Amir Aghazadeh

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DISC Type : DC

Senior Technical Program Manager at Snap Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Amir is a technical program and product leader with over 15 years of experience delivering impactful programs at companies like Snap, Meta, and Google. With a foundation in software engineering and an MBA, he excels at turning complex ideas into scalable, data-driven products. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, innovative, and kind.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Amir is committed to continuous professional development, earning certifications in team management, goal setting, and unconscious bias. His early academic projects, which included designing a Z80 minimum system and a co-processor, reflect a foundational passion for technology and engineering from the ground up.

He once founded and scaled an enterprise software division from inception to over 100 engineers, replacing legacy systems to enable 100% year-over-year business growth.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Platform Scalability
Has extensive experience scaling platforms for millions of users and driving significant revenue growth at Meta, Digikala. com, and Golrang Industrial Group.
AI/ML Infrastructure
Led initiatives at Snap and Meta to build and scale infrastructure for machine learning, experimentation, and product recommendations.
Cost Observability
Defined and implemented cost observability and anomaly detection systems at Snap to proactively improve service quality and business uptime.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2023
Senior Technical Program Manager at Snap Inc.
9-2020 - 2-2023
Sr. Product Technical Program Manager at Meta
2-2019 - 9-2020
Technical Program Manager at Google via Modis at Modis
10-2014 - 6-2018
Head of Product and software Engineering at Digikala.com
4-2008 - 7-2014
Director Of Software Engineering at Golrang Industrial Group

Education

Bachelor's degree from University of Tehran
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Industrial Management Institute

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Insights For Selling To Amir

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amir is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amir

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amir move?

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

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

You And Amir

Personality Compatibility


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