Karim Atef Mansour

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Director of Engineering at RetailNext

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Karim Atef Mansour is a Director of Engineering at RetailNex with over 12 years of experience in software engineering and team leadership. He specializes in software architecture, data-driven decision-making, and agile methodologies. Colleagues describe him as caring, collaborative, and highly data-driven. He holds a Bachelors degree from Cairo University and is certified in Cassandra Data Modeling.

He prides himself on efficiency, using modern tools to reduce the time spent on performance reviews from three hours per person down to just 30 minutes.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Persuasive

Assertive

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Topics They Care About

Team Mentorship
He focuses on nurturing talent, fostering psychological safety, and providing mentorship to support the technical and managerial growth of his team members.
Support Automation
He has a track record of leading teams to automate customer support flows using chatbots and other tools to drive down costs and improve efficiency.
Data-Driven Leadership
His leadership approach is rooted in data-driven decision-making, and his teams are noted for being highly product-aware and data-focused.

Media Appearances

How RetailNext's Engineering Director Cut Review Time. Featured in Windmill

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How RetailNext's Engineering Director Cut Review Time from 3 .... Featured in GoWindmill

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Work History

5-2024
Director of Engineering at RetailNext
2-2023 - 2-2024
Senior Engineering Manager at Navan
2-2022 - 1-2023
Engineering Manager at Navan
10-2020 - 1-2022
Staff Software engineer & Team Lead at Navan
8-2018 - 9-2020
Backend Developer & Team Lead at Booking.com

Education

9-2007 - 5-2012
Bachelor from Cairo University

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Exp : 12 Location : Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at RetailNext
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Insights For Selling To Karim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karim is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karim move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Karim take some risk or not?

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

You And Karim

Personality Compatibility


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