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Olja Dimitrijevic

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Senior Director of Data Engineering at Change.org
📍 Berkeley, California, United States

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.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Data Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Berkeley, California, United States
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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.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Senior Director of Data Engineering
Change.org
4-2021 - 5-2025
Director Data Platform Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation
4-2019 - 4-2021
Director of Data Engineering
Capital One
4-2014
Director of Engineering
Navis
4-2019
Sr. Director of Engineering
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Education
1996 - 2000
BA
University of the Arts London
Bsc
University of Zimbabwe
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