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Engagement Manager

McKinsey & Company • Tiempo completo

Jan 2023 - Mar 2026 • 3 yrs 2 mos

As an Engagement Manager, at McKinsey (top consulting firm to Fortune 100), I specialized in leading product strategy and defining global growth narratives for the world’s largest payments and fintech infrastructure providers. My work centered on navigating complex regulatory environments and coordinating cross-functional product launches at a global scale. - Global Fintech Launch: Spearheaded the international rollout of a digital wallet interoperability platform across 150+ countries, managing 7+ functional teams from product to legal. - Strategic Expansion: Developed a regulatory cross-border strategy that expanded payments coverage in Southeast Asia by 40%. - C-Suite Advisory: Directly synthesized market data for board-level presentations and co-created executive workshops for top semiconductor CEOs. - Market Valuation: Defined a new global P2P market strategy projected to capture $3Bn in value across major corridors. - Equity Narratives: Managed the creation of an investor narrative for a +$10Bn spinoff, significantly impacting funding and market sentiment.

Poof Payments

Business & Operations Lead • Tiempo completo

Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 • 1 yr 8 mos

In this leadership role at a high-growth startup, I wore every "business" hat imaginable, from securing venture capital in a bear market to driving the go-to-market strategy that landed our first revenue-generating customers - Venture Fundraising: Successfully secured a seed round at a $5M valuation during the 2022 crypto market downturn - Hyper-Growth Execution: Achieved 5x growth in vendors and 4x growth in users within just four months through aggressive business development - GTM Strategy: Led marketing and partnership efforts to capture the platform's first revenue-generating customers.

Senior Business Analyst

McKinsey & Company • Tiempo completo

Aug 2018 - Jan 2021 • 2 yrs 5 mos

During my tenure as a Senior Business Analyst, I focused on the rigorous analytical foundations of business transformation, ranging from deep-dive market sizing for PE due diligence to the boots-on-the-ground execution of large-scale corporate turnarounds. I bridge the gap between high-level strategic goals and the operational realities of frontline implementation. - Private Equity analysis for +$10B in acquisitions: Conducted PE due diligence analysis for largest PE firms in US for multi-national targets across diverse industry set (e.g., Tech, Health, Construction) - National Product Rollout: Directed the delivery team for a new financial product, coordinating a successful launch across 6,200 retail stores. - Business Coaching: Provided weekly 1-1 coaching sessions for senior leaders to reinforce shared goals and drive organizational change - Product & Operational Design: Constructed end-to-end customer journeys and employee training requirements to ensure seamless operational scaling.