Matt Pryor

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DISC Type : cs

Director of Cloud Native Platform Engineering at Nscale

United Kingdom

Overview

Matt Pryor is the Director of Cloud Native Platform Engineering at Nscale, where he leads the development of world-class cloud services for large-scale AI workloads. Holding a Masters degree from the University of Bath, his expertise spans Kubernetes, Slurm, and high-performance computing infrastructure.

He is currently focused on building the elite platform that allows Nscale to manage many thousands of GPUs across the globe.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Process Oriented

Status Quo Seeker

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

AI Infrastructure
Leads a team building and managing cloud services on cutting-edge hardware for large-scale AI workloads, managing thousands of GPUs.
Cloud Native Platforms
His current role is Director of Cloud Native Platform Engineering, and he is actively hiring engineers to work on on-demand and private cloud services.
Kubernetes & Containers
Actively involved in the container community, attending events like ContainerDays to discuss high-performance Kubernetes infrastructure for AI.

Media Appearances

Matt has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Director of Cloud Native Platform Engineering at Nscale
3-2025 - 2-2026
Senior Cloud Native Platform Engineer at Nscale
5-2021 - 3-2025
Senior Tech Lead at STACKHPC LTD
6-2015 - 5-2021
Senior DevOps Engineer at STFC
9-2008 - 6-2015
Senior Scientific Software Engineer at Met Office

Education

2004 - 2008
Master's degree from University of Bath

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Insights For Selling To Matt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matt is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Matt

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matt move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Matt take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Matt

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