Ben Mancini

Inspirer
DISC Type : id

Mentor at Women@Tech

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Ben is a senior engineering leader with 20 years of experience driving transformation and growth in startups and global enterprises like Amazon and Payoneer. His people-first approach focuses on empowering teams to achieve strong technology outcomes. He is an advocate for Agile techniques and has certifications in ITIL and Software Testing.

Outside of his formal roles, Ben is a passionate mentor, particularly for Women@Tech, and is dedicated to building positive engineering cultures. He is an active contributor to the Agile community, sharing his insights through publications and speaking engagements, and was a co-founder of the Cambridge Agile Exchange.

He presented a workshop on Systems Thinking at the Agile Cambridge 2018 conference.

Personality Overview

Generous

Fast Adopter

Confident & Optimistic

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

People-First Leadership
His professional summary states, "My approach is always people-first, " a belief he regularly reinforces in his social media posts about supporting teams.
Agile Methodologies
Described as a key teacher of Agile principles in recommendations, he has also been an Agile Coach and co-founded the Cambridge Agile Exchange.
Engineering Culture
Focuses on building positive engineering cultures and has published articles on topics like psychological safety, such as "Why its good for software teams to fail. "

Media Appearances

Ben has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025 - 1-2026
Mentor at Women@Tech
10-2024
SDM - Brand Innovation Lab Engineering (BIL-E) at Amazon
3-2024 - 2-2025
SDM - Campaign & Product Tech (CAPT) EU & JPN at Amazon
6-2022 - 8-2023
Director Of Engineering - Payment Services at Payoneer
9-2017 - 3-2023
Co-Founder at Cambridge Agile Exchange

Education

2014 - 2014
ITIL Foundation in Service Management from ITIL Foundation in Service Management
2010 - 2010
Software Testing from ISEB Intermediate in Software Testing

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Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Ben

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