Alexia Cambon

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States13 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in future of work and AI research.
Proven track record in storytelling and thought leadership.
Strong background in employee experience and consulting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert specializing in AI-driven employee experience and research.

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Skills

Core Skills

ResearchThought LeadershipProduct MarketingStorytellingConsultationProduct StrategyTrainingResearch CoordinationOperations Management

Other Skills

Communications StrategyResearch Program ManagementCustomer AdvisoryBehavioral AnalysisData AnalysisEmployee Experience ResearchHypothesis GenerationRoot Cause AnalysisResearch PresentationAnalysisQualitative ResearchPresentation SkillsInterviewingData ManagementCommunication

About

Creative research & advisory executive specializing in future of work, AI, hybrid work design, and employee experience. Empowering leaders across the globe to evolve work design, culture and mindset to adapt to the new realities of AI and a hybrid environment. Seasoned presenter and speaker with a passion for storytelling and creative thinking.

Experience

13 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Director - Office of Applied Research

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos

Drive research, executive advisory, storytelling and thought leadership focused on the future of collaborative AI and collective intelligence. Translate rigorous science into compelling narratives for customers and external audiences, and support leadership in communications strategy and research program management. Co-lead AI + Business Value research stream for Microsoft as part of the New Future of Work initiative. Spokesperson for academia, media & customer events.

ResearchStorytellingThought LeadershipCommunications StrategyResearch Program Management

Head of Research - Copilot & Future of Work

Nov 2022 – Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Lead key customer advisory, storytelling & research streams to establish “The Frontier Firm” - the global enterprise narrative for Copilot for businesses. Focused on adoption, usage, behavioural patterns, human-agent teaming, and impact of Copilot - and AI broadly - to inform and drive customer adoption, product, marketing, thought leadership and internal practices.
Research & storytelling lead for Microsoft’s Work Trend Index reports, spearheading multiple research initiatives including telemetry, global survey of 31K employees, customer research and academic partnerships.
Co-leader of the AI + Business Value initiative, Microsoft’s cross-company research workstream investigating the impact of AI on workforce and organisational productivity.
Media spokesperson and speaker at key Microsoft events and external keynote opportunities to deliver our research through storytelling and creative data visualisation
Lead for the Copilot Customer Program, partnering closely with customers on scaled and custom research & storytelling opportunities to investigate and quantify the impact of Copilot on their business outcomes.
Lead for all thought leadership & research partnerships with academic institutions, influencers, luminaries and economists.

Customer AdvisoryStorytellingResearchBehavioral AnalysisProduct Marketing

Gartner

2 roles

Director, Research - Future of Work

Promoted

Nov 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Lead the Employee Experience Research team through a proprietary research process including hypothesis generation, primary and secondary research, and root cause analysis to identify best-in-class solutions
Co-lead the Future of Work Reinvented Key Initiative, a cross-functional Gartner initiative gathering best practice insights from across the company to empower C-suite executives to implement post-pandemic work design
Consult with executives, academics, and industry experts to discover best practices
Lead extensive secondary literature searches and elicit the highest quality insights for use in white papers, exclusive member webinars, and highly visible research studies
Present research findings to senior internal managers and member companies
Directly lead, develop, and motivate members of the Research team
Identify executive needs and develop research and products around them
Work across the firm to identify and take advantage of overlapping themes and projects
Develop and execute on product plan, including research topics, webinars, diagnostics, and other degree or equivalent

Employee Experience ResearchHypothesis GenerationRoot Cause AnalysisConsultationResearch PresentationResearch

Senior Principal

Mar 2018 – Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Lead core qualitative research activities, such as scoping, analysis, and production of research studies, white papers, and tools
Create product strategy for CEB Recruiting product offerings, from product conception through to go-to-market strategy
Lead research stream for CEB Talent Advisor 2.0; responsible for all product offerings including creation and delivery of virtual recruiter training to 500+ attendees
Provide best practice advice and consultation to Heads of Recruiting across the globe on HR and recruiting excellence
Coach team members on member consultation and research interviewing

Qualitative ResearchProduct StrategyConsultationTrainingResearch

Ceb, now gartner

3 roles

Senior Research Analyst

Promoted

Oct 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

Create and deliver presentations, advisory requests, and consultation support to senior Fortune 500 HR executives
Create training for recruiters covering core recruiting competencies such as labor market expertise, data judgment, and hiring manager influence. Implement virtual training for a live audience of 500 recruiters per session. Training includes exercises, polls, best practices, and peer consulting
Create best practice case profiles of Fortune 500 organizations' recruiting processes and projects
Liaise with graphics department to produce visually engaging client briefs and case studies
Collaborate with team of eight on research process and insight generation activities

Presentation SkillsTrainingConsultationResearch

Research Analyst

Promoted

Jan 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

CEB is the leading member-based advisory company. Our mission is to unlock the potential of organizations and leaders by advancing the science and practice of management.
Lead coordination and scheduling of 100+ research interviews with Fortune 500 HR executives
Serve as moderator for online networking and consultation Forum and first point of contact for Forum queries
Lead research interviews with Fortune 500 HR executives
Manage research interview process, including research interview agenda and questions

Research CoordinationInterviewingData Management

Revenue Operations Analyst, EMEA and APAC Operations

Nov 2012 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

Ownership of core areas of operations such as SFDC queries with clear and timely communication and resolution
Apply advance knowledge and confidence with Excel, SFDC reporting, and general data analysis
Represent the APAC & EMEA community within the Core Operations team and ensure that these market regions are being taken into consideration when implementing and supporting policies, processes and communications
Work closely with the Account Intelligence team and assist with short-term and longer-term Account Intelligence projects, as well as serve as regional Account Intelligence expert
Assist with and observe larger-scale strategy issues within EMEA and APAC which affect territory construction and maintenance
Draft procedural documents and continuously draw attention to developing territory strategy in EMEA, as well as train team members on current and evolving EMEA and APAC territory logic in order to be assisted with relevant coverage when needed and improve understanding of logic across team members

Operations ManagementData AnalysisCommunication