Anna Balandina

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HR People Partner at SMART business

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Overview

Anna Balandina is an HR People Partner at SMART business with six years of diverse human resources experience. She is known for her hardworking ethic, flexibility, and exceptional people skills, with a background that includes building HR processes from the ground up and supporting international teams across multiple countries.

Described as open-minded with high curiosity, Anna is skilled in finding an approach to any person. She is a multi-tasker with strong time management and organizational abilities. Her interests include following major companies like IBM and staying informed through sources such as BBC News.

Unique fact: In a previous role, she was the first HR manager hired and was solely responsible for creating all HR processes for the company, including implementing a CRM system.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

Hard To Convince

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Building HR Processes
Was the first HR hire at a previous company, where she successfully built all HR processes, including onboarding, adaptation, and offboarding, from scratch.
International Teams
Has experience working with a European automotive company, supporting an international team of 160 people located across four different countries.
Employee Lifecycle
Recently earned a certification in Employee Lifecycle Mastery, indicating a current professional focus on the complete employee journey within an organization.

Media Appearances

Anna has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024 - 1-2026
HR People Partner at SMART business
8-2023 - 10-2024
HR Business Partner at Torsus
1-2022 - 3-2023
HR People Partner at Belkins
5-2021 - 1-2022
HR Generalist at Smart Alliance
2-2020 - 5-2021
HR Manager at T.H.E Company

Education

2019 - 2021
Master's degree from State University of Trade and Economics
2015 - 2021
Master's degree from State University of Trade and Economics

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Exp : 6 Location : Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine Job Level : N/A Designation : HR People Partner at SMART business
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Insights For Selling To Anna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Be crisp while making the pitch

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anna is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anna

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anna move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Anna take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Anna

Personality Compatibility


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