Cécile Fons

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DISC Type : CD

Tech TA Team Lead - Product Engineering &IIT at Criteo

Montpellier, Occitanie, France

Overview

Cécile Fons is a Senior Lead Talent Acquisition professional at Criteo with 14 years of experience in the tech sector. She leads recruitment for Performance Media and Internal IT, and also manages the Tech Sourcing team. Colleagues from her previous roles describe her as professional, organized, and diligent.

Based near Montpellier after living in Buenos Aires and Barcelona, Cécile is driven by building meaningful connections and discovering the unique stories behind each persons profile. She is also Criteos Disability Advocate for France, championing a more inclusive and accessible workplace.

Unique fact: She has two masters degrees, one in Human Resources and another in Library and Information Science, giving her a unique edge in sourcing talent.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Workplace Accessibility
As Criteo's Disability Advocate for France, she speaks on creating accessible workplaces and is launching global training on the topic for recruiters and HR professionals.
Tech Talent Sourcing
Manages the Tech Sourcing team at Criteo and leads recruitment for key company divisions, including Performance Media and Internal IT.
Diversity & Inclusion
Actively works to overcome bias in recruiting. Her role as a disability advocate highlights a deep commitment to creating a genuinely inclusive environment.

Media Appearances

Cécile Fons | Criteo Careers. Featured in Criteo Life Blog

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Work History

5-2024
Tech TA Team Lead - Product Engineering &IIT at Criteo
5-2022 - 4-2024
Senior Lead R&D Recruiter EMEA at Criteo
12-2017 - 5-2022
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @the Cloud Communications division of NTT Ltd. at NTT
8-2016 - 11-2017
South Europe Hub Talent Acquisition Manager at TGW Logistics Group
11-2015 - 8-2016
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Sogeti

Education

Master's degree from Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry
2010 - 2012
Master Europeo (FEDE) from Fédération Européenne des Ecoles

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Insights For Selling To Cécile

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Cécile is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Cécile

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Cécile move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Cécile take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Cécile

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