Riccardo Perego

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DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at Docebo

Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Overview

Riccardo Perego serves as the Director of Engineering at Docebo, where he leads the engineering organizations long-term health and sustainability. Focusing on AI-driven engineering, he builds systems and policies to help teams scale effectively in a high-trust environment. He holds a Master of Science from the Università degli Studi di Milano.

He has a keen interest in public speaking and sharing his technical expertise, as demonstrated by his presentation at Datadog Live in Milan. There, he discussed implementing a shift-left observability strategy to enhance service ownership.

Riccardo was honored with the "Manager of the Year" award at the 2025 Docebian Choice Awards for his excellence in leadership and strategic impact.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

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Objective Thinker

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI-Driven Engineering
His leadership focuses on navigating the evolution of AI within the engineering landscape and preparing his organization for this shift.
Organizational Health
He believes leadership's primary role is to build systems and policies that ensure the long-term health and sustainability of the entire department.
Service Ownership
He spoke publicly at a Datadog event about implementing strategies to drive deep service ownership among engineering teams at Docebo.

Media Appearances

Riccardo has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Director of Engineering at Docebo
1-2025 - 4-2026
Senior Engineering Manager at Docebo
1-2020 - 3-2025
Software Development Manager at Docebo
9-2015 - 10-2018
Consultant at Technology Reply
1-2013 - 9-2015
developer at Frigo & Associati Srl

Education

2012 - 2015
Master of Science (MSc) from Università degli Studi di Milano
2008 - 2012
laurea triennale from Università degli Studi di Milano

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Insights For Selling To Riccardo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Riccardo is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Riccardo

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Riccardo move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Riccardo take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Riccardo

Personality Compatibility


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