Omer Farooq

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Director, AI Technology Center of Excellence at T-Mobile

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Omer Farooq is a leader in AI and data science, recently rejoining T-Mobile as the Director of the AI Technology Center Of Excellence. He previously led product data science at DocuSign. A Georgia Tech alumnus, colleagues describe him as versatile, insightful, and dependable, with deep expertise in executing impactful data strategies.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Omer is dedicated to continuous learning and sharing his expertise. He recently completed a second Master of Science degree in analytics while working and has authored technical articles on subjects like rapid analytics development and scaling data teams.

He holds a patent for a unique ensemble clustering algorithm designed to suggest candidate documents for a new DocuSign product.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

AI Strategy
He was recently appointed Director of T-Mobile's new AI Technology Center of Excellence, a strategic role focused on implementing AI initiatives across the company.
Data Product Management
His experience includes leading data product and science teams at DocuSign and T-Mobile, with responsibility for multi-million dollar budgets and product launches.
Supply Chain Analytics
Has a strong background in this area from his time at T-Mobile and Schlumberger, where he oversaw analytics projects for procurement and supply chain.

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Work History

10-2024
Director, AI Technology Center of Excellence at T-Mobile
6-2021 - 10-2024
Head of Product Data Science at DocuSign
6-2018 - 6-2021
Manager, Data Science & Data Products at T-Mobile
6-2015 - 6-2018
Group Manager - Analytics Services at Denali - A WNS Company
1-2012 - 6-2015
Lead, Supply Chain Analytics at Schlumberger Technology Corp

Education

1-2020 - 5-2023
Master of Science - MS from Georgia Institute of Technology
2008 - 2010
Master's Degree from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Omer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Omer is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Omer

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Omer move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Omer take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Omer

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