Shiri Gal
About Shiri Gal
Shiri Gal serves as a Culture Ambassador at Poly, where he has worked since 2019, overseeing various aspects of professional services and engineering support. He has extensive experience in quality assurance and test management, having previously held the role of SQA Director at Poly for ten years.
Work at Poly
Shiri Gal has been serving as a Culture Ambassador at Poly since 2019, contributing to the Tel Aviv Area, Israel. In this role, she oversees various functions including professional services, quality assurance, DevOps, test management, process improvement, field escalations, test methodologies, test automation, and engineering labs. Prior to her current position, she held the role of SQA Director at Poly from 2006 to 2016, where she focused on software quality assurance processes.
Education and Expertise
Shiri Gal has pursued extensive education in management and technical fields. She studied at Ruppin Academic Center, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, she completed B.A. studies in General History at Tel-Aviv University from 2000 to 2003. She has also achieved certifications from ASQ and ISTQB, including CSQE, CTFL, and CTAL, which reflect her expertise in quality engineering.
Background
Before her tenure at Poly, Shiri Gal served as an Executive Board Member at the Israeli Testing Certification Board from 2007 to 2009. Her professional journey includes a significant focus on quality assurance and engineering support, where she has developed a macro view of large-scale systems, particularly in telecommunications, cloud services, mobile technology, and security.
Team Management and Leadership
Shiri Gal manages a team of over 70 engineers, which includes support, quality assurance, testing, configuration management, lab operations, and development. She coordinates the efforts of four group managers and six team leaders to ensure effective team performance and project delivery. Additionally, she established Tier 4 level customer support, which addresses critical customer escalations and oversees customer-facing projects.