As the Head of Fintech at a dynamic SaaS company serving the $400B+ home improvement industry, I am leading a transformative mission to disrupt and innovate a traditionally outdated Home Improvement Financing marketplace. Our goal is to empower roofers and remodelers by optimizing funnel conversion and driving deal flow to unprecedented heights.We are pioneering a revolutionary system designed to overhaul the traditional funding cycle while improving outcomes for homeowners and Dealers. We have started the journey and are excited to share more as we get closer to the launch of a new and improved Leap Lending and Leap Pay!Join us as we revolutionize the home improvement industry, setting new standards for innovation, efficiency, and excellence.

Welcome to The Highland Group, your strategic partner for fintech and banking excellence!We're on a mission to revolutionize the fintech and banking industry, leveraging our proven track record of innovation and success. With decades of experience and leadership in the financial services sector, our team is dedicated to transforming the landscape.What We Do:Digital Transformation: At the forefront of digital transformation, we assist fintech and banking institutions in navigating the evolving industry landscape. Our solutions drive innovation, streamline operations, and enhance customer experiences.Compliance: As your compliance partners, we ensure your financial operations adhere to the latest regulations and standards, providing security and peace of mind.Product Management: Our expertise in product management equips you with the tools and strategies to develop, launch, and optimize financial products for the modern market.Marketing Excellence: We offer a full end-to-end marketing tech stack and marketing program optimization to help your financial offerings reach the right audience effectively and efficiently.Risk Mitigation: Specializing in de-risking critical product launches, we guide you through the complexities of the financial industry, ensuring successful launches and sustainable growth.Customer Journey (UI/UX): We focus on enhancing the customer journey through cutting-edge UI/UX design, creating seamless, user-friendly experiences that set you apart in the market.Third-Party Risk Management: Our proprietary pricing and sourcing benchmark data empower you to manage third-party relationships confidently, minimizing risks and maximizing value.Card and Loan Expertise: With exceptional knowledge in debit, prepaid, credit cards, and various types of loans (unsecured personal, student, mortgage), we assist you in diversifying and excelling in your offerings.

Accountable to the Board and reporting into the Chairman. Brought in to champion the development of the overall Product and Operations ecosystem while deploying a comprehensive strategy to maximize the value of all company assets. Primary focus on the evolution of a mobile-first payment card (debit) product with full-feature development, digitalization of the Member Experience, maximizing conversion and key performance metrics and architecting a from scratch data-ecosystem enabling data-driven decision making & optimization. On-board through second funding round in Q4 2022, representing a significant event / valuation in turbulent environment.

Strategy and Innovation | Sandbox Architecture | Investment and P&L Optimization | Advanced Analytics

Served the organization in a multitude of facets as one of two direct reports to the COO. Bringing the products to life that to help Members "Get their Money right!" SoFi Money | Personal and Student Lending | SoFi Credit Card | Invest | Mortgage | Advice |Hire, develop and empower teams of of great people to support the organization in advancing: Conversion Optimization | Analytics and Optimization | Customer Experience (digital first) | Product- SoFi Money and Credit Card | Quality Assurance | Tools and Tech | Strategy (FP&A / OKR) | Sourcing | PMO | Design Thinking | Digital | Regulatory and Compliance | Corporate Learning | Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery | Site Leadership |

Product Development | Risk Management | Procurement & Supply Chain | Technology | Performance Management | Strategy & Business Transformation | Banking Regulatory and Compliance |Insights Consulting is a boutique strategy consulting and performance management company that focuses on our Clients and their needs. Bringing innovative and value added solutions to solve organizational, people, technology and performance challenges. Advise CXO-level executives and Boards to drive strategic and operational profit and revenue growth. Responsible for strategy and solutions development, project management, senior client relations and team management. Measuring business OKRs and developing instrumentation to measure performance.

Digital Banking | Payments | CyberSecurity | Software | Supply Chain | SaaS | Cloud | FinTechMultinational Fintech 100 (#77) company employing 1000+ employees and grew revenue from $40mm to $130mm in 4+ years. Successful exit via divestiture of multiple asset sales.

Structured and produced significant growth within our Professional Services, Consulting and Outsourced Product Development group. Identified solutions to drive exceptional controls over the corporate OKRs, sales pipe and delivery effectiveness/utilization.

Strategic ownership of enterprise wide planning and delivery supporting our Outsourced Product Development (“OPD”) division. OPD partners with clients (Square, Mozido, Ingo Money, Obopay, Paysimple, IP Commerce, etc.), to dream and deliver world class products that change the payment landscape as we know it today. We collaborate with clients on ideation through design, software development and IP differentiation. Implemented full E2E Sales and Customer Success management programs.

Information | Data Sciences | Modeling | RiskExperian is the world’s leading global information services company with 17,000 employees operating in 37 countries and revenues approaching $5B

Lending | Small Business Credit Card | Mortgage | Venture | Banking | Master Data ManagementGrew to the leading issuer of MasterCard to Small Businesses in the United States. Receivables @ $10B USD and some 1200 employees.

Innovation Lab, Strategic leader in evaluating investment opportunities in partnership with Advanta Growth Partners (established captive $100MM fund)

Pioneering initiative in Internet-only Banking through WingspanBank.com. Acquired by Bank One / JP Morgan Chase