Alius Petraška

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DISC Type : DC

Director of Engineering at Omnisend

Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania

Overview

Alius is the Director of Engineering at Omnisend, leveraging extensive experience from his time at IBM and as the Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at isLucid. People who have worked with him describe him as passionate, innovative, and result-driven. He holds a Bachelors degree in Information Systems from Vilnius University.

Outside of his formal roles, Alius is an active member of the Lithuanian tech community, mentoring at hackathons and advising students on innovation. He is a passionate advocate for Women in Tech and recently organized a coding lab exclusively for women at Omnisend. He also has an emotional support dog.

Interesting fact: Alius co-created an application that was named the Best App at App Camp 2013.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

AI Product Strategy
As a former AI startup co-founder and current Engineering Director, his work focuses on Generative AI, LLMs, and turning human conversations into business insights.
Engineering Leadership
Currently Director of Engineering at Omnisend and formerly VP of Engineering at isLucid, he has extensive experience leading and scaling technical teams.
Startup Innovation
He co-founded a company, won an award for the best app at a camp, and advises students to be inventive, showing a passion for building new products.

Media Appearances

Alius has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Director of Engineering at Omnisend
6-2024 - 1-2026
VP of Engineering and Co-Founder at isLucid
9-2023 - 6-2024
Software Architect and Country Manager at IBM
3-2023 - 6-2024
Cloud Architect at IBM
12-2018 - 6-2024
Application Architect at IBM

Education

2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Information Systems from Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University

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Insights For Selling To Alius

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alius is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alius

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alius move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Alius take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alius

Personality Compatibility


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