Alexandra Blinova

Critic
DISC Type : C

Interim HR Business Partner & Internal Advisor at Corporate clients, UAE & international

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Alexandra Blinova is an experienced HR Business Partner with over 10 years at Philip Morris, specializing in stabilizing commercial performance. She excels in organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy, holding certifications in Assessment and Change Management.

She led the people architecture of a major operating-model shift that resulted in a +1. 3 percentage point gain in share-of-market.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Commercial Performance
Focuses on linking HR initiatives directly to business outcomes, such as stabilizing performance under pressure and driving market share growth.
Recruitment Overhaul
Passionate about fixing broken hiring processes, having previously reduced new-hire turnover from nearly 50% to approximately 5% by prioritizing quality.
Organizational Design
Experienced in leading the HR workstream for major restructuring and expansion projects, focusing on workforce planning and change management.

Media Appearances

Alexandra has no verified media appearances

Work History

2020 - 2025
Interim HR Business Partner & Internal Advisor at Corporate clients, UAE & international
2013 - 2019
Regional HR Business Partner - Commercial & Sales at Philip Morris International
2011 - 2013
Manager Organization Development & Change at Philip Morris International
2008 - 2011
Organisation Development – Earlier Career at Philip Morris International

Education

Education details unavailable from University of Illinois Chicago
Education details unavailable from Moscow State University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 17 Location : Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates Job Level : N/A Designation : Interim HR Business Partner & Internal Advisor at Corporate clients, UAE & international
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Alexandra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexandra is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexandra

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexandra move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Alexandra take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Alexandra

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.