Abhishek Kumar

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Engineering at Moveworks

Mountain View, California, United States

Overview

Abhishek is the Director of Engineering at Moveworks, leading efforts in agentic and AI-assisted enterprise search. A technical leader with a background from Meta and Google, he specializes in applied machine learning and large-scale systems. Colleagues describe him as hardworking, passionate, and committed.


He is the recipient of a national award for innovative software design for his work on leveraging grid computing for AI-powered chatbots.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Believer

Imaginative

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise Search
He is currently the Director of Engineering for enterprise search at Moveworks, focusing on agentic and AI-assisted search solutions for businesses.
Applied Machine Learning
His career at Moveworks, Meta, and Google has centered on building large-scale systems and products using state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms.
AI-Powered Assistants
At Meta, he led teams developing an intelligent assistant for advertisers, providing insights to improve and scale campaigns.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Director of Engineering at Moveworks
9-2024 - 7-2025
Principal Engineer at Moveworks
11-2022 - 8-2024
Engineering at Arta Finance
1-2017 - 11-2022
Technical Lead / Manager, Staff Research Scientist at Facebook
5-2012 - 8-2016
Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead at Google

Education

2011 - 2013
Master’s Degree from UC San Diego
2005 - 2009
Bachelor’s Degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Insights For Selling To Abhishek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Abhishek is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Abhishek

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Abhishek move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Abhishek take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Abhishek

Personality Compatibility


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