Simon is a successful Talent Acquisition Director with extensive experience both in-house and supplier side recruitment within the Technology, Telecommunications, Retail, General Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Consumer and Consultancy markets. A proven track record of change management through developing talent recruitment strategies across EMEA and the Asia Pac region. He is a trusted partner with senior stakeholders and HR leaders whilst building and leading effective delivery teams to ensure alignment with business needs. Simon is able to build and develop recruitment processes, lead supplier selection and management as well as providing broader Talent Management, Capability and Executive career coaching to the leadership community.
What’s a professional achievement of yours from 2024 that you are proud of?
Supporting my global team to develop their professional skills and build their confidence in a very difficult market.
How has the RL Community helped you this year?
Being able to pick the collective brains of the RL community is invaluable to moving at speed with knowledge.
What is your prediction for the TA industry for 2025?
Many companies in the UK are reducing their TA activity and this will continue into 2025. As with all down turns many companies stop looking at TA as a strategic function and look to save budget by looking at TA purely in an operational perspective. I anticipate this continuing in many companies in 2025.