Amy Shapiro

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Yaeli Alev Oasis Security

Oasis: The swing to an employer’s market is real and “we've stopped getting into bidding wars”

25.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Yaeli Alev, HR Director at Oasis Security, explains why local tech professionals are choosing to stay and build in Israel and the importance of allowing teams to disconnect to prevent burnout, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Gye Cohen YL Ventures

YL Ventures: “The companies retaining talent have replaced the performance of care with the practice of it”

24.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Gye Cohen,  VP of Operations and HR at YL Ventures, explains why elite tech talent still holds the cards despite perceptions of an "employer's market" and how the local cyber ecosystem remains insulated from a systemic brain drain, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Shany Tenzer-Kessel Navina

Navina: “The industry is moving past the phase where ‘resilience’ worked as an answer to everything”

23.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Shany Tenzer-Kessel, Chief People Officer at Navina, explains why top-tier candidates are harder to move than ever and the reality of long-term recovery following a crisis situation in Startup Nation, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Limor Kidron Bright Data

Bright Data: Using AI to cut headcount is “a business decision dressed up in tech language”

22.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Limor Kidron, Chief People Officer at Bright Data, discusses the myth of the employer's market and how Israeli resilience actually accelerated company growth during the war, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Saray Ben-Meir Quantum Art

Quantum Art: “Employees value a clear mission and stability more than flashy perks”

21.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Saray Ben-Meir, Head of HR at Quantum Art, discusses operational continuity when work from home isn't an option, and the myth of the employer's market especially in the field of quantum, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Einat Leham-Livnat Imperva

Imperva: “A hybrid and flexible model is no longer a perk, it is an essential part of maintaining balance”

18.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Einat Leham-Livnat, VP HR and CSP Site Manager Israel at Imperva-Thales, discusses the benefits of flexibility over traditional corporate work perks, and why the company prizes internal global mobility, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Noa Mindlin and Anna Nuriel Biocatch

BioCatch: “When a company trusts its people in a crisis the people tend to prove that trust right”

17.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Noa Mindlin and Anna Nuriel, Co-VPs of HR at BioCatch, discuss how AI is complicating recruitment with identical applications and how burnout today has a different "texture" than it did a few years ago, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Dana Matalon Goren Zero Networks

Zero Networks: The industry expects people to arrive capable while removing the very rungs they climbed to get there

16.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Dana Matalon Goren, VP HR at Zero Networks, explains the current two-speed labor market and the generational values redefining the workplace perk environment, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Lee Weinstock ImageSat International

ISI: “Functioning alongside uncertainty has become part of our routine”

15.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Lee Weinstock, Head of HR at ImageSat International (ISI), discusses the emotional weight responsible for sector burnout, and the move against power plays in recruitment, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Maya Agmon Hyro

Hyro: “Technical skills can be taught but passion and motivation cannot”

14.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Maya Agmon, Chief of Staff and VP HR at Hyro, discusses rejecting the idea of "winning" salary negotiations and how the company manages the demands of a "wartime routine" in Israel, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Vik Rozenshtrom Echo

Echo: “Employees have become very good at identifying performative culture”

11.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Vik Rozenshtrom, Head of People at Echo, discusses how AI has raised the performance baseline across the board, and why superficial company perks are no comparison to credible leadership, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Ella Shelef-Aharoni SVP of People & Culture at AT&T Israel R&D Centre

AT&T Israel: “Organizational resilience is not revealed when everything goes to plan. It’s revealed when nothing does”

09.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Ella Shelef-Aharoni, Head of People & Culture at AT&T Israel R&D Center, discusses operational continuity as a cultural challenge integral to Startup Nation, and how the most meaningful benefit an organization can grant an employee is autonomy, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Liron Ripp Onyx Security

Onyx: “Leaving the country is not part of the conversation here”

04.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Liron Ripp, Director of People and Talent at Onyx Security, explores the company's experience of local loyalty and meeting global obligations within ongoing emergency states, alongside the startup's mandate for AI adoption, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Natalie Katester Boimer Claroty

Claroty: “When the conflict with Iran broke out 39 Israeli employees were stranded”

03.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Natalie Katester Boimer, Chief Human Resources Officer at Claroty, explores prioritizing daily purpose over flashy perks, and actioning a heavy reskilling wrought by the AI era, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Orit Stanton Justt

Justt: “Perks do not solve burnout. Poor management creates it, and strong leadership reduces it”

02.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Orit Stanton, Chief People Officer at Justt, discusses how the company has managed business continuity amid a prolonged state of crisis for which there is no playbook, and why hiring AI-ready talent drives leverage in an employer's market, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Mor Elbaz Korobko and Anat Maor Conifers

Conifers: "Standard tech perks don’t solve the problems our people are actually facing”

01.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Mor Elbaz Korobko, People Operations Manager, and Anat Maor, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at Conifers AI discuss recruiting under fire, managing employee burnout, and overcoming AI anxiety in the workplace, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.
Maya Green Oligo

Oligo: “Top-tier talent can be selective, while others face a more competitive market”

31.05.26|Amy Shapiro
Maya Green, Chief HR Officer at Oligo, discusses the current labor market dynamics in Startup Nation, and how the team has inspired resilience and retention despite ongoing security challenges and the AI revolution, as part of CTech’s HR: The Next Leap series.