Paweł Lazar

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DISC Type : D

Partner, Executive Director (Operations) at EY

Warsaw Metropolitan Area, Poland

Overview

Paweł Lazar is a Partner and Executive Director at EY, leading the 300-person EY Advantage team in Poland. He specializes in global operations, transformational change, and process automation, leveraging his Executive MBA and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification to drive profitable growth. People who have worked with him describe him as creative, challenging, and a great communicator.

Outside of his professional role, Paweł is a devoted husband and proud father. He is passionate about travel, exploring new cultures, and is an active sports enthusiast. He admires leaders like Sir Alex Ferguson for their strategic thinking, discipline, and ability to develop talent, reflecting his own values in leadership and motivation.

Unique fact: If he could choose any mentor, he would pick legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Decisive

Strong-Willed

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

Transformational Leadership
A core theme of his career, he focuses on change management and M&A integration, and admires leaders like Sir Alex Ferguson for their motivational skills.
Global Operations
He has extensive experience leading large, multicultural teams of up to 1, 000 FTEs across EMEA and APAC for companies like EY and HireRight.
Process Automation
He is passionate about leveraging technology for efficiency, recently highlighting the importance of AI in consulting and automated tax management solutions.

Media Appearances

Paweł has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Partner, Executive Director (Operations) at EY
7-2023 - 6-2024
Director of Business Development at EY
11-2020 - 4-2023
Vice President International Operations (EMEA, APAC) at HireRight
5-2020 - 11-2020
Vice President Operations (EMEA) at HireRight
10-2018 - 4-2020
Operations Director (EMEA) at HireRight

Education

2010 - 2011
Executive MBA from Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk/ Wiener Institut fur Internationale Wirtschaftsve
1997 - 1999
Management from Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach

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Insights For Selling To Paweł

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

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

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paweł is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paweł move?

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

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

You And Paweł

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