Riyanat Shittu

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Head of Engineering at turntabl

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Riyanat Shittu is the Head of Engineering at turntabl, leveraging her PhD in Information Security to lead DevOps and technical training initiatives. She is a confident leader with deep expertise in software engineering and cloud architecture, holding an AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification. Colleagues have described her as confident with a great understanding of programming languages.

Originally from the UK, Riyanat is Nigerian British and spent over a decade in Nigeria during her youth. In her personal time, she enjoys travel, having spent significant time in Ghana. An interview revealed her favorite Ghanaian foods are grilled Tilapia and Kontomire, and she is drawn to both bold, bright colors and soft pastels.

She has a passion for developing talent, finding her proudest moments in seeing graduate engineers grow through the 14-week training program she heads.

Personality Overview

Upfront

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
As Head of Engineering, she actively seeks to improve her leadership skills, recently attending the LeadDev conference in Berlin to enhance her leadership "toolbox".
Talent Development
She heads turntabl's 14-week graduate training program (TLC) and expresses immense pride in seeing junior engineers learn and accomplish their goals.
DevOps & Automation
She is a DevOps enthusiast and previously served as the tech lead for turntabl's in-house DevOps team, showing a strong interest in automation and CI/CD.

Media Appearances

Riyanat has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Head of Engineering at turntabl
3-2021 - 5-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at turntabl
1-2019 - 3-2021
Senior Software Engineer at NET-A-PORTER
3-2018 - 1-2019
Software Engineer at NET-A-PORTER
9-2017 - 3-2018
Software Engineer at Financial Times

Education

2011 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from City St George’s, University of London
2007 - 2010
BEng from City St George’s, University of London

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Insights For Selling To Riyanat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Riyanat is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Riyanat

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Riyanat move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Riyanat take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Riyanat

Personality Compatibility


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