Kari Auer

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Senior Director of Infrastructure and Operations at NYC Department of Education

Port Jefferson Station, New York, United States

Overview

Kari Auer is a Senior Director for the City of New York, leading infrastructure and operations with a focus on delivering business value through technology. Drawing on her Executive MBA, she specializes in business relationship management and strategy. Colleagues consistently describe her as strategic, thoughtful, and energetic.

She has a proven track record of establishing entirely new capabilities within NYC government agencies, including building out Human-Centered Design and digital outreach programs from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Fast-Paced

Vision Oriented

Decisive

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Human-Centered Design
Launched a fully accessible, human-centered design system and established a new capacity for it within the NYC Department of Social Services.
GovTech Transformation
Drives digital transformation by evolving the culture, structure, and organizational behavior of technical teams within large government agencies.
Team Development
Passionate about talent acquisition and team growth, focusing on re-training, upskilling, and cultural initiatives. She frequently celebrates her team's successes publicly.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2022
Senior Director of Infrastructure and Operations at NYC Department of Education
2-2020
Content Advisor at Premium Merchant Funding
1-2017 - 4-2022
Interim Executive Director of Business Relationship Management at NYC Department of Social Services
10-2015 - 1-2017
Director of Mobile Applications | Acting IT Chief of Staff at City of New York, Department of Homeless Services
3-2008 - 10-2015
Online Communications Coordinator at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Education

2019 - 2020
Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology
2004 - 2006
Master of Arts (M.A.) from Adelphi University

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Insights For Selling To Kari

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kari is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kari

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kari move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Kari take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Kari

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