Matt Nylin

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Director of Analytics and Data Engineering at Vacasa

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Matt is a data leader with over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance data teams. He specializes in data warehousing, platform engineering, and AI/ML, having led platform modernization at Vacasa and established the first data warehouse at UNFI. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.

He is passionate about leveraging data to solve real business problems and drive strategic clarity. His writing emphasizes focusing on outcomes and business impact over purely technical outputs, advocating for a people-centric approach to building data platforms.

Unique fact: At Vacasa, he spearheaded a full Redshift-to-Snowflake migration, successfully cutting query runtimes by 30%.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Fast-Paced

Self-Confident

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Data Platform Strategy
Writes extensively about building data platforms, emphasizing the importance of focusing on business impact, user experience, and strategic alignment over technical output.
Building Data Teams
Has a long track record of building and leading data teams from the ground up, including growing a globally distributed team of over 15 engineers.
AI Business Adoption
Focuses on the practical application of AI to solve business problems, and recently participated in a panel discussion on how organizations should approach AI.

Media Appearances

Matt has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Director of Analytics and Data Engineering at Vacasa
6-2022 - 5-2024
Director of Analytics Engineering at Vacasa
4-2012 - 6-2022
IT Director - Enterprise Data Warehousing at United Natural Foods
12-2011 - 4-2012
Data Warehouse Solution Designer at MillerCoors
4-2010 - 12-2011
Database Analyst at MillerCoors

Education

2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Georgia Institute of Technology
2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Science from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

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Exp : 19 Location : Greater Boston, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Analytics and Data Engineering at Vacasa
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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matt is

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Matt

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matt move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Matt take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Matt

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