Zoila Santos

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Talent Acquisition and HR Partner at Cubic Transportation Systems

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Overview

Zoila Santos is a Talent Acquisition and HR Partner at Cubic Transportation Systems with extensive international experience leading recruitment across the Americas and Europe. She specializes in developing talent strategies and optimizing recruiting processes for technology and engineering firms. She holds a Master of Arts from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.

Her background includes advising startups on their talent acquisition frameworks and conducting comprehensive health checks on recruiting workflows. She focuses on sourcing top-tier technical talent for roles such as Senior Software Engineers and Field Service Engineers, aligning recruitment with overarching business goals to enhance efficiency.

Unique Fact: Zoila graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Amiable & Agreeable

Optimistic

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Global Talent Acquisition
She has led full-cycle recruitment for entities across North and South America, as well as the DACH region, Spain, and Portugal.
Technical Recruiting
Actively sources specialized talent for senior roles in software engineering (C++, Java, Android) and field service engineering for complex industrial projects.
Recruitment Strategy
Advises companies on defining their talent acquisition strategy and optimizing recruiting processes to align with specific business goals.

Media Appearances

Zoila has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Talent Acquisition and HR Partner at Cubic Transportation Systems
9-2024 - 9-2025
Talent Acquisition DACH, Spain & Portugal at fortil
11-2022 - 8-2023
Talent Acquisition Consultant at torq.partners
1-2021 - 10-2022
Team Lead Talent Acquisition Americas at GEA Group
8-2020 - 12-2020
Senior Recruitment Business Partner - Americas at GEA Group

Education

2012 - 2013
Master of Arts (M.A.) from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

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Insights For Selling To Zoila

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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

DONT's

  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • 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 Zoila is

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

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zoila move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Zoila take some risk or not?

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

You And Zoila

Personality Compatibility


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