Trudy Larsen

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Director of Engineering at Tray.ai

Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Trudy Larsen is the Director of Engineering at Tray. ai, where she leads R&D teams specializing in AI platforms and intelligent automation for SaaS environments. Described as approachable and supportive, she focuses on scaling engineering organizations and translating product vision into executable roadmaps. She holds a Bachelors from Loughborough University.

Trudy is a passionate advocate for women in technology, actively participating in events that bring together inspiring female leaders in the tech community. She is deeply invested in team culture and celebrates the people behind the product successes, highlighting their collaborative efforts as crucial to achieving significant impact.

Unique fact: She champions the product development concept of "appetite vs. estimate, " focusing on what a feature is worth rather than just how long it will take to build.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

AI & Automation
Leads engineering for AI platforms and intelligent automation at Tray. ai, and has delivered next-generation AI automation platforms from concept to launch.
Scaling Engineering Teams
Her core focus is building the organizational and technical systems that allow engineering teams to maintain speed and quality as they grow.
Women in Tech
Actively supports and participates in events for women in the technology industry, such as those hosted by London Tech Leaders and SheTO.

Media Appearances

Trudy has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of Engineering at Tray.ai
4-2024 - 9-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at Tray.ai
5-2022 - 4-2024
Engineering Manager at Tray.ai
9-2019 - 5-2022
Engineering Manager at Kingfisher IT Services
11-2017 - 9-2019
Digital Delivery Lead at Kingfisher IT Services

Education

2017 - 2017
Education details unavailable from altMBA
2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) from Loughborough University

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Insights For Selling To Trudy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • 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 Trudy is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Trudy

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Trudy move?

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

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

You And Trudy

Personality Compatibility


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