Robert Barnebey

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Engineering Manager - Head of AI Engineering US and Poland at Salesloft

Leander, Texas, United States

Overview

Robert is a data enthusiast with over 20 years of experience, currently leading AI engineering for the US and Poland at Salesloft. His expertise lies in developing client-focused solutions and managing complex data systems. He is an alumnus of Texas State University and holds AWS certifications in Data Analytics and Solutions Architecture.

His role involves managing engineering teams across two continents, overseeing the creation of AI products like "Ask Salesloft, " and driving cost reductions.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

AI Product Development
As Head of AI Engineering, he managed the creation of "Ask Salesloft, " demonstrating a focus on building practical AI-driven solutions.
Large-Scale Data Systems
Has extensive, hands-on experience developing and managing data lakes using Apache Spark, Delta. io, Kafka, and Databricks.
Multi-Cloud Architecture
His experience spans both Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), backed by multiple AWS certifications.

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Work History

11-2025
Engineering Manager - Head of AI Engineering US and Poland at Salesloft
4-2024 - 11-2025
Engineering Manager at Salesloft
9-2021 - 4-2024
Senior Data Engineer at Salesloft
9-2019 - 9-2021
Consultant at ByteBlender
1-2017 - 8-2019
Senior Director of Data Engineering and Software Development at Real-Comp

Education

1994 - 2007
BA in Computer Science from Texas State University

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Insights For Selling To Robert

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Robert is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Robert

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Robert move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Robert take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Robert

Personality Compatibility


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