Israel (Iz) Shalom is a Head of Product at Cartesia. He possess expertise in python, algorithms, distributed systems, object oriented design, c++ and 13 more skills. He is proficient in English, Turkish and Hebrew. Colleagues describe him as "Iz is a strong product leader that you want on your team. Iz excels at empowering his direct reports, building deep relationships to mobilize large cross-functional teams, and executing large complex projects for impact. Iz is a high energy leader who can motivate and inspire a team. I can't wait for the opportunity to work with Iz again down the road! " and "Israel is a great manager and mentor. He is genuinely committed to his team's success and goes above and beyond to help his team grow. He empowers his reports to run challenging projects independently with end to end ownership. He has a great balance of being a champion and a challenger, and he helps refining and improving ideas resulting in building better products. Wouldn't hesitate joining teams he leads in the future!"