Katya Notkin

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director, Platform and Data Solutions at MotiveMetrics

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Katya Notkin is the Director of Platform and Data Solutions at MotiveMetrics, specializing in engineering management and data pipeline architecture. She leverages her expertise in fostering cross-team collaboration to lead her teams effectively. She holds an MS from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

Outside of her core technical role, Katya is passionate about mentoring and developing engineers. She actively engages in her professional community by sharing job opportunities and encouraging networking to help others advance their careers, demonstrating a commitment to supporting industry peers.

Unique fact: After five years of architecting data platforms on GCP, she has recently transitioned her expertise to the AWS ecosystem.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Information Seeker

Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Passionate about mentoring, conducting performance reviews, and making hiring decisions to build and support the growth of her engineering teams.
Data Architecture
An expert in designing and building data pipeline solutions, a core responsibility in her current and past roles at MotiveMetrics and Mercari US.
AI in AdTech
Expresses excitement for working with AI-driven core functionality and has experience supporting machine learning models for real-time bidding in advertising.

Media Appearances

Katya has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Director, Platform and Data Solutions at MotiveMetrics
7-2024 - 6-2025
Layoff/position eliminated at Career Break
5-2022 - 6-2024
Engineering Manager, Data at Mercari US
6-2019 - 5-2022
Senior Data Engineer at Mercari US
8-2017 - 6-2019
Sr. Data / Data Warehousing & Software Engineer at self-employed

Education

1983 - 1988
MS from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
Education details unavailable from School 4, Moscow

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Exp : 12 Location : Greater Boston, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Platform and Data Solutions at MotiveMetrics
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Insights For Selling To Katya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Katya is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Katya

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Katya move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Katya take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Katya

Personality Compatibility


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