Experience

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  Korn Ferry

  • United States
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Client Partner- Assessment & Succession Practice Leader- MENA

    • Aug 2021 - Present

  • Associate Client Partner- Assessment & Succession Practice Leader- MENA

    • Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Senior Principal- Assessment & Succession Practice Leader- MENA

    • May 2016 - Jul 2019

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  Hay Group

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Leadership & Talent Managing Consultant

    • Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Patricia has helped organizations design appropriate solutions and initiatives to support the attraction, engagement and retention of their talented people / employees, with special focus on their leaders. She helped to align models with talent management, succession planning, performance management, rewards and employee engagement. She led a team of ten consultants across the region, being responsible for their on-boarding, compliance, utilization, performance management and development.Being the most senior consultant based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Patricia acted as the main focus point to engage with clients in a variety of business opportunities and delivery activities.As a subject matter expert, she advised Hay Group consultants on best practices for assessment and development for their clients, as well as guidelines for design and delivery of leadership transformation initiatives. Since joining the Middle East team, she has trained and coached a large number of consultants in the different leadership and talent solutions and tools of Hay Group.

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  Hay Group

  • Argentina
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Leadership & Talent Manager

    • Oct 2007 - Dec 2012

    Leadership of Capability Assessment, Leadership Transformation and Talent Management projects with a focus on optimal contribution in the strategy execution.Recall expert invited into BEO, Reward and Insight projects with a global HR and business perspective.High volume use of L&T Direct tools & instruments (Spain, London and Boston platforms).Involved in different international projects. Spain Lead for Leadership Transformation, member of the European Taskforce for BEI & Coding and member of the international Motive Scoring Team.Significant sales accountability. Leadership Development and Assessment Has lead succession planning processes, created incubators for potential leaders and helped companies in getting executives onboard (always with a clear focus on the strategic needs of the company in the long run). She has also provided the professionals with the required tools and methodologies to develop their potential, running with them through the continuous improvement and growth process.Main clients: Banco Santander, Vodafone, RBS, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hilti, Cepsa, Amadeus, Grupo Vocento.Strategy and Organizational Change Providing support in the organizational change processes, she has helped in defining the parameters that must govern the new scenario and organization culture.She has assisted Managing Directors in the consolidation of their executives as a true leadership team, steering the organization towards a more effective business management.Main clients: BSH Electrodomésticos, Orangina Schweppes, Coca-cola, Unicef, MRWHR Global Solutions Considering performance management a key process in people management, she has helped HR Directors in the definition and implementation of flexible management models, customized to the business needs linking 1- recognition with performance and 2- performance with strategy.Main Clients: Heineken, Mutua Madrileña, ONCE, Calcinor, Editorial SM, Genetrix

  • Senior Consultant/ Researcher/ Trainee McClelland Center

    • Oct 2006 - Sep 2007

    As a Senior Consultant, she participated in projects related mainly with competency model definition and executive assessment & development.Main clients: Johnson&Johnson, Microsoft, IBMAs a Researcher, she participated in scientific research on Human Bevaviour in organizations.Main research focus: Matrix leadership. As part of the McClelland Center Team, she participated in the definition, development and implementation of international accreditation processes.Main areas: Fundamentals of assessments, BEI & Coding.As a Trainee, she received significant training in Hay Group’s main international certifications detailed below under Academic Background.

  • Junior/ Senior Consultant

    • Sep 2001 - Sep 2006

    Working as a cross-practice consultant gave her a good overall view on Hay Group’s main tools and HR solutions (job description, job evaluation, job model building, reward, pay, assessment centers, management audit, development centers, training workshops…)Involved in various international projects overseas (Honduras and Nicaragua). Main clients: BBVA, Siemens, Ferrovial, Honduras Government, L´Oreal, Makro, IKEA.

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  Universidad Pontificia Comillas

  • Madrid Area, Spain

  • Internship in the Business Management Department

    • Sep 2000 - Jun 2001
    • Madrid Area, Spain

    She participated in research projects and developing HR academic contents

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  Banco Santander

  • Madrid Area, Spain

  • Internship in the Derivatives Back-Office Department

    • Sep 1999 - Jun 2000
    • Madrid Area, Spain

    Daily management of derivatives: Call-money, invoices...