Simon Jazbar

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DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at Boerse Stuttgart Digital

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Overview

Simon Jazbar is the Director of Engineering at Boerse Stuttgart Digital, where he has notably doubled his teams size from 20 to 40 engineers. He focuses on team building, agile practices, and career development. Described by colleagues as calm, pragmatic, and reliable, he graduated from the University of Ljubljana.

Outside of his professional life, Simon is an avid motorcyclist and is known within his office for making excellent Neapolitan pizzas. He is also engaged in his community, having recently organized support for local flood relief efforts in Slovenia.

One colleague memorably described him as the "WD-40 for software development, " making things run smoother when complexities arise.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

ROI Driven

Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Growing Engineering Teams
He doubled his development team's size at Boerse Stuttgart Digital and focuses on HR, recruiting, and career building.
Agile Methodologies
He has a long history of leading Scrum teams and helping them adopt and refine Agile and Scrum practices.
Motorcycling
In his spare time, he enjoys the thrill of motorcycling, a personal interest highlighted on his company's career page.

Media Appearances

Simon has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director of Engineering at Boerse Stuttgart Digital
11-2023 - 8-2024
HR and Recruiting Consultant at braveAgency
6-2021 - 1-2025
Engineering Manager at Boerse Stuttgart Digital
2-2019 - 6-2021
Senior Project Lead at Celtra, Inc.
1-2017 - 2-2019
Project Lead / Technical Project Manager at Celtra, Inc.

Education

2007 - 2012
Master's degree from University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business
2001 - 2006
University Degree from University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business

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Insights For Selling To Simon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

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 rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Simon is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Simon

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Simon move?

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

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

You And Simon

Personality Compatibility


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