Sarah Zelechoski

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DISC Type : DI

Director of Engineering, Infrastructure at Calendly

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Sarah Zelechoski is the Director of Engineering for Infrastructure at Calendly, where she leads SRE and cloud operations. Her career began in astrophysics before she transitioned into technology, focusing on building and nurturing effective engineering teams. She holds a B. S. from UC San Diego and an M. S. from Ohio University.

Outside of her tech leadership roles, Sarah is deeply committed to progressive education and community service. She serves as the Treasurer and a member of the Board of Trustees for The Common School, applying her skills to support a child-centered, hands-on educational institution.

She has a unique background that started in astrophysics before she found her passion in technology and systems engineering.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Achievement-Oriented

Assertive

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.  They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Culture
Her professional goal is to nurture, build, and grow engineering teams where individuals feel included, valued, and empowered.
Reliability Engineering
She is actively hiring to build out Calendly's SRE and Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) functions to elevate reliability practices across the company.
Cloud Native Practices
Her role and experience are centered on leveraging cloud native practices to lead effective cloud operations and SRE teams.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2025
Director of Engineering, Infrastructure at Calendly
8-2024
Treasurer, Board of Trustees at The Common School
8-2023 - 8-2024
Secretary, Board of Trustees at The Common School
3-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at Calendly
7-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Director Of Engineering, Curriculum & Instruction at GoGuardian

Education

1999 - 2003
B.S. from UC San Diego
2003 - 2005
M.S. from Ohio University

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Sarah

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