Salma Abed

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DISC Type : CD

Partnerships Development Manager at Odoo

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Salma is a results-driven Partnerships Development Manager at Odoo with a background in sales engineering and a degree in computer science from Misr International University. She has a proven track record of driving significant growth, having increased sales by 93% and secured over €2M in projects in a previous role. Colleagues describe her as high-performing, dedicated, and business-savvy.

Beyond her core role, Salma has an interest in applying technology to solve complex problems, stemming from her academic work. Her past experience includes mentoring and working with children as an assistant preschool teacher, showcasing her communication and organizational skills in different environments.

Unique fact: Salma has co-authored and published research on using machine learning and neuroimaging data to predict and detect both Alzheimers disease and diabetes.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

ROI Driven

Rigorous & Demanding

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

ERP & Digital Transformation
Her current role and social posts focus on helping IT and consulting companies adopt ERP systems to achieve operational visibility, cost control, and scalability.
Channel Partner Growth
As a Partnerships Development Manager, she specializes in reviewing, onboarding, and training new partners to successfully join and grow within the Odoo ecosystem.
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Co-authored two publications on applying machine learning frameworks for the early detection and classification of Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.

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Work History

9-2025
Partnerships Development Manager at Odoo
9-2023 - 8-2025
System integrators sales engineer at Schneider Electric
7-2023 - 8-2023
Logistics Intern at talabat
6-2021 - 5-2022
Operations Associate at 2oolameme
5-2016 - 8-2016
Assistant Preschool Teacher at Kids On Line

Education

2019 - 7-2023
computer science from Misr International University
High School Diploma from Green heights language school

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Insights For Selling To Salma

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Salma is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Salma

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Salma move?

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

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

You And Salma

Personality Compatibility


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