Sergiu Petean is the Executive Director of Cloud Engineering and Operations at Allianz Direct, where he helps scale high-performing engineering teams and drive cloud-native transformations. Sergiu excels in bridging the gap between technical excellence and business impact by integrating strategic thinking with hands-on expertise in AI, DevOps, and cloud solutions. Over the last 15 years, Sergiu led engineering teams in several industries, co-authored several research papers on AIOps, and is a frequent speaker at tech conferences worldwide. As a professional athlete, he learned early on the value of strong work ethic, discipline, and patience. He believes that success is simply the result of taking small, consistent steps toward a meaningful goal.