Tal Bornstein
Vaughan,ON
Summary
Experienced product management and software development professional with over a decade of expertise. Specializes in leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions. Focus on aligning technical capabilities with market demands and fostering innovation for business growth. Leading a team of engineer and product managers to develop cutting-edge software products that provide measurable business value and exceptional customer experiences. Skilled in defining requirements and analytics to strategically execute solutions for organizational success.
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6
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years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
01.2017 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Sami Shamoon Collage of Engineering
01.2006 - 01.2010
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People are at the heart of everything we build. They define value, express need, and craft the solutions. To truly understand the business, you must first understand the people behind it.
Work History
Head of Software Engineering, IT and Product
BLAZESOFT
08.2024 - Current
- Scaled and led a high-performing organization of engineers, product managers, and IT specialists, led the delivery of platform-wide innovation aligned with business strategy and customer outcomes.
- Architected and executed a company-wide infrastructure transformation, increasing system uptime from 94% to 99.18% and reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR) by over 70% through real-time observability and automated incident response.
- Accelerated product development velocity by 3× through process redesign, cross-functional collaboration, adopting agile methodologies and embedded product ownership.
- Drove AI adoption across engineering, leading to a 37% increase in developer productivity via AI-assisted coding, auto-documentation, and intelligent QA tools.
- Championed DevSecOps and shift-left practices, reducing escaping defects by 85%, improving release quality and customer satisfaction.
- Oversaw IT strategy, cybersecurity, vendor relationships, and infrastructure at scale, ensuring compliance (SOC2/GDPR), cost efficiency, and technical scalability in support of business growth.
Board Member
Eshkol Regional Council
09.2022 - 09.2024
- Serve as a strategic advisor to one of Israel’s largest regional municipalities, overseeing multi-million dollar budgets, infrastructure, education, and digital modernization efforts that impact over 16,000 residents
Innovative Applications Engineering Group Manager
ICL Group
03.2023 - 07.2024
- Led multidisciplinary engineering teams (Fullstack, DevOps, Power Platform) to deliver digital solutions, achieving a 2.7× improvement in delivery speed.
- Introduced shift-left practices, Agile methodologies and DevSecOps best practices, resulting in an 86.7% reduction in escaping defects per release.
- Fostered a culture of ownership, pride, and innovation, improving internal engineering satisfaction by 35%.
- Delivered scalable enterprise applications through agile methodologies and tight product-engineering alignment.
- Managed full product lifecycle using modern tech stacks (Angular, React, NodeJS, Python, Kotlin, AWS), ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality releases.
Senior Technical Program Manager
SentinelOne
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Led bi-weekly production delivery of SentinelOne’s core platform during its IPO period, orchestrating execution across 143 engineers and managers to ensure consistent, high-quality releases.
- Drove engineering excellence by introducing shift-left practices and scalable delivery frameworks that improved code quality, testing efficiency, and cross-team velocity.
- Bridged product and engineering priorities, translating stakeholder requirements into actionable technical plans while fostering alignment, transparency, and trust across functions.
- Created a culture of accountability and collaboration, ensuring engineering delivery consistently met customer expectations, timelines, and resource constraints without compromising quality.
Engineering Group Manager
Ribbon Communications
05.2015 - 03.2021
- Progressed from hands-on team lead to managing cross-functional R&D and QA teams across Israel and India, delivering a cloud-based SaaS platform.
- Led end-to-end product development lifecycle (design to release) with Agile practices, driving consistent, high-quality delivery.
- Built and scaled a multidisciplinary group (Java, Python, manual & automated QA), managing execution, resource planning, and release cadence.
- Oversaw financial and operational project management, improving predictability and transparency across roadmaps.
- Recruited, mentored, and retained top talent, creating a high-performance engineering culture across geographies.
Security (Cyber Fraud, Malware) Quality Lead
RSA The Security Division of EMC
05.2012 - 04.2015
Founder - imBraceit
imBraceit
01.2014 - 02.2015
Software Developer (c, java)
Amdocs
01.2010 - 05.2012
Skills
Led large-scale engineering teams (50–200 engineers) with clear OKRs and performance-driven execution
Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native platforms (AWS/GCP)
Scaled CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and secure development environments for global software delivery
Owned full product lifecycle from ideation to global rollout, ensuring customer-centric, data-informed decisions
Delivered enterprise-grade applications using agile methodologies at scale (SAFe, Spotify model, hybrid)
Built and retained high-performing, diverse teams through mentorship, succession planning, and inclusive leadership
Successfully led remote and hybrid teams with strong engagement, psychological safety, and accountability
Leadership Development Cultivating High-Impact Engineering Leaders
Strategic Issue Analysis Driving Clarity Through Strategic Problem Solving
Timeline
Head of Software Engineering, IT and Product
BLAZESOFT
08.2024 - Current
Innovative Applications Engineering Group Manager
ICL Group
03.2023 - 07.2024
Board Member
Eshkol Regional Council
09.2022 - 09.2024
Senior Technical Program Manager
SentinelOne
03.2021 - 03.2023
Master of Business Administration -
Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
01.2017 - 01.2019
Engineering Group Manager
Ribbon Communications
05.2015 - 03.2021
Founder - imBraceit
imBraceit
01.2014 - 02.2015
Security (Cyber Fraud, Malware) Quality Lead
RSA The Security Division of EMC
05.2012 - 04.2015
Software Developer (c, java)
Amdocs
01.2010 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Sami Shamoon Collage of Engineering
01.2006 - 01.2010
Languages
English
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Hebrew
Native or Bilingual