Simon Whittle

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Talent Director at Talentful

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Simon Whittle is a Talent Director with over 15 years of experience leading recruitment for enterprise clients like Microsoft and Royal London. Colleagues describe him as a strong, inspirational, and brilliant leader. He holds a BSc (Hons) from Loughborough University and is certified in Unconscious Bias.

He has a keen interest in recognizing excellence within the talent acquisition community and actively supports awareness around neurodiversity in the workplace.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Talent Leadership
Recommendations repeatedly describe him as a "strong and inspirational leader" who brings out the best in his teams and supports their growth and development.
Scaling Tech Teams
He successfully led a team of over 50 recruiters and sourcers to deliver more than 1, 200 software engineering hires for Microsoft across the EMEA region.
Vendor Management
He has extensive experience managing outsourced partnerships and RPO services, ensuring high levels of stakeholder satisfaction for clients like Microsoft and Royal London.

Media Appearances

Simon has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Talent Director at Talentful
2-2024 - 6-2025
Talent Acquisition Manager (via Talentful) at Microsoft
2-2023 - 2-2024
Recruitment Manager (FTC) at Royal London
3-2021 - 2-2023
Talent Director at Talentful
3-2021 - 2-2023
Talent Acquisition Manager (via Talentful) at Microsoft

Education

2005 - 2009
2:1 BSc (Hons) from Loughborough University
1998 - 2005
Education details unavailable from Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

More Information

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Exp : 4 Location : Manchester, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Talent Director at Talentful
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Insights For Selling To Simon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simon is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simon

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simon move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Simon take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Simon

Personality Compatibility


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