Alaïs Ricard

Experience

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  IES Angel de Saavedra

  Oct 2011 - May 2012

  English Language Teaching Assistant

  • Working with students and teachers at all levels of secondary education in a variety of subjects as part of the school’s bilingual programme• Responsibilities included preparing and delivering lessons in English on a range of subjects studied for the ESO and Bachillerato, with a particular focus on oral work; conversations, correct pronunciation, and suitable sentence structures• Skills used include an efficient, clear teaching style, an ability to control and captivate the attention of large groups of students, advanced preparation of lesson content, and efficient evaluation of student work in accordance with internationally recognised language levels Show less

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  Editions Flammarion Ltee.

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  Intern, Foreign Language Illustrated Books Department

  • Assisting in the publication of illustrated English-language books, working closely with experienced editors and keeping to tight deadlines• Responsibilities included proofreading, translation, updating InDesign and Quark files, writing copy, producing marketing materials for the English-speaking world and involvement in the creation of an iPhone app for La Parisienne• Skills used include attention to detail, creativity, analysis of sales reports, building working relationships with publicity officers, researching new titles and existing competitors, writing tip sheets for sales reps and adhering to legal regulations Show less

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  CEB, now Gartner

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2017

  • CEB Talent Assessment's (formerly SHL) services include proven science-based psychometric assessments, benchmark data, technologies and consultancy services that help organisations assess, select and develop the right people for the right roles• Working with mid-sized (sub- 1 billion USD revenue) organisations across Australia and New Zealand, covering multiple industries and sectors• Responsible for growing CEB's client base, serving and maintaining client relationships. • Accountable for an individual dollar target• Skills include critical thinking, territory management, engaging with a senior (C-suite) executive audience, creating and delivering compelling and persuasive arguments/solutions, managing a complex end to end sales process Show less • Promoted to independently manage the partnerships CEB has with mid-sized organisations across Australia, covering multiple industries and sectors• Specialising in CEB's HR Practice : providing HR executives and their teams with best practice insights, research, implementation tools, and strategic advisory support across the talent lifecycle • Responsible for maintaining and growing client relationships across a territory of over 75 accounts, accountable for an individual dollar target• Skills include account strategy, relationship management, aligning support to the most pressing objectives of executives and organisations Show less • Working with CEB’s Key Account clients in the Finance Practice (Europe and South Africa)• Ensuring high level of service for current members by dealing with member requests, engaging senior executives and their teams, demonstrating the features and benefits of membership, providing support on key initiatives, recommending resources and teaching insights• Skills used include diagnosing management challenges/issues, planning business trips and executive meetings, building relationships with members, creatively engaging the membership network and increasing resource utilisation, sales, and an understanding of CEB’s finance programs and how they solve functional challenges Show less

  • Business Development Manager | CEB Talent Assessment & CEB HR Leadership Council

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Account Manager | CEB HR Leadership Council

    Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Senior Account Management Specialist | CEB HR Practice

    Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Account Management Representative | CEB Finance and Strategy Practice

    Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Account Management Specialist | CEB Finance and Strategy Practice

    Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Account Management Associate | CEB Finance and Strategy Practice

    Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
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  Gartner

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Partnering with Chief Sales Officers to execute on mission critical priorities• Growing relationships with Gartner's Financial Services clients across Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Wealth Management • Managing relationships with Australia and New Zealand's largest organisations, covering multiple industries and sectors• Accountable for growing relationships at key account organisations• 2018 Top Achiever Award - APAC, Account Executive• 2018 Winners Circle Achiever• 2019 Winners Circle Achiever Show less

  • Senior Sales Leader | Gartner for HR Leaders

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Sales Leader | APAC Assurance

    Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Sales Leader | Gartner for Finance Leaders

    Jul 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Account Executive | Gartner for Finance Leaders

    Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Account Executive | Gartner for Sales Leaders | Financial Services Leadership Councils

    Jun 2017 - Feb 2020