Samson Jaykumar

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Senior Director :Performance Engineering , Product Development at Blue Yonder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Samson Jaykumar is the Senior Director of SaaS Performance Engineering at Blue Yonder, leading global teams in performance, DevOps, and quality engineering. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in building high-performing, scalable, and reliable enterprise products for the retail supply chain sector. He holds a BE from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Samson is passionate about mentoring and developing future engineering leaders, frequently sharing lessons from his decades of experience. Colleagues consistently describe him as a kind, inspiring, and approachable leader who is dedicated to his teams growth and success. People often call him inspiring, kind, and a great mentor.

He is a Prompt Engineering Specialist, actively leveraging AI and tools like ChatGPT to enhance engineering productivity and management.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

SaaS Performance
Leads global teams focused on performance engineering, SRE, and DevOps for large-scale SaaS capabilities, particularly during critical peak seasons.
Engineering Leadership
Writes and posts about his philosophy on leadership, emphasizing that true leaders are defined by their ability to build other leaders within their teams.
Mentoring Engineers
His personal headline highlights his commitment to mentoring and sharing his extensive experience to help develop the next generation of engineers.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2023
Senior Director :Performance Engineering , Product Development at Blue Yonder
3-2023 - 11-2023
Senior Director : SaaS Performance Engineering, Customer Success at Blue Yonder
9-2021 - 3-2023
Senior Director - SaaS Performance and Quality Assurance at Blue Yonder
5-2019 - 11-2020
Director, Performance Engineering at Yantriks
9-2017 - 4-2019
Senior Manager, Performance Engineering at Yantriks

Education

1996 - 1999
BE from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
1993 - 1996
DME from Christ The King College

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Insights For Selling To Samson

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Samson is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Samson

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Samson move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Samson take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Samson

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