Olja Dimitrijevic

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DISC Type : cdi

Senior Director of Data Engineering at Change.org

Berkeley, California, United States

Overview

Olja is the Senior Director of Data Engineering at Change. org, specializing in data and AI enablement. An engineering leader with over 15 years of experience, she has led large data platform initiatives at the Wikimedia Foundation and Capital One. People who have worked with her describe her as a brilliant engineer and a fantastic technology leader.

Originally from Berkeley, California, Olja has a background in the arts, holding a BA from the University of the Arts London, which complements her technical degrees. Her community involvement includes supporting public education through donations to the Piedmont Education Foundation. She has also participated in local literary events like Lit Crawl in San Francisco.

Unique fact: Olja was a founding Director of Engineering for a SaaS platform that connected a global network of shipping lines to reduce the maritime industrys carbon footprint.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

Fast Follower

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 proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Data & AI Enablement
Her current role at Change. org focuses on this area. She holds certifications in AWS AI and RAG, and attends AI-focused conferences to stay current on trends.
Ethical Data Platforms
At the Wikimedia Foundation, she led the team responsible for providing privacy-aware data infrastructure to empower community and staff research.
SaaS for Logistics
Was the founding Director of Engineering at Xvela, a Navis spinoff, where she built the first SaaS platform for real-time maritime logistics planning and operations.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2026
Senior Director of Data Engineering at Change.org
4-2021 - 5-2025
Director Data Platform Engineering at Wikimedia Foundation
4-2019 - 4-2021
Director of Data Engineering at Capital One
4-2014
Director of Engineering at Navis
4-2019
Sr. Director of Engineering at Navis

Education

1996 - 2000
BA from University of the Arts London
Bsc from University of Zimbabwe

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Insights For Selling To Olja

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Olja is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Olja

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Olja move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Olja take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Olja

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