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Kirsty Clifford

Initiator · DISC type Di
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Swissport
📍 Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

Kirsty is a Global Head of Talent Acquisition with over twenty years of experience in HR and operational management. She specializes in transforming talent strategy, particularly in acquisition and early careers programs. People often describe her as a professional, accountable, pragmatic, and outstanding leader.

Outside of her core responsibilities, Kirsty is passionate about engaging with the wider professional community. She actively participates in industry events like RecFest to connect with current and future partners, staying abreast of the latest trends and innovations in talent acquisition.

Unique fact: Early in her career, she was accountable for producing the flight rosters for 8, 000 crew members at easyJet.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Kirsty shows up

Confident
Impact-Oriented
Conviction Driven

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Kirsty cares about

Global Talent Strategy
Her career has focused on transforming and delivering talent acquisition and management strategies for large, international organizations like Swissport, CAE, and easyJet.
Early Career Development
She has specific expertise in building early careers and apprenticeship programs, including managing the associated financial levies for large-scale employers.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Swissport
7-2022 - 11-2024
Leader of Talent Acquisition - EMEA and APAC
CAE
1-2018 - 6-2022
Head of Talent Management
easyJet
11-2015 - 1-2018
Volume Recruitment Manager
easyJet
11-2014 - 11-2015
Roster Production Manager
easyJet
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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