Carrie Baird

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Principal Talent Acquisition Advisor at Nutanix

United States

Overview

Carrie Baird is a Principal Talent Acquisition Partner at Nutanix with 20 years of experience in technology and professional services. Colleagues describe her as a dedicated, accomplished, and versatile leader, with one senior manager calling her the best recruiter theyve worked with in their 20-year career.

Her certifications include "Communicating Effectively with Your Team" and "How to Communicate Effectively as a Hybrid Leader", highlighting a focus on strong leadership and communication skills.

She was selected to lead a high-demand recruiting team at Infor and was recognized as a top-producing recruiter.

Personality Overview

Trusting

People-Oriented

Self-Assured

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.  They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
Currently recruits for roles like Systems Sales Engineers at Nutanix and previously recruited for professional services at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Cloud Infrastructure
Actively shares updates on Nutanix's cloud platform, including its integration with Google Cloud and Pure Storage, showing a deep interest in the company's technology.
Internal Career Mobility
Helped create an internal mobility program at her previous company, Infor, to facilitate employee growth and retention.

Media Appearances

Carrie has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Principal Talent Acquisition Advisor at Nutanix
3-2021 - 10-2024
Talent Acquisition Manager, North America at Infor
1-2017 - 3-2021
Sr. Talent Acquisition, North America at Infor
3-2015 - 8-2016
Global Talent Acquisition - Contractor at Microsoft
6-2014 - 3-2015
Senior Recruiter - Contractor at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Education

Carrie has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Carrie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Appeal to their sense of self-worth and how they will impact their organization
  • Talk about some of the cool and impressive features of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carrie is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carrie

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carrie move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Carrie take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Carrie

Personality Compatibility


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