# Francesca Scantlebury

**Head of People and Talent**

## Articles by Francesca Scantlebury

- [How a University Lecturer in China Became Conduktor's Head of Sales Engineering](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/from-academia-to-sales-engineering-a-journey-into-streaming-data) (2025-02-20) — Christoph Schubert's journey from teaching in China to Confluent to Conduktor's Head of Sales Engineering, mastering Kafka and customer success.
- [How Maria Went from Languages to Product Design at Conduktor](https://www.conduktor.io/blog/a-product-designer-s-journey-to-conduktor) (2025-02-17) — Maria's path from studying languages in Seoul to designing UX/UI at Conduktor shows that design careers don't require a traditional route.