Vivianne Barzu

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Director of Engineering - Renter at Apartment List

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Overview

Vivianne Barzu is a senior engineering leader at Apartment List with a focus on growing people and organizations. With a career progression from Software Developer to Director of Engineering, she has a background in consumer technology from her time at RealSelf and iQmetrix. She earned her Bachelors degree from The University of British Columbia.

Colleagues describe her as a "force multiplier" for her teams and culture, praising her focused, no-BS approach to her work and her ability to improve systems and processes.

Personality Overview

People-Oriented

Pragmatic

Trusting

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Her current and past roles are director-level engineering positions, and her headline explicitly states her focus is on growing people and organizations.
Team Growth
She actively posts about hiring for her engineering teams at both Apartment List and her previous company, RealSelf, indicating a focus on building out her department.
Consumer Technology
Her experience as Director of Engineering for the "Renter" division at Apartment List and managing "Consumer Retention" at RealSelf shows a strong background in consumer-facing products.

Media Appearances

Vivianne has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of Engineering - Renter at Apartment List
3-2022 - 6-2023
Senior Director of Engineering at RealSelf
9-2020 - 1-2023
Director Of Engineering at RealSelf
2-2020 - 9-2020
Senior Software Engineering Manager at RealSelf
6-2013 - 11-2016
Software Developer at iQmetrix

Education

2008 - 2013
Bachelor's Degree from The University of British Columbia

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Insights For Selling To Vivianne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Present testimonials from existing customers about their experience with your product
  • You might need to keep the conversation on track, they tend to slide off-topic
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vivianne is

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

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


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vivianne move?

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

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Vivianne

Personality Compatibility


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