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Chris Vafiadis

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Senior Director, Solution Architecture – North America at Optimizely
📍 Laval, Quebec, Canada

Chris Vafiadis is the Senior Director of Solution Architecture at Optimizely, where he leads the North American Presales organization. He focuses on scaling technical teams and translating complex solutions into business value to accelerate growth. People who have worked with him describe him as ambitious, dedicated, and a natural leader.

He is passionate about team growth and career development, frequently posting about hiring opportunities and helping students find internships. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University.

He successfully scaled his presales organization from 8 to 17 members in under two years.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Solution Architecture – North America
Job Level
Senior
Location
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

ROI Conscious
Judgemental
Upfront

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Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Presales Leadership
He leads the North American presales organization at Optimizely, focusing on coaching his team, driving revenue growth, and strengthening technical win rates.
Scaling Technical Teams
He has a proven track record of rapidly expanding his solution architecture team to support enterprise sales and drive consistent growth.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Senior Director, Solution Architecture – North America
Optimizely
8-2021 - 9-2025
Director, Solution Architecture – Enterprise Presales
Optimizely
8-2019 - 8-2021
Senior Solution Architect, Enterprise Presales
Optimizely
3-2019 - 8-2019
Director, Technology Innovation
SMITH
3-2016 - 3-2019
Solution Architect
SMITH
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Education
1993 - 1996
Bachelor of Commerce
Concordia University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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