Nigel Barker

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Group Head of Talent Attraction at Zühlke Group

United Kingdom

Overview

Nigel Barker is a commercially-focused Group Head of Talent Attraction with extensive experience in financial and professional services. A qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Kings College London graduate, he specializes in transforming talent acquisition functions, implementing new systems, and developing global hiring strategies for complex, regulated industries.

Outside of his professional life, Nigels interests include skiing and reading historical biographies. He is also passionate about playing the guitar. He actively engages with his professional community, valuing collaboration and the sharing of new ideas among industry peers to drive innovation in recruitment.

Unique Fact: Unusually for a senior HR professional, Nigel is also a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA).

Personality Overview

Optimistic

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Topics They Care About

Talent Transformation
He has a track record of transforming talent functions by creating global teams, aligning processes, and implementing new Applicant Tracking Systems across major corporations.
Future of Recruitment
He predicts the talent industry will focus more on automation, AI deployment, and internal mobility, highlighting his forward-thinking approach to resourcing challenges.
Industry Collaboration
As an active member of the Resourcing Leaders 100 (RL100) community, he frequently posts about the value of peer networks for sharing ideas and collaboration.

Media Appearances

Nigel has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023 - 11-2024
Group Head of Talent Attraction at Zühlke Group
8-2019 - 11-2023
Senior Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Convatec
8-2017 - 8-2019
Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, Europe at Mondelēz International
4-2014 - 7-2017
Group Head of Resourcing at London Stock Exchange Group
4-2011 - 2-2014
Talent & Resourcing Director at Genworth

Education

1988 - 1992
ACA from ICAEW
1985 - 1988
BA Hons from King's College London

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Insights For Selling To Nigel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nigel is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nigel

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nigel move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Nigel take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Nigel

Personality Compatibility


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