Alexandra Stone

Doer
DISC Type : ds

Head of Talent, Culture and Engagement at The Adaptavist Group

United Kingdom

Overview

Alexandra is a strategic talent acquisition leader with extensive experience delivering recruitment solutions for global technology, analytics, and consulting organizations. She is skilled in transforming recruitment functions, implementing talent technology, and leading high-performing teams. Colleagues describe her as highly efficient, professional, and knowledgeable.


She has been recognized on the ‘Talent100 Global Power List’ for two consecutive years, an honor for the top leaders in Talent Acquisition worldwide.

Personality Overview

Results Focused

Deliberate Doer

Risk-Accepting

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Talent Strategy
Her experience focuses on building and leading global talent strategies, transforming recruitment functions, and implementing best practices to achieve business objectives.
Culture & Engagement
Her current role as Head of Talent, Culture and Engagement shows a focus on aligning culture with business priorities through initiatives like surveys, wellbeing events, and recognition.
Candidate Experience
She recently celebrated her company's careers site being shortlisted for awards, highlighting her commitment to enhancing transparency and elevating the candidate journey.

Media Appearances

Alexandra has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Head of Talent, Culture and Engagement at The Adaptavist Group
9-2022 - 5-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition at The Adaptavist Group
3-2022 - 7-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition at The Ozone Project
6-2021 - 3-2022
Global Talent Acquisition Manager at QS Quacquarelli Symonds
6-2019 - 6-2021
Head of Talent Acquisition at YouGov

Education

Alexandra has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Alexandra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexandra is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexandra

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexandra move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Alexandra take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Alexandra

Personality Compatibility


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