Lara Delange

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Head of Data & Cloud Engineering at dataroots

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

Overview

Lara Delange is the Head of Data & Cloud Engineering at dataroots, where she leads a unit of over 50 people. She transitioned from a hands-on engineering role to management, focusing on building strong teams and technical solutions. She is certified in Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals.

Driven by a deep passion for technology and learning, Lara is focused on helping people develop and succeed. She is an advocate for creating supportive work environments, showing a keen interest in topics like workplace neurodiversity and mentoring her colleagues.

Unique fact: In 2015, she won a hackathon by building a complete cloud environment on Azure to handle a simulated crisis.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Achievement-Oriented

Persuasive

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.  They like to keep things under control. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Topics They Care About

Team Leadership
She leads a unit of 50+ engineers and expresses a passion for building teams, shaping strategy, and hiring for leadership roles within her unit.
Data & Cloud Platforms
Her entire career, from Systems Engineer to Head of the unit, has revolved around building and managing scalable data and cloud infrastructure using technologies like AWS and Kubernetes.
Mentoring & Development
Peers consistently recognize her for her mentoring approach. Her personal motivation is helping people develop their skills and succeed in their careers.

Media Appearances

Lara has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Head of Data & Cloud Engineering at dataroots
7-2024 - 12-2024
Cloud Engineer (dataroots) at Telenet
4-2024 - 2-2025
Team Lead - Data & Cloud Engineer at dataroots
11-2022 - 4-2024
Senior Systems Engineer at Clarabridge (acquired by Qualtrics)
11-2020 - 4-2024
System Engineer at Clarabridge (acquired by Qualtrics)

Education

2013 - 2016
Toegepaste Informatica from HOGENT

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Insights For Selling To Lara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lara is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lara move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Lara take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Lara

Personality Compatibility


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