Steve David

Commander
DISC Type : D

Early careers - Talent attraction partner- Nokia at Nokia

Greater Chennai Area, India

Overview

Steve is a talent acquisition professional with a Master of Social Work, specializing in ITES, campus, and frontline hiring. He has a strong track record of managing end-to-end recruitment for global clients like Nokia, Barclays, and Amazon. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, results-driven, and a go-getter.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Steve is passionate about continuous professional development. He actively pursues learning opportunities, having recently completed courses in talent sourcing and complex project management to enhance his skills and knowledge base.

He is known for his exceptional work ethic, often traveling and working long hours to meet hiring deadlines.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Decisive

Risk-Taker

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition Strategy
He has extensive experience developing and managing end-to-end recruitment strategies for major global clients in the ITES and BFSI sectors.
Early Career Recruiting
At Nokia, he focused on managing hiring for early careers in tech, recruiting talent from tier 1 and 2 colleges, as well as diploma graduates and interns.
Recruitment Optimization
He focuses on improving efficiency, having successfully reduced time-to-hire by 20% in a previous role by coordinating and facilitating the entire recruitment process.

Media Appearances

Steve has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Early careers - Talent attraction partner- Nokia at Nokia
11-2025 - 4-2026
Senior Executive Human Resources at Deloitte
5-2023 - 12-2025
Senior HR Executive | Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) – Barclays Client at FlexAbility by AMS
6-2022 - 11-2022
Human Resources Lead at Concentrix
10-2020 - 6-2022
Senior HR Executive | Allsec Technologies at Allsec Technologies Limited

Education

5-2020 - 10-2022
Master of Social Work - MSW from G.T.N. ARTS COLLEGE
2015 - 2018
Bachelor of Arts from  2015 - 2018 | Bachelor of Arts in Economics | DG Vaishnav College, India

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Insights For Selling To Steve

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Steve is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Steve

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Steve move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Steve take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Steve

Personality Compatibility


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