David Haynes

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Talent Acquisition Manager at Cellular Origins

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Overview

David Haynes is a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at Cellular Origins, specializing in building the talent infrastructure for scaling complex scientific and engineering organizations. His background uniquely blends talent strategy, operations, and marketing. People who have worked with him describe him as curious, focused, and knowledgeable.

His career path is notable for its deliberate secondments into marketing and communications roles to build his expertise in digital strategy, employer branding, and video creation before returning to lead a talent function.

He is focused on designing data-driven workflows and integrating AI to build proactive "hiring engines. "

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Decisive

Impact-Driven

They are not always relationship oriented.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Talent Systems
He specializes in architecting the talent infrastructure and operational systems required for high-growth, industrial-scale organizations.
Automating Cell Therapy
His work directly supports Cellular Origins' mission to automate cell therapy manufacturing, a key focus of his current role.
AI in Recruitment
He actively integrates AI into his workflows to reduce administrative friction and move beyond reactive recruiting.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Talent Acquisition Manager at Cellular Origins
12-2024 - 10-2025
Digital Communications Manager at Cellular Origins
7-2024 - 12-2024
Talent Acquisition Partner - Health Tech / Recruitment Marketing Specialist at TTP plc
6-2023 - 7-2024
Communications Manager (Digital & Internal) at TTP plc
6-2021 - 7-2024
Talent Acquisition Partner at TTP plc

Education

2018 - 2019
CIPD Level 5 Diploma from Avado
BA(Hons) from The University of Huddersfield

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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