Yevhenii Chyzhykov

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Director of Engineering at Emplifi

Prague Metropolitan Area, Czechia

Overview

Yevhenii is a Director of Engineering at Emplifi with a strong focus on people and productivity. His leadership style is rooted in servant leadership and radical candor. He holds a Masters degree from Prague University of Economics and Business and has experience managing budgets, vendors, and hiring.

He previously led an AI-first organization developing Agentic and Generative AI solutions and has also managed core banking systems, including Premium APIs.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

ROI Conscious

Upfront

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Servant Leadership
Believes people are a company's greatest asset and builds his leadership model on concepts like radical candor, transparency, and support to achieve collective results.
Generative AI
As a leader in an AI-first organization at MSD, he focused on Generative AI solutions and has a keen interest in its practical application and potential pitfalls.
Developer Productivity
At Productboard, he managed Developer Experience (DevX) and QE teams, focusing on internal tooling, CI/CD, and fostering a productivity-oriented environment.

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Work History

11-2025
Director of Engineering at Emplifi
5-2025 - 11-2025
Associate Director | Senior Engineering Manager - APEX at MSD
3-2024 - 5-2025
IT Domain Lead at Ceska Sporitelna
1-2023 - 1-2024
Engineering Manager - Platform & QE at Productboard
2-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Quality Engineer at Productboard

Education

2017 - 2020
Master's degree from Prague University of Economics and Business
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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Insights For Selling To Yevhenii

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Yevhenii is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Yevhenii

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Yevhenii move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Yevhenii take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Yevhenii

Personality Compatibility


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