Taya Williams-Alfred

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Managing Director of Operations - North Gulf Geozone - Middle East & Türkiye at Baker Hughes

Doha, Qatar

Overview

As Managing Director for Baker Hughes North Gulf Geozone, Taya Williams-Alfred leverages over 20 years of global energy industry leadership. Her expertise spans operational excellence, customer engagement, and energy transition. She holds an MSc in Management for the Oil and Gas Industry from Heriot-Watt University.

Outside of her corporate role, Taya is deeply committed to philanthropy as the founder of Sam’s Feathers Youth Foundation, created to honor her late father. She is also a passionate advocate for female empowerment, actively participating in organizations like WISE Women Global.

Unique fact: She founded a youth foundation to make a positive impact on the community in her fathers memory.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Strong-Willed

Decisive

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Energy Transition
Her career focus includes sustainable growth and decarbonization, previously serving as Global Sales Director for Schlumberger's End-to-end Emissions Solutions.
Digital Innovation
She frequently highlights the importance of digital solutions in the energy sector, as seen in her leadership at the Baker Hughes Qatar Technology Forum.
Qatar's Vision 2030
In her current role, she actively aligns her team's technology and sustainability discussions with the strategic goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.

Media Appearances

Taya has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Managing Director of Operations - North Gulf Geozone - Middle East & Türkiye at Baker Hughes
4-2024 - 9-2025
Area Director - North Gulf - Middle East & Türkiye at Baker Hughes
Founder at Sam's Feathers Youth Foundation
8-2022 - 8-2024
Global Sales Director at Schlumberger
9-2022
Sales & Commercial Regional Manager, Northern Middle East at Schlumberger

Education

Master of Science - MS from Heriot-Watt University
Bachelor of Science - BS from The University of Texas at Austin

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Insights For Selling To Taya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Taya 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 Taya

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Taya move?

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

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

You And Taya

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