Simon O'Mahony

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DISC Type : cs

Head of People at ARNE

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Simon is a commercially focused Head of People at ARNE with senior-level experience at both SME and FTSE-100 organizations. His expertise covers the full employee lifecycle, with a focus on employee relations, engagement, and performance management. He holds a CIPD Level 7 from Manchester Metropolitan University.

He emphasizes a positive and fun team culture, even joking about not making his team hang the Christmas lights at the office.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

Process Oriented

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Employee Engagement
His experience places a particular emphasis on colleague engagement as a core part of his Head of People role.
Talent Acquisition
He is actively involved in building his team at ARNE and publicly posts about new opportunities.
Retail Sector HR
[Predicted] His career history at companies like ARNE, NADINE MERABI, and B&M Retail shows a consistent focus within the retail industry.

Media Appearances

Simon O'Mahony Promoted to Head of People at ARNE. Featured in HR Today

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Work History

1-2025
Head of People at ARNE
3-2023 - 1-2025
People Partner at ARNE
3-2022 - 3-2023
Interim People & Culture Partner at NADINE MERABI
2-2021 - 3-2022
Senior People Advisor at THG
1-2020 - 6-2021
Senior Human Resources Advisor at B&M Retail

Education

9-2024 - 6-2026
CIPD Level 7 Senior People Professional from The Manchester Metropolitan University
2017 - 2018
CIPD Level 3 in People Practice from CIPD Qualifications

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Insights For Selling To Simon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simon is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simon

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simon move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Simon take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Simon

Personality Compatibility


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