Paul Jeannot

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DISC Type : ci

Head of Engineering at SÊMEIA

Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area, France

Overview

Paul Jeannot is the Head of Engineering at SÊMEIA, where he leads the infrastructure and security teams. With a Diplôme dingénieur from UTC, he has grown within the company from a software engineer role. People he has worked with describe him as "ridiculously efficient. "

Outside of his primary role, Paul is deeply invested in the Toulouse tech community. He is a co-organizer for Cloud Toulouse and a frequent public speaker, sharing his expertise on infrastructure and security at major conferences like Devoxx France, Sunny Tech, and DevFest Toulouse.

He has a passion for exploring niche security topics, such as presenting on modern Port Knocking techniques to secure SSH servers.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Curious

Example Seeker

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Infrastructure & Security
As Head of Engineering and DPO at SÊMEIA, he leads teams focused on these areas and frequently speaks on security topics at tech conferences.
Cloud Technologies
He demonstrates his commitment to the cloud community by co-organizing the Cloud Toulouse meetup group.
Tech Community
Actively contributes to the tech ecosystem through his roles as a conference speaker and meetup co-organizer in his hometown of Toulouse.

Media Appearances

Paul has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Head of Engineering at SÊMEIA
2-2025
Co-organizer — Cloud Toulouse at Cloud Toulouse
3-2024
Infrastructure & Security Team Lead & DPO at SÊMEIA
1-2022
Infrastructure & Security Team Lead at SÊMEIA
2-2018
Sotfware Engineer at SÊMEIA

Education

2015 - 2018
Diplôme d'ingénieur from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)
2013 - 2015
DUT from IUT d'Amiens

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Insights For Selling To Paul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paul is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Paul

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paul move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Paul take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Paul

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