Leon Gendler

Energizer
DISC Type : I

EVP R&D and GM Israel at BigPanda

Tel Aviv District, Israel

Overview

Leon Gendler is the EVP of R&D and GM of Israel at BigPanda, specializing in scaling global engineering teams for enterprise SaaS products. An experienced technical leader with a background from Sisense, he holds an MSc from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Reichman University.

Outside of his executive duties, Leon is a highly engaged leader who publicly expresses immense pride in his teams accomplishments. He is a vocal supporter of his colleagues and the broader Israeli tech community, frequently sharing his appreciation for their collaboration and resilience.

Leon is the co-inventor of multiple patents, including a system for providing improved interfaces for data operations based on a connections graph.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Agentic ITOps
He leads R&D for BigPanda's agentic IT Operations platform and recently announced its launch, highlighting his team's innovation and its value to customers.
AI in SRE
He was instrumental in BigPanda's acquisition of Velocity, an AI SRE company, to advance the future of agentic IT operations from within Israel.
Scaling Engineering Teams
His career focuses on scaling distributed engineering organizations, leading cultural changes, and introducing new methodologies to boost effectiveness and quality.

Media Appearances

Leon has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2022
EVP R&D and GM Israel at BigPanda
7-2020
Technology advisor at Glilot Capital at Glilot Capital Partners
9-2022 - 7-2024
Advisor at Fionic
1-2022 - 6-2022
Independent Consultant at Self-employed
4-2021 - 1-2022
SVP Delivery at Sisense

Education

1998 - 2005
MSc from Tel Aviv University
2007 - 2009
MBA from Reichman University

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Insights For Selling To Leon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Leon is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Leon

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Leon move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Leon take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Leon

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