Marco D'Amore

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Head of Engineering at Magical

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Marco is the Head of Engineering at Magical, with a history of building data products from the ground up. He was the second engineering hire at Transform, where he built the backend APIs and infrastructure, before transitioning into leadership and guiding his team through an acquisition by dbt Labs. People who have worked with him describe him as quick-to-learn, responsible, and hands-on.

Outside of his direct professional role, Marco is a proud husband who publicly celebrates his wifes career milestones and achievements. He values family and expresses gratitude for the people he works with, highlighting the importance of building a great team culture.

He played a pivotal role in defining the modern "Semantic Layer" category within the data space during his time at Transform.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Value Driven

Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Semantic Layer Tech
As a founding engineer at Transform, he helped establish this category and later led the technology's integration into dbt Labs' product offerings.
Engineering Leadership
He successfully transitioned from a founding engineer to an engineering leader, growing his team and navigating them through a major company acquisition.
Healthcare Technology
His current role at Magical focuses on pairing best-in-class AI agents with deep healthcare expertise, indicating a focus on the healthcare sector.

Media Appearances

Marco has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Head of Engineering at Magical
8-2024 - 8-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at dbt Labs
2-2023 - 4-2024
Engineering Manager at dbt Labs
6-2021 - 2-2023
Engineering Leader at Transform
8-2020 - 6-2021
Founding Software Engineer at Transform

Education

2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from McGill University

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Insights For Selling To Marco

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marco is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marco

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marco move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Marco take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Marco

Personality Compatibility


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