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Pini Pur

Pini Pur

San Mateo,CA

Summary

Product and engineering leader with a proven track record of building AI-first platforms from concept to market. Founded three startups—two acquired—delivering functional prototypes and intuitive UX. Expert in AI/ML product strategy, multi-modal integration, and scaling enterprise-grade platforms across MarTech, FinTech, and SaaS. Former VP at Verint Systems and New York Shipping Exchange, driving adoption of AI solutions for global clients.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Strategic Advisor - AI/ML Product Development

TAU Ventures
01.2021 - Current
  • Advised 10+ startups across FinTech, Healthcare, Cybersecurity and SaaS on building AI-first products, advising on data quality pipelines, model training and evaluation frameworks, and rapid prototyping to accelerate development, reduce infrastructure costs, and improve model performance.
  • Partnered with founders to shape product strategy, validate markets, refine business models, and execute go-to-market plans that secured customers and accelerated revenue growth.
  • Advised on infrastructure automation and functional prototype design for AI solutions.

VP, Product & Engineering - AI Platforms

Verint Systems Inc.
05.2022 - 09.2024
  • Led product strategy and development of Verint's AI suite, integrating ML, NLP, generative AI (LLMs), and ASR to deliver secure, high-accuracy, real-time conversational AI for enterprise CX applications across cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Directed six teams (80 engineers, 18 data scientists, 14 professional support) to take multi-modal AI solutions (voice, text, structured data) from initial design and iteration to deployment, improving client engagement and expanding revenue opportunities.
  • Partnered with GTM and marketing to align analytics with product growth strategies, driving adoption across Fortune 500 and government clients and generating new upsell opportunities that increased annual recurring revenue.
  • Shortened AI release cycles by 30% through data pipeline automation, labeling, retraining, and deployment, enabling faster delivery of new capabilities to clients.

VP, Data Science & Product

New York Shipping Exchange
01.2021 - 05.2022
  • Led an AI/ML-powered predictive analytics platform for global freight, integrating real-time data to optimize routing and pricing.
  • Engaged with clients to capture requirements and refine the roadmap, delivering data products that provided actionable freight insights, optimized routing decisions, and increased platform adoption.
  • Collaborated with design and engineering teams to create functional UI prototypes and streamline workflows.

Founder & CEO

Sentic Technologies, Synumatic, Playform
05.2016 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: 3× Startups (2 Acquired)
  • Founded and scaled three AI-first startups delivering market-leading solutions in Martech, collaboration technology, and sports technology, resulting in two acquisitions.
  • Directed product strategy, development, prototyping, and AI/ML integration, launching multiple product lines.
  • Grew customer base rapidly through go-to-market execution, increasing ARR to $5M within 18 months, and led fundraising, strategic partnerships, and successful acquisition negotiations.

VP, Revenue Optimization

White Lodging Corp.
10.2014 - 05.2016
  • Led research, economics, and engineering teams to build ML models using structured and unstructured data (call transcripts, social media, reviews) to forecast demand and set optimal pricing for an asset portfolio in tourism and hospitality-enabling real-time, revenue-maximizing decisions.
  • Partnered with GTM and marketing teams to translate model insights into pricing campaigns and promotional strategies, improving market responsiveness and revenue lift.

Senior Manager, Marketing & Analytics

Sears Holdings Corp.
01.2013 - 10.2014
  • Led predictive and attribution modeling to measure how online marketing drove offline sales, partnering with Google, Facebook, Mastercard, and Visa to combine engagement and transaction data for real-time cross-channel performance optimization.

Statistical Data Engineer

Cortica Inc.
12.2010 - 01.2013
  • Developed data pipelines and signal-processing features for computer-vision models, and built evaluation tools to support continuous testing and retraining of perception models.

Education

M.Sc. - Statistics & Operations Research

Tel Aviv University

B.Sc. - Mathematical & Computational Science

Hebrew University

Skills

  • AI Product Strategy
  • AI/ML Integration
  • Multi-Modal AI
  • Functional Prototyping
  • Rapid Iteration
  • UI/UX Design
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Data Products & APIs
  • Model Training & Deployment Pipelines
  • End-to-End Product Lifecycle
  • Go-to-Market Alignment
  • Market Research & Competitive Analysis
  • AI/ML Infrastructure
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • Kubernetes
  • Compliance & Security (PCI, SOC 2)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Product Roadmapping
  • Startup & Enterprise Experience

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

VP, Product & Engineering - AI Platforms

Verint Systems Inc.
05.2022 - 09.2024

Strategic Advisor - AI/ML Product Development

TAU Ventures
01.2021 - Current

VP, Data Science & Product

New York Shipping Exchange
01.2021 - 05.2022

Founder & CEO

Sentic Technologies, Synumatic, Playform
05.2016 - 01.2021

VP, Revenue Optimization

White Lodging Corp.
10.2014 - 05.2016

Senior Manager, Marketing & Analytics

Sears Holdings Corp.
01.2013 - 10.2014

Statistical Data Engineer

Cortica Inc.
12.2010 - 01.2013

M.Sc. - Statistics & Operations Research

Tel Aviv University

B.Sc. - Mathematical & Computational Science

Hebrew University

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