Chief of Staff, PPRO
3+ days a week in office (Chancery Lane, London)
Local payment method provider
Job no longer available
Local payment method provider
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
3+ days a week in office (Chancery Lane, London)
201-500 employees
Company mission
PPRO's mission is to simplify access to local payment methods.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 10+ years experience, ideally within a high-growth fintech/payments business or strategy consulting
- Leadership Qualities: A trusted leader and advisor who can influence outcomes, foster collaboration, and drive alignment
- Bias for Action: A results-driven individual with a proven ability to execute quickly and effectively
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: A proactive and innovative thinker who thrives in dynamic environments
- Analytical Expertise: Strong analytical skills with a track record of transforming data and reports into actionable insights
- Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels of seniority
What the job involves
- As Chief of Staff, you will be a key driver of our company's success, working as an extension of the CEO and playing a pivotal role in aligning strategy with execution
- This role will position you at the heart of our business, offering access to a wide range of operational and strategic projects while collaborating across business units and supporting interactions with the Exec, Senior Leadership Team, the board, and other key stakeholders
- Act as a trusted advisor and key liaison between the CEO, exec team and the SLT, ensuring strong alignment, continuous feedback, and actionable insights
- Keep the CEO updated on critical developments and progress across all business units
- Research and prepare presentation decks, research, and other materials on strategic priorities for meetings and events. Plus support preparation for internal and external events on behalf of the CEO
- Partner with the SLT to identify, prioritise, and implement initiatives that align with the company's growth objectives
- Collaborate with the CEO and executive team to define and drive the company’s strategic direction
- Drive CEO-sponsored strategic projects, from initial design to execution
- Ensure alignment, execution, accountability and progress of organisational OKRs and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
- Manage the delivery of critical strategic initiatives, focusing on seamless cross-functional collaboration, performance tracking, and achieving key milestones
- Act as an operational expert by proactively identifying and addressing potential challenges across the business
- Optimise business processes and organisational structures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Collaborate with Strategic Finance to ensure operational expenditures and headcount align with long-term profitability goals and prepare board reports, focusing on budget performance and critical strategic initiatives
- Play a defining role in scaling the organisation, driving projects and initiatives that enable sustainable growth
- Identify and execute opportunities to enhance overall business performance
Salary benchmarks
Our take
PPRO is making online payments easier for everyone. The start-up offers a set of APIs for eCommerce companies to integrate into their checkouts enabling them to accept payments in the preferred local methods and currencies of their customers.
The company is desirable as it offers a service that is ready to use. Customers don’t have to manually identify and integrate payment methods, providing a quick, simple and seamless experience. Whilst there are other players in this game, including Rapyd and Mambu, not only does PPRO have impressive customers like PayPal, but with the eCommerce market becoming increasingly active, there is space for multiple fintech start-ups to thrive.
Indeed, PPRO’s services have found a prominent space in the market with a recent valuation of over $1 billion. After acquiring payments company Alpha Fintech, PPRO is extending its reach to Asia Pacific, connecting with India's Unified Payment Interface in 2023. PPRO now offers a plug-and-play layer allowing customers to integrate services even faster and at scale.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
45% female employees
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Autonomy
"We have high performing team members and management provides the room for them to do what they do and know best. This freedom and flexibility..."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2024
$88.5m
LATE VC
Mar 2021
$270m
LATE VC
Total funding: $458.5m
Company benefits
- Hybrid working - We offer flexible working, so you can strike the right balance between office and home working. That’s on top of our generous holiday allowance
- Professional and personal development - We provide leadership cafes, on-the-job training, and access to a learning platform to help you gain knowledge beyond your role
- Free gym membership - We’ll cover the cost of your gym, so you can look after your physical fitness (and your wallet too)
- Social events and community - Events like PPRO Day, PPRO Connect, summer parties, and virtual office drinks will help you stay connected with our diverse and inclusive community
- Mental health and well-being platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more
- Onboarding support - Our onboarding programme has been designed to ease you into life at PPRO. That includes pairing you with a buddy to guide you through your first few months
Company values
- We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
- We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent
- We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
- We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
- We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Motie Bring
(CEO)A highly regarded leader in the payments industry with over two decades of experience. Before joining PPRO, he spent 7 years in senior management at Worldpay and was CCO at Nuvei.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PPRO
- At PPRO, we understand that every individual is unique, and that fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) within our organisation is of paramount importance. We are committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best and to be their best. We strive to develop DE&I initiatives that ensure diverse perspectives are represented, equity is maintained in opportunities and treatment, and an inclusive environment is cultivated where differences are celebrated.
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