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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

Executive Director, AI Product & Platform

TAU Ventures (Tel Aviv University’s VC fund)
05.2022 - Current

• Set and drive AI product, platform, and infrastructure strategy across 10+ portfolio companies in data, security, and enterprise automation, owning system architecture, product direction, and enterprise go-to-market readiness.
• Lead foundational and scaling decisions across model selection, inference and data architecture, cost, latency and quality tradeoffs, reliability, and governance, supporting enterprise and regulated deployments.
• Own and shape multi-quarter product roadmaps, early monetization strategy, and go-to-market sequencing to accelerate enterprise adoption, revenue traction, and repeatable growth.

VP, Product & Engineering - AI Platforms

Verint Systems Inc.
05.2022 - 10.2024

• Owned the end-to-end product vision and execution for AI-powered voice and conversational CX experiences, translating LLM, NLU, and real-time ML into intuitive, reliable workflows for agents and customers.
• Defined and delivered a multi-year AI and ML roadmap across cloud-native platforms, balancing experience quality, latency, scalability, and regulatory constraints.
• Led the design and launch of a low-code and no-code conversational AI and knowledge platform, shipping 20+ features across agent assist, voice intelligence, and multimodal retrieval, driving +20 percent CSAT and −15 percent AHT.
• Led collaboration across Design, Product, Engineering, and Data Science to evolve core AI workflows, define experience quality metrics (latency, time to resolution (TTR), model accuracy), and scale enterprise-ready AI capabilities into production.
• Made high-judgment product decisions in ambiguous problem spaces, balancing user needs, platform constraints, and long-term scalability.

VP, Data Science & Product

New York Shipping Exchange
01.2021 - 05.2022

• Led the productization of AI and data capabilities for a real-time supply-chain transaction system, embedding pricing, routing, and demand forecasting into core workflows to improve decision accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Led global Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to build cloud-native data and ML pipelines combining transactional and unstructured data (contracts, events, signals) to enable real-time analytics and decisioning.
• Designed analytical data models and data governance frameworks to support predictive and operational workloads, improving query performance and insight latency.
• Shipped production predictive models that cut routing costs 12% and improved forecast accuracy 25%, driving Fortune 500 adoption and multi-year data investments.

3x Founder & CEO (2 Exits)

Sentic Technologies, Synumatic, Playform LLC
05.2016 - 01.2021
  • Founded and scaled three AI-first startups across MarTech, collaboration platforms, and sports technology, leading to two successful acquisitions.
  • Defined and executed end-to-end product strategy, including roadmap ownership, rapid prototyping, and deep AI/ML integration across multiple product lines.
  • Executed GTM strategy that drove early enterprise adoption and scaled ARR from zero to $5M+ within 18 months.
  • Owned full P&L, product vision, GTM strategy, and fundraising, securing venture capital, strategic partnerships, and leading acquisition negotiations.
  • Recruited, built, and scaled cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and GTM, balancing startup velocity with enterprise-grade execution and operational rigor.

VP, Revenue Optimization

White Lodging Corp.
10.2014 - 05.2016

• Directed strategy and execution of ML-driven demand forecasting and dynamic pricing for a multi-billion-dollar hospitality portfolio (150+ properties).
• Built and scaled data pipelines and predictive analytics workflows (NLP on transcripts, reviews, social signals) to surface proactive insights for enterprise pricing decisions.
• Partnered with GTM and marketing leadership to operationalize model outputs, enabling real-time pricing agility, stronger market responsiveness, and measurable 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

Executive Director, AI Product & Platform

TAU Ventures (Tel Aviv University’s VC fund)
05.2022 - Current

VP, Product & Engineering - AI Platforms

Verint Systems Inc.
05.2022 - 10.2024

VP, Data Science & Product

New York Shipping Exchange
01.2021 - 05.2022

3x Founder & CEO (2 Exits)

Sentic Technologies, Synumatic, Playform LLC
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
Pini Pur