Vedran Srhoj-Egekher

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Senior Engineering Manager at Cognism

Croatia

Overview

Vedran Srhoj-Egekher is a Senior Engineering Manager at Cognism with a PhD from FER and 15 years of IT experience. He specializes in leading global product and development teams, delivering software solutions across diverse sectors like telco, health tech, and B2B SaaS to users in over 125 countries.

Driven by a passion for innovation, Vedran has a strong interest in travel technology, having co-founded a platform for tour guides. His academic research focused on applying AI to health tech, specifically using machine learning for medical diagnostics related to low back pain.

His teams work on an AI-based platform for personalized travel ideas won a "Whats Hot In Travel 2023" award.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

AI Implementation
He frequently speaks on panels about implementing AI in large organizations and startups, drawing from his experience as an AI Program Lead at Ericsson.
Travel Technology
Co-founded JellyRide, a platform for tour guides, and recently won an award for an AI-powered travel discovery tool, showing a passion for the travel tech space.
Health Tech Diagnostics
His PhD research and publications focus on applying machine learning and surface EMG technology for the classification and diagnosis of low back pain.

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Work History

1-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at Cognism
9-2023 - 12-2024
AI Program Lead at Ericsson Nikola Tesla
10-2021 - 9-2023
Manager at Ericsson Nikola Tesla
11-2020 - 6-2023
Co-Founder at JellyRide
10-2017 - 10-2021
Line Manager & Product Area Manager at Ericsson

Education

2017 - 2022
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from FER
2003 - 2009
Master of Science - M.S.E.E. from FER

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Insights For Selling To Vedran

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vedran is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vedran move?

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

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

You And Vedran

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