained in the continuous service as a member of the Company’s
Board from the Grant Date through and including each applicable RSU Vesting Date, except as provided in Sections 2(b) and 2(c): 
  

					
	 Date
	  	Incremental Percentage of
Award Becoming Vested	 
	 First Anniversary of the Grant Date
	  	 	25	% 
	 Second Anniversary of the Grant Date
	  	 	25	% 
	 Third Anniversary of the Grant Date
	  	 	25	% 
	 Fourth Anniversary of the Grant Date
	  	 	25	% 

 Any fractional RSUs resulting from the strict application of the incremental percentages set forth above will be disregarded
and the actual number of RSUs becoming vested on any specific RSU Vesting Date will cover only the full number of RSUs determined by applying the relevant incremental percentage. 

  
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 (b) In the event that during the period of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board
after the Grant Date: 
  

	 	(i)	the Non-Employee Director dies, or 

  

	 	(ii)	the Non-Employee Director incurs a disability (as determined by the Board Committee), 

 (such events are
collectively referred to as “Acceleration Events”), then all outstanding unvested RSUs shall immediately vest and be payable as of the date of the applicable Acceleration Event, subject to Section 2(d) below. 

(c) In the event that during the period of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board after the Grant Date a Change in Control
shall occur, then all outstanding unvested RSUs that have not been forfeited prior to the date of such Change in Control shall vest and be payable on the date of such Change in Control. 

(d) In the event that any calendar date on which vesting is purportedly scheduled pursuant to the terms of Sections 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c)
above is not a Business Day (as defined below), the vesting shall automatically be delayed until the first Business Day following that calendar date. “Business Day” means a date on which commercial banks in New York, New York are open for
general business. 
 (e) On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the applicable RSU Vesting Date, the Company shall issue to the
Non-Employee Director one share of Common Stock with respect to each whole RSU that vests on such date, subject to Sections 3 and 6 below. Upon the issuance of such shares, all obligations of the Company with respect to each such RSU shall be
deemed satisfied in full. 
 3. Certain Changes; Rights as a Stockholder. The number and class of shares of Common Stock or other
securities which are distributable to the Non-Employee Director with respect to any RSU covered by this Agreement shall be adjusted proportionately or as otherwise appropriate to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock resulting from a stock split, spin-off, split-off, split-up, recapitalization, capital reorganization, reclassification of shares of Common Stock, merger or consolidation, or any like capital adjustment, or the payment of any stock
dividend, and/or to reflect a change in the character or class of shares covered by the Plan arising from a readjustment or recapitalization of the Company’s capital stock, in each case as determined by the Board Committee. The Non-Employee
Director shall not have any rights to cash dividends, voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with respect to the RSUs covered by this Agreement until the Company issues Common Stock to the Non-Employee Director in accordance with
Section 2(e). 
 4. No Right to Continue as a Non-Employee Director. Nothing in this Agreement shall give the
Non-Employee Director any right to continue as a member of the Board. 
 5. Plan Provisions. The provisions of the Plan shall govern,
and if or to the extent that there are inconsistencies between those provisions and the provisions hereof, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. The Non-Employee Director acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan prior to the execution of this
Agreement. 

  
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 6. Withholding. Prior to any applicable RSU Vesting Date hereunder, the Company and the
Non-Employee Director may make mutually acceptable arrangements for the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock (on and valued as of the RSU Vesting Date) and remit the corresponding amount of cash to the appropriate taxing authorities in
connection with federal, state or other tax obligations of the Non-Employee Director. 
 7. Binding Effect; Headings; Status. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, the Non-Employee Director and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The subject headings of Sections are included for the purpose of convenience only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Non-Employee Director’s rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, rights to RSUs, shall at all times that such rights exist
represent a general obligation of the Company. The Non-Employee Director shall be a general creditor of the Company with respect thereto and shall not have a secured or preferred position with respect thereto. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan
shall be deemed to create an escrow, trust, custodial account or fiduciary relationship of any kind. 
 8. Non-Assignability, Etc.
The Non-Employee Director’s rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, rights to RSUs, are not assignable or transferable except upon the Non-Employee Director’s death to a beneficiary designated by the Non-Employee
Director in a written beneficiary designation filed with the Company or, if no duly designated beneficiary shall survive the Non-Employee Director, pursuant to the Non-Employee Director’s will and/or by the laws of descent and distribution. Any
and all such rights shall not be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, encumbrance except as otherwise expressly permitted herein. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Non-Employee Director,
the Company, the Company’s successors and assigns and the Non-Employee Director’s estate, heirs and legal representatives (as applicable). 

9. Securities Laws; Insider Trading. The Board Committee may from time to time impose any conditions on the RSUs and shares of Common
Stock as it deems necessary or advisable to ensure that the Plan, this Agreement and the issuance and resale of any securities comply with all applicable securities laws, including without limitation the Securities Act and Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act. Such conditions may include, among other things, the requirement that certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Non-Employee Director hereunder contain a restrictive legend in such form and substance as may be
determined by the Board Committee. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that Affiliates of the Company may resell Common Stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Non-Employee Director understands and agrees that any and all transactions involving shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company must
comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies, including but not limited to the Company’s policy regarding insider trading, which policy, among other things, prohibits transactions involving shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company by individuals who have material non-public information relating to the Company. 
 10. General. This
Agreement shall be deemed to be an Award Agreement as defined in the Plan. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the legal obligations between 

  
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the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and controls and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between the parties, written or oral with respect
to its subject matter. The Non-Employee Director has not relied on any representation not set forth in this Agreement. 
 11. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles of any forum. All actions or proceedings arising under or related to this Agreement must
be exclusively brought in the state or federal courts serving New York County, New York. Each party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby (i) irrevocably accepts and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and
of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom), generally and unconditionally, with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding, and (ii) waives any objection which he/she/it may now or hereafter have based on personal jurisdiction or to the
laying of venue of any such action, suit or proceeding therein and agrees not to plead or claim that such action, suit or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 

12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement as applied to any other provision of this Agreement or to any circumstance is
adjudged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of that provision under any other circumstance, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 

13. Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may be unilaterally amended by the Company without the Non-Employee Director’s consent as
provided in the Plan. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms or covenants hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument
executed on behalf of the Company (as authorized by the Board Committee) and the Non-Employee Director. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement. 
  

			
	MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

 Agreed and acknowledged as of the date first above written: 

 

	
	  

  
 4EX-10.18

 Exhibit 10.18 

Monster Worldwide, Inc. 
 622 Third
Avenue 
 New York, NY 10017 
 November 3,
2014 
 Mr. Salvatore Iannuzzi 
 c/o Monster Worldwide,
Inc. 
 622 Third Avenue 
 New York, NY 10017 

Dear Sal: 
 This letter (the “Letter”) confirms
your resignation, effective as of November 4, 2014, from your position as the Chief Executive Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”). You shall continue to be an employee of the Company until June 30, 2015
(your “Separation Date”), at which time your employment with the Company shall terminate and, except as otherwise provided herein, you shall resign from all other positions (except as a director) you hold with the Company and/or its
subsidiaries. In order to facilitate the continued smooth implementation of the Company’s long-term strategic business plan, you shall continue to serve on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). In order to
facilitate the smooth transition which we anticipate to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2015, we will notify you of the services and activities that we expect you to perform. Commencing as of the date hereof, you shall be the
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Until your Separation Date, (i) you shall continue to be compensated for your services to the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of your employment agreement with the Company dated April 11,
2007, as amended (your “Employment Agreement”), (ii) you shall perform such services for the Company at its headquarters in New York City as may be reasonably requested, (iii) the Company shall continue to provide your
current car service to you for your commute between your home and the Company’s offices in New York City in respect of the Company’s business, and (iv) the Company shall reimburse you for the cost of personal income tax advice and
preparation assistance, not to exceed $20,000. Following your Separation Date, you shall be compensated for your service as a director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in accordance with the Company’s compensation policy for non-employee
directors and, during your service as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, the Company shall provide you a fully-furnished office in New York City and secretarial assistance. 

You and the Company agree that your separation from service will be treated as a termination by the Company without Cause as of this date for purposes of
Section 6(a)(v) of your Employment Agreement, the letter agreement dated July 30, 2013 (the “Letter Agreement”) and any equity awards granted to you by the Company. As of your Separation Date, you will be entitled to
receive the payments benefits and payments described in Section 7(a) of your Employment Agreement, including, without limitation, any accrued but unused vacation days and any unreimbursed business expenses. In addition, as of your Separation
Date and contingent upon your continued compliance with the terms of this Letter and the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 9 of your Employment Agreement, you shall also be entitled to (i) the payments and benefits set forth in
Section 7(b) of your Employment Agreement, and (ii) the supplemental retirement medical benefits set forth in Section 8 of the Letter Agreement (without regard to the timing of your termination of employment) This Letter satisfies the
Separation and Release Agreement requirement set forth in Section 7(b) of your Employment Agreement. 

 In recognition of the services you provided in developing the Company’s long-term strategic business plan
and transition, the Company shall pay you an additional $2,000,000 on June 30, 2015 subject to review by May 15, 2015, by a committee consisting of the Board’s lead independent director, the Company’s chief executive officer and
the Board’s Audit Committee Chairperson, of the success of such transition. Subject to the above and your continued compliance with restrictive covenants set forth in Section 9 of your Employment Agreement, such $2,000,000 amount shall be
paid to you on or about June 30, 2015, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, such amount shall be payable immediately upon a Change in Control (as defined in your Employment Agreement). 

You acknowledge and agree that, except for the payments and benefits set forth above, you will not be entitled to any compensation, award or damages with
respect to your employment or termination of employment. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company may withhold from any payments described in this Letter such federal, state or local income taxes to the extent determined necessary by the
Company in its discretion to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for the payment of any income or other taxes due with respect to any payments or benefits described herein or
otherwise from the Company. 
 You acknowledge and agree that from and after the date of this Letter, you shall not, publicly or privately, directly or
indirectly disparage or make any statements (written or oral) that would impugn the integrity, acumen (business or otherwise), ethics or business practices, of the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers, employees, or
affiliates. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it and its officers and directors shall not, publicly or privately, directly or indirectly disparage or make any statements (written or oral) that would impugn your integrity, acumen (business or
otherwise) or ethics. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude you, the Company or its officers and directors from complying with any applicable law, any government authority or agency or any recognized subpoena power. 

You hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, agents, servants,
employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law,
equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for indemnification you may have as a result of any third party action against you based on your employment with, or your position as
a director of, the Company), arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the date of this Letter, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly
arising out of or in any way connected with your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for
personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of
compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended
(“ADEA”); the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the New York State Human Rights Act; the New York State Labor Law; the Massachusetts Wage Act; the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act; tort law; contract law; wrongful
discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to release the Company from its
obligation to provide you with the rights, benefits and payments set forth herein or your rights to indemnification, coverage under the Company’s D&O insurance policy or any vested benefits under any pension benefit plan maintained by the
Company. 

 The Company and its subsidiaries hereby release, acquit and forever discharge you of and from any and all claims,
liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed,
arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the date of this Letter, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way
connected with your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including but not limited to any federal, state or local law or cause of action or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided,
however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to release the you from your obligations set forth herein and under the Employment Agreement to the extent referred to herein. 

You acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under the ADEA. You acknowledge that the consideration
given for the release in this Letter and described in this Letter is in addition to anything of value to which you were already entitled. You further acknowledge that you have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) the
release in this Letter does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date you sign this Letter; (b) you have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Letter and have been advised to do so; (c) you have
twenty-one (21) days to consider this Letter (although you may choose to voluntarily execute this Letter earlier); (d) you have seven (7) days following your execution of this letter to revoke the release in this Letter by providing
written notice to the Company; and (e) the release in this Letter shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired without exercise, which shall be the eighth day after you execute this Letter. 

You and the Company agree that any announcement by the Company with respect to the termination of your employment will be disclosed to you prior to its
issuance or publication and you will have a reasonable period of time within which to comment on the content of any such announcement. 
 This Letter or any
portion hereof may not be waived, amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by you and the Company. 
 This Letter will be governed by
the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its rules governing conflicts of laws. Any legal action or other proceeding brought for enforcement of this Letter shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution and arbitration
procedures set forth in Section 19 of your Employment Agreement. The provisions of Section 26 of your Employment Agreement, relating to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), are
incorporated herein by reference. None of the Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisors will be held liable for any taxes, interest or other amounts owed by you as a result of the
application of Code Section 409A. 
 This Letter represents the entire agreement between you and the Company concerning the subject matter of your
termination of employment with the Company and severance entitlements, and, except as 

 
expressly set forth herein, supersedes all other agreements, promises or understandings, oral or written. This Letter may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Letter shall inure to the benefit of your beneficiaries, heirs or estate, as applicable. 

The Company greatly appreciates your efforts and dedication on behalf of the Board and the Company. 

 

			
	Sincerely,
	
	MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
		
	By:		 /s/ Edmund Giambastiani

	Edmund Giambastiani
	Lead Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee

  

			
	ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREED
	AS OF NOVEMBER 3, 2014:
	
	 /s/ Salvatore Iannuzzi

	Salvatore Iannuzzi

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