Hristo Danchev

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Sr. Staff TPM - AI at LinkedIn

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Overview

Hristo is a Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager leading AI initiatives at LinkedIn, focusing on transforming flagship products with LLMs. An Industrial & Systems Engineering graduate from North Carolina State University, colleagues describe him as energetic, positive, and possessing a passion for progress.

Outside of his tech career, Hristo has a wide array of interests including Formula 1, motorcycles, camping in national parks, and sous-vide cooking. He is also a fan of coffee, bourbon, country music, and the TV show "The Office".

He has a passion for a diverse range of topics, listing over twenty personal interests from horology and sneakers to history and tacos.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

AI Product Transformation
He leads TPMs responsible for transforming LinkedIn's core products, such as Feed and Search, using Large Language Models and Generative Recommender systems.
Technical Program Management
His career demonstrates deep expertise in TPM leadership, covering AI/ML infrastructure, data platforms, and large-scale cloud migrations.
Team Leadership & Mentoring
He manages a team of TPMs at LinkedIn, actively hires new talent, and explicitly lists mentoring as a personal topic he is passionate about.

Media Appearances

Hristo has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Sr. Staff TPM - AI at LinkedIn
6-2022 - 9-2024
Manager - AI at LinkedIn
9-2021 - 6-2022
Staff TPM - AI at LinkedIn
10-2019 - 9-2021
Sr. TPM - Data Infra at LinkedIn
11-2018 - 10-2019
TPM - Streams Infra at LinkedIn

Education

Industrial & Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University

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Insights For Selling To Hristo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hristo is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hristo

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hristo move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Hristo take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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