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Zhivko Zapryanov

Critic · DISC type C
Engineering Leader, Carbon Black by Broadcom at Broadcom Software
📍 Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Zhivko is a strategic engineering leader at Broadcoms Security Group with deep expertise in cybersecurity, multi-cloud SaaS, and the automotive industry. He specializes in leading large, globally distributed teams to drive technological transformation and holds an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

He celebrated his teams first patent submission in the Kubernetes (K8s) domain, highlighting his focus on innovation.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Engineering Leader, Carbon Black by Broadcom
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
Personality Overview

How Zhivko shows up

Critic
Objective Thinker
ROI Driven

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Priorities

Topics Zhivko cares about

Driving Innovation
His headline emphasizes driving innovation, and he recently celebrated his team's first patent submission in the Kubernetes area.
Global Team Leadership
He has significant experience leading and building globally distributed, cross-functional teams of up to 140 professionals in the tech sector.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Engineering Leader, Carbon Black by Broadcom
Broadcom Software
11-2021 - 3-2024
Senior Manager of Production Engineering, VMware Carbon Black
VMware
3-2021 - 11-2021
Senior Engineering Manager, Global DevOps
Visteon Corporation
1-2020 - 2-2021
Engineering Manager, Global DevOps
Visteon Corporation
10-2017 - 12-2019
Engineering Manager, Software
Visteon Corporation
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Education
8-2023 - 6-2025
Executive MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's degree
Technical University of Sofia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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