Shachar Meir

Ana Korsunova

Director of Business Analytics

Native Instruments

NI was fortunate to have Shachar as data advisor to support the newly created data team. Shachar helped NI to create a framework defining and capturing growth drivers for our flagship. I am impressed by Shachar's speed of onboarding and understanding the very complex NI group business, combining different monetisation models, distribution channels, numerous product groups, etc. Shachar is very good at navigating the organisation, building and maintaining business relationships with all levels of stakeholders (from individual contributors up to the CEO) gaining respect from all involved stakeholders. Shachar has an ability to view things from both data and all round business perspectives which makes him a great strategic partner.

Vish Agashe

SVP Data

Atlassian

Shachar was one of the first leaders I hired in the London office when I was expanding the footprint of my team in London. He oversaw the growth of the team from single digits to triple digits. He is strategic in his approach, always ensuring the long-term bigger picture in mind while working on initiatives. Shachar is a caring, inclusive leader. He always emphasizes fairness and consistency in the way he makes decisions on day to day basis. He is open to feedback and strives to learn from every situation. Over the years, I have experienced firsthand his capabilities in leading teams, building strategies for growth/recruiting, creating programs to build/foster company culture, working with multiple stakeholders to drive impact by improving products, challenging teams to innovate, and helping grow people. He has always been a great organizational asset and will continue to be on where ever he goes.

Tal Ravid

VP Data and Analytics

Armis

Shachar worked with us as an advisor when where we needed to pivot our data strategy. Me and my team loved working with him. His approach was very pragmatic, always seeing the bigger picture and starting from business outcomes. Shachar has been able to take our biggest business painpoints, and turn them into a data strategy that not only would solve them, but that was also robust enough to build future solutions on top.

Shahaf Almagor

VP Data and Analytics

Payoneer

I joined Payoneer last year to lead the Data and Analytics department. It was clear that we needed to make a lot of changes, and I needed a strong advisor to help me with this process. Shachar helped at every aspect of this transformation: doing the gap analysis, planning, leadership presentations and buy-in, and helping execute this transformation. This transformation was risky, and there were a lot of decisions we needed to get right, from modernizing our platforms, innovating and adopting new technologies, building our AI/ML teams, thinking through people and organizational structures, etc. Shachar has been involved at every critical juncture along the way. His support made it a lot smoother and helped us pre-empt many potential issues.

Michael Whitelegge

Director of Data Engineering

Meta

Having worked closely with Shachar since 2018, I can highly recommend him with first hand knowledge of his ability to put Data Engineering into the heart of business decision making with a robust balance between hands on technical capability and organisational leadership and strategy. Shachar performed a Data Engineering site leadership role for Meta's London operation, supporting and guiding the growth of the function covering a wide range of Meta's product portfolio.

Avihay Nathan

Senior Vice President, Head of AI, Data & Research

Cyberark

When I joined Cyberark as SVP AI, Data & Research, I immediately knew I needed to unify the company's data strategy. We had multiple teams approaching this from different angles. We needed an expert assessment of the situation and someone who can guide us and bring everyone together. Shachar was instrumental in this process. As an advisor he interviewed many stakeholders around the company at all levels, gave us a complete assessment of the situation with clear recommendations, and helped us agree on a unified strategy. Shachar's approach was hollistic, he looked at technology, people, organization, and our operating model, to make sure that whatever we build is set for success.