Dmitriy Genzel

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Director of Engineering / Research at Otter.ai

Mountain View, California, United States

Overview

Dmitriy Genzel is the Director of Engineering and Research at Otter. ai, where he leads AI teams developing voice assistant technologies. With a PhD from Brown University, he possesses deep expertise in applied AI, NLP, and machine translation, cultivated through senior leadership roles at Amazon, Twitter, Meta, and Google.

Beyond his technical career, Dmitriy is a dedicated lifelong learner with broad interests in history, linguistics, and the social sciences. He actively pursues online courses for personal enrichment, identifying as a visual learner, and previously shared his knowledge as a Quora Top Writer.

He co-authored research on "Poetic" Machine Translation, developing a system to translate poetry while attempting to preserve its original rhyme and meter.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Information Seeker

Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

AI-Powered Assistants
His current role at Otter. ai and previous senior position with Amazon Alexa are focused on developing speech and text technologies like ASR, summarization, and AI agents.
Machine Translation
A core area of his academic and professional life, evidenced by numerous publications and patents on the subject, including for low-resource and poetic translation.
Responsible NLP
He explicitly states an interest in solving problems related to responsible NLP, a key ethical and technical challenge in modern AI development.

Media Appearances

Dmitriy has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director of Engineering / Research at Otter.ai
10-2022 - 5-2025
Sr. Manager, Applied Science, Alexa at Amazon
1-2022 - 9-2022
Senior Manager, ML Engineering at Twitter
10-2018 - 12-2021
Research Scientist Manager at Meta
10-2016 - 10-2018
Machine Learning Tech Lead & Manager at Quora

Education

2000 - 2005
PhD from Brown University
1996 - 2000
B.S/M.S from Drexel University

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Insights For Selling To Dmitriy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dmitriy is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dmitriy

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dmitriy move?

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

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

You And Dmitriy

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