Vincent Kok

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Director of Platform Engineering at Goodnotes

The Randstad, Netherlands

Overview

Vincent is the Director of Platform Engineering at Goodnotes with 20 years of experience scaling organizations. He spent 12 years at Atlassian, where he drove cloud transformation, built the Identity platform, and scaled Jira Search. He holds a Bachelor of Science from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.

After a long tenure at Atlassian, Vincent took a year-long sabbatical to travel across Europe in a campervan, embracing the open road and new cultures. He enjoys playing lunchtime soccer and is proud of his wifes entrepreneurial venture, highlighting his value for work-life balance and family.

He once gave a talk on how his team transformed the Confluence Cloud deployment pipeline from a slow, weekly process to daily releases.

Personality Overview

Socially Adept

Pragmatic

Persuader

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Topics They Care About

Platform Scalability
His career at Atlassian involved scaling Jira Platform Search for 100k+ users, and his current role at Goodnotes focuses on building secure, scalable collaboration for millions.
Engineering Culture
His leadership philosophy focuses on balancing excellence with enjoyment to cultivate a team culture that people genuinely love to be a part of.
Cloud Transformation
He spent over a decade at Atlassian driving their cloud transformation, including building the company's unified cloud Identity platform from the ground up.

Media Appearances

Vincent has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Director of Platform Engineering at Goodnotes
3-2025 - 2-2026
Travel at Career Break
10-2022 - 3-2025
Head of Engineering - Jira Platform Search and Data Mobility at Atlassian
11-2021 - 10-2022
Senior Engineering Manager - Jira Platform at Atlassian
7-2019 - 1-2022
Senior Engineering Manager (Remote) - Trello at Atlassian

Education

2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)

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Exp : 8 Location : The Randstad, Netherlands Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Platform Engineering at Goodnotes
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Insights For Selling To Vincent

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You might need to keep the conversation on track, they tend to slide off-topic
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing how others made similar decisions
  • Present testimonials from existing customers about their experience with your product

DONT's

  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner
  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vincent is

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

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


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vincent move?

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

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Vincent

Personality Compatibility


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