Amit Barak

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Director HRBP, Engineering at AppLovin

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Amit is the Director of HRBP for Engineering at AppLovin, with a background supporting technical teams at major tech companies including Brex and Facebook. He holds a Master of Science from New York University. People who have worked with him often describe him as strategic, dedicated, and resourceful.

Outside of his professional capacity, Amit shows a strong interest in social advocacy and supporting important community causes. He is also dedicated to his own professional development, having taken courses in leadership and business strategy to complement his extensive HR experience.

Unique fact: Amit was a recipient of the Nerken Scholarship.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

HR for Engineering
His career at AppLovin, Brex, and Medidata has been focused on providing strategic HR business partnership specifically for engineering organizations.
Talent Acquisition
He is actively involved in recruitment for his teams, recently posting about hiring for a contract role to support his AI Engineering organization.
Leadership Development
He studied "Leadership & Team Building" at NYU, and recommendations highlight his maturity and commitment to professional growth.

Media Appearances

Amit has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director HRBP, Engineering at AppLovin
4-2024 - 1-2025
Senior HRBP Manager at AppLovin
5-2022 - 2-2024
Senior HRBP Manager, Engineering at Brex
11-2018 - 5-2022
HR Business Partner at Facebook
5-2017 - 11-2018
HRBP, Engineering at Medidata Solutions

Education

2015 - 2017
Master of Science from New York University

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Insights For Selling To Amit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amit 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 Amit

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amit move?

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

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

You And Amit

Personality Compatibility


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