Oscar Cisneros Jr

Inspirer
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Senior Director - Product & Engineering at Paro

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

Oscar is a dynamic engineering leader, most recently Senior Director at Paro, with a track record of scaling teams from 4 to 30 people. He specializes in modernizing cloud infrastructure, driving product-market fit, and delivering AI-driven solutions. People who have worked with him describe him as a "stellar" and "instrumental" leader.

Outside of his technical roles, Oscar is passionate about fostering inclusivity within the tech industry. He enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers and advocates for diversity and equity in the workplace. He is also fluent in Spanish, bringing a global perspective to his work.

He is the founder of the Code Latino Meetup Group, a community created to elevate LatinX representation in the technology industry.

Personality Overview

Confident & Optimistic

Fast Adopter

Charming & Persuasive

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Diversity in Tech
He founded the Code Latino Meetup Group to elevate LatinX representation and actively advocates for diversity and equity in the workplace.
Scaling Engineering Teams
He successfully scaled the engineering team at Paro from 4 to over 30 members while maintaining a 90% retention rate through effective mentorship.
Architectural Modernization
He has led major initiatives migrating backend systems to serverless architectures using TypeScript and GraphQL, significantly improving performance and reducing costs.

Media Appearances

Oscar has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023 - 6-2024
Senior Director - Product & Engineering at Paro
11-2020 - 4-2023
Director of Engineering at Paro
8-2018 - 11-2020
Principal Engineer at Paro
8-2014 - 6-2018
Software Engineer at Cancer IQ, Inc.
4-2014 - 8-2014
Uberx Driver at Uber

Education

2014 - 2014
Education details unavailable from Actualize Coding Bootcamp
2005 - 2006
Education details unavailable from Northeastern Illinois University

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Insights For Selling To Oscar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Oscar is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Oscar

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Oscar move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Oscar take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Oscar

Personality Compatibility


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