Portia N.

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Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Elyon & Co Partners

United Kingdom

Overview

Portia is a Global HR and Talent Acquisition Leader with a law degree from Lancaster University, specializing in tech and GTM recruitment. An ex-Amazonian, she has held senior HR roles at companies like Degas and is currently the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Elyon & Co Partners.

Portia closely follows major technology companies like IBM and Oracle, reflecting her deep interest in the tech industrys evolution and its impact on the workforce. This professional curiosity extends beyond her daily role, shaping her perspective on talent and innovation.

She is a trained barrister, bringing a unique legal perspective to her global HR and talent acquisition leadership roles.

Personality Overview

Empathetic

Formal Mannered

Process-Oriented

They are willing to make long-term decisions.  They are courteous and respectful but practical. They like following the process even if it takes time to reach any conclusion.

Topics They Care About

Tech & GTM Recruitment
Her headline and experience highlight a specialization in recruiting for technology and Go-To-Market roles, a key focus in her career.
Global HR Strategy
Her social media posts about hiring a Global HR Director emphasize leading a global HR strategy for a diverse, international team.
AI-Driven Innovation
Her posts for Degas, an 'AI-driven company, ' show her involvement in building teams that leverage AI to solve global challenges.

Media Appearances

Portia has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Elyon & Co Partners
8-2024
Global Human Resources and Talent Acquisitions Manager at Degas
11-2020 - 7-2024
Senior People & Talent Acquisition Partner at uni-lync
11-2020 - 3-2024
People Operations Specialist at uni-lync
6-2022 - 6-2023
Talent Acquisition Manager at Kyra

Education

Bachelor of Laws - LLB from Lancaster University
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) from The University of Law

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Insights For Selling To Portia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Encourage them to invite other key stakeholders for discussions
  • Be very observant about how they perceive the risk in the decision
  • Tell them about the outcome and results before talking about the input

DONT's

  • Skip mentioning details that are confusing
  • Don’t push them for a no, take the lack of yes as a no after a certain point
  • Ensure that you don’t seem disinterested when speaking to them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Portia is

  • What matters the most to them is low risk, adoption by others and proven case studies.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Portia

  • They never refuse directly, they push out the decisions or just go quiet.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Portia move?

  • They can be some of the slowest decision makers.
  • Can Portia take some risk or not?

  • They have no risk-appetite and prefer to take safe decisions.

You And Portia

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