YARON HELFER

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaron-helfer | yaronhelfer@gmail.com | +972 526 400 667

Yaron is a former Senior Product Manager and business entrepreneur. Years of experience, strong networking, and highly valued skills position Yaron at the top of business consulting services in Israel, offering: AI product consulting, startups' business development, and product management mentoring.

EXPERIENCE

LSPORTS

Ashkelon, Israel
Product Group Lead, AI & Data Products 2025 – Present
  • Leading the AI and data product division, focusing on transforming real-time sports data into predictive insights and actionable products. Spearheaded the integration of LLM-based summarization and anomaly detection pipelines, improving market odds accuracy by 25%. Driving the vision for AI-enhanced APIs, real-time inference engines, and automated feature stores that empower partners to scale their data-driven decisions.

  • AXEL SPRINGER SE – YAD2

    Bnei Brak, Israel
    Senior Product Manager, Smart Marketplace 2023 – 2025
  • Leading AI-driven product initiatives across marketplace and search experiences. Implemented a vector-based recommendation engine improving conversion by 18%. Introduced AI copilots for internal ops, reducing manual QA by 35%.

  • KALTURA

    Ramat Gan, Israel
    Senior Product Manager, Video Intelligence 2022 - 2023
  • Owned lifecycle of EDU video platform — integrated AI transcription and smart summaries to improve accessibility. Led multi-disciplinary squads across data, ML, and UX.

  • OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL

    Ra'anana, Israel
    Product Manager 2021 – 2022
  • Built automation systems saving 40% in live broadcast costs and enabling full online continuity during COVID-19. Drove adoption of analytics dashboards to inform content strategy.

  • EDUCATION

    INFINITY ACADEMY

    Tel Aviv, Israel
    ProductLeadership Launchpad 2025

    PRODUCT EXPERTS

    Ramat Gan, Israel
    Cert. Product Management 2021

    THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL

    Ra'anana, Israel
    MBA Degree of Business & Management 2011-2015

    SKILLS

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    VOLUNTEERING

  • Mentoring young professionals and volunteering in media projects promoting digital literacy and equality.