Joe Behymer

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DISC Type : i

Senior Director, Software Engineering at Genesys

United States

Overview

Joe Behymer is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Genesys with 15 years of professional experience, 12 of which have been in leadership. He leads four global teams responsible for a large cloud product. Colleagues describe him as a knowledgeable, calm, and thoughtful leader and mentor.

Joe holds a Bachelors Degree from Indiana University Indianapolis and has a professional interest in Purdue University.

He is a listed inventor on a patent for a "System and method for context based knowledge retrieval. "

Personality Overview

Optimistic

Non-Confrontational

Amiable & Agreeable

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Has been in leadership for over 12 years, currently managing an organization of 24 people, and is described by colleagues as an "outstanding leader and mentor. "
Cloud Product Scaling
Responsible for a large cloud product with strict uptime requirements and recently hired for engineers who specialize in scaling products with Kotlin or Java.
Workforce Management
He started and leads the Workforce Management team for Genesys Cloud, noting it's a fun domain with interesting technical challenges like large data sets.

Media Appearances

Joe has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Senior Director, Software Engineering at Genesys
2-2022 - 2-2025
Director, Software Development at Genesys
4-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Engineering Manager at Genesys
6-2013 - 7-2016
Team Lead, Senior Software Engineer at Interactive Intelligence
6-2011 - 6-2013
Software Engineer, Team Lead at Interactive Intelligence

Education

2003 - 2008
Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University Indianapolis

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Insights For Selling To Joe

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joe is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joe

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joe move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Joe take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Joe

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