Allan Stisen

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DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at CrowdStrike

Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Overview

Allan Stisen is a Director of Engineering at CrowdStrike, where he leads the search vertical for the Falcon LogScale product. He is an experienced engineering manager and software architect who specializes in shifting development cultures to be highly agile. He holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science from Aarhus University.

He is passionate about solving complex problems and building strong, autonomous, and motivated software teams. Allan actively recruits for his teams in Aarhus, demonstrating a commitment to fostering local tech talent and sharing the interesting challenges his teams tackle.

His doctoral research focused on automatically recognizing task phases and estimating progress for highly mobile workers in large buildings.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Currently a Director of Engineering, with previous roles as CTO and Head of Development, focusing on coaching, mentoring, and building autonomous teams of over 40 individuals.
Cybersecurity
Works at CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, and shares content related to threat hunting and securing AI innovations.
Agile Methodologies
Has a demonstrated history of transforming software development cultures into highly agile environments with a strong focus on quality and timely deliveries.

Media Appearances

Allan has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Director of Engineering at CrowdStrike
5-2022 - 4-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at CrowdStrike
12-2020 - 4-2022
Head of development and maintenance at UNIwise
10-2018 - 12-2020
CTO/Lead Architect at Sport Solution A/S
8-2016 - 10-2018
Systems Engineer at Systematic

Education

2014 - 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Aarhus University
2011 - 2014
Master of Science (M.Sc.) from Aarhus University

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Insights For Selling To Allan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Allan is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Allan

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Allan move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Allan take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Allan

Personality Compatibility


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