Victoria Howells MSc. CEng. MIET FRAeS

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Sector Engineering Director - Maritime & Land at BAE Systems

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Victoria Howells is the Sector Engineering Director for Maritime & Land at BAE Systems, leading organizations of over 10, 000 engineers. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, she has over 24 years of experience in defense and civil domains and holds a postgraduate degree in Strategy & Innovation from the University of Oxford.

She is a strong advocate for continuing education and career development, having spoken on these topics at the WeAreTechWomen global conference. Victoria actively champions the success of other female engineers and takes a keen interest in advancements in artificial intelligence and automation.

Interesting fact: She proudly supports a fellow engineer who is also a Great Britain national bobsledder.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Curious

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Leads large-scale engineering functions in the defense sector and shares articles on the importance of retaining and developing engineering talent.
Strategy & Innovation
Recently earned a postgraduate degree in this field from Oxford and is experienced in architecting and deploying large, complex change programs.
Women in Engineering
Spoke at a WeAreTechWomen conference on career development and publicly celebrates the achievements of other female engineers in demanding fields.

Media Appearances

Victoria has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Sector Engineering Director - Maritime & Land at BAE Systems
1-2021 - 1-2023
UK Director Of Engineering Operations & Strategy at Thales
4-2019 - 3-2021
Managing Director of XPi Simulation at Thales
10-2019 - 2-2021
Director Of Engineering (Avionics) at Thales
2-2012 - 10-2017
Senior Engineering Manager - Flight Simulation at Rockwell Collins

Education

2019 - 2020
Postgraduate degree from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
1994 - 1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Hons. from Brunel University of London

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Insights For Selling To Victoria

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Victoria is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Victoria

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Victoria move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Victoria take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Victoria

Personality Compatibility


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