Matt McMahon

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DISC Type : C

Talent at Decagon

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Matt is a talent acquisition professional focused on building engineering teams for high-growth AI companies. He has led technical recruiting at Decagon, Scale AI, and CoinTracker, specializing in software and machine learning roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis.

His career began with hands-on operational experience in pioneering technology at Googles self-driving car project. This foundation in an innovative hardware and software environment likely informs his approach to identifying top technical talent for cutting-edge companies today.

He once gave composer A. R. Rahman a ride in a Google self-driving car before the project was publicly known as Waymo.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

AI Talent Acquisition
He specializes in recruiting software and machine learning engineers for pioneering AI companies like Decagon and Scale AI.
Enterprise AI Agents
His current company, Decagon, builds enterprise agents using frontier language and voice models, a topic he actively promotes.
Autonomous Vehicles
He began his career in operations for Google's self-driving car project (Waymo) and holds an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit.

Media Appearances

Matt has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Talent at Decagon
1-2024 - 4-2025
Senior Technical Recruiter at Scale AI
2021 - 8-2023
Senior Technical Recruiter at CoinTracker
2016 - 2021
Recruiting Lead at Forward, Inc.
2014 - 2016
Operations, Waymo at Google

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of California, Davis

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Insights For Selling To Matt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matt is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matt move?

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

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

You And Matt

Personality Compatibility


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