May Al-Absi

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Group Talent Management Director at EDGE

Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Overview

May Al-Absi is the Group Talent Management Director at EDGE, focusing on leadership, talent strategy, and succession planning. With over a decade in HR at companies like ADNOC Group, she is certified by CIPD and CMI and holds a Masters in Organizational Development & Leadership.

She actively participates in industry events, such as the Gartner HR Conference and TEDx, valuing insightful experiences and networking. May is also involved in engaging team-building activities and showcasing her companys innovative products at exhibitions like the Dubai Airshow.

She helped launch a unique, tailored employee development program called EDGECONOMICs to strengthen key financial and commercial capabilities.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Topics They Care About

Talent Strategy
Her core responsibility involves leading talent strategy, succession planning, and building robust talent mobility frameworks to foster organizational growth.
Employee Development
She announced the launch of a tailored development program (EDGECONOMICs) to empower employees by strengthening key financial and commercial capabilities.
Future of HR
Attended the Gartner Human Resources Conference, focusing on the latest trends, talent management, and emerging AI-driven solutions shaping the future of HR.

Media Appearances

May has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Group Talent Management Director at EDGE
3-2023
Business Partner, Human Capital (DM&T) ADNOC HQ at ADNOC Group
12-2020
Head of succession planning and Talent mobility at ADNOC Group
10-2019 - 12-2021
People Development stream lead under Shurouq Project at ADNOC Group
9-2009 - 9-2011
HUMAN RESOURCES – EMIRATISATION Specialist at Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company, ADTIC

Education

10-2019 - 7-2021
Master of Organizational Development & Leadership from Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM)
2007 - 2012
TWO Bachelor degrees from Abu Dhabi University

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Insights For Selling To May

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with May is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from May

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will May move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can May take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And May

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