Alex Oprescu

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DISC Type : DIS

Head of Product Engineering at TheyDo - Journey Management

Greater Innsbruck, Austria

Overview

Alex Oprescu is a seasoned software engineering leader, currently serving as the Head of Product Engineering at TheyDo. He specializes in B2B SaaS and has a track record of scaling teams at companies like Productboard and Adverity. People who have worked with him describe him as proactive, positive, and an excellent people manager with strong technical skills.

Outside of his professional life, Alex is an avid traveler and skier. He has a strong belief in a people-first leadership style, focusing on the long-term value of investing in his teams engagement and growth. He is also passionate about product development and continuous learning, recently completing a course on "Product Sense. "

He has a unique perspective on AI, believing that prompting is the new programming language and that context engineering is the key to mastery.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Engineering Management
A self-described "manager by choice, " he has extensive experience scaling engineering teams and writes about software engineering leveling models.
B2B SaaS
His career is focused on B2B SaaS, with leadership roles at TheyDo, Productboard, and Adverity, building enterprise-level products.
AI Prompting
He recently shared his view that instructing AI is a new form of programming and that Large Language Models are the new compilers.

Media Appearances

Alex has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Head of Product Engineering at TheyDo - Journey Management
11-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Engineering Manager at Productboard
6-2021 - 10-2022
Director of Engineering at Adverity
9-2020 - 6-2021
Senior Engineering Manager at Adverity
10-2019 - 9-2020
Engineering Manager at TourRadar

Education

2006 - 2010
Bachelor's degree from Universitatea „Politehnica” din București

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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Alex

Personality Compatibility


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