Jad Santos

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DISC Type : DI

Director of Engineering at Wellth

Marina del Rey, California, United States

Overview

Jad Santos is a software engineering leader with extensive experience as a CTO and manager at companies like Wellth, Amazon, and Honey. He specializes in building and leading mobile and backend engineering teams to deliver innovative products. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional, open-minded, and out-of-the-box thinker who excels at motivating technical teams. He holds a B. S. from Loyola Marymount University.

Jad is a self-described "lifelong coder" and "programming enthusiast" who writes about software craftsmanship and engineering management on his Medium blog. He is passionate about fostering a supportive engineering culture, mentoring developers, and exploring the philosophical aspects of programming, as detailed in his article "The Joy of Programming. "

He holds patents for tech innovations, including one for "Lookout for Content, " a system related to user-specific content identification for voice assistants like Alexa.

Personality Overview

Achievement-Oriented

Friendly But Fast

Persuasive

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

AI in Healthcare
As Director of Engineering at Wellth, he is actively hiring AI and computer vision engineers to solve problems related to patient health outcomes.
Engineering Culture
States his focus is on building a culture where quality, frequent delivery, learning, and wellness are priorities.
Mentoring Engineers
Writes articles and created the "Tiny Starts" concept to help entry-level engineers gain experience and break into the tech industry.

Media Appearances

Jad has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Director of Engineering at Wellth
10-2021 - 2-2023
Chief Technology Officer at 9 Count, Inc.
3-2019 - 1-2022
CTO / Co-Founder at Mangamo
8-2020 - 10-2021
Senior Engineering Manager Mobile (iOS and Android) at Honey
2-2018 - 8-2020
Senior Software Development Manager - Prime Video at Amazon

Education

1991 - 1995
B.S. from Loyola Marymount University

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Insights For Selling To Jad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jad is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jad

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jad move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Jad take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Jad

Personality Compatibility


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