David Rolls
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Experience
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Storfund
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Special Projects
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Oct 2021 - Present
Lead complex technical projects, including strategic partnerships and product development, for Storfund – a global fintech on a mission to democratise capital for ecommerce marketplace sellers.
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Vendible
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Sep 2021 - Present
Strategic advisor to Vendible - a fully compliant enterprise DeFi platform empowering frictionless trade and financial inclusivity.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Lending Partnerships
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Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States • Owned WW expansion strategy for Third Party Lending (3PL). Closed unique multi-year contracts with Marcus by Goldman Sachs (USA) and ING (Germany). Led product and business development for Amazon Community Lending program. • Streamlined and expanded data sharing policy to strengthen value proposition to 3PL partners, by extending integration use cases while reducing Legal and Compliance burden. • Led end-to-end customer acquisition strategy for flagship US 3PL program (launched June… Show more • Owned WW expansion strategy for Third Party Lending (3PL). Closed unique multi-year contracts with Marcus by Goldman Sachs (USA) and ING (Germany). Led product and business development for Amazon Community Lending program. • Streamlined and expanded data sharing policy to strengthen value proposition to 3PL partners, by extending integration use cases while reducing Legal and Compliance burden. • Led end-to-end customer acquisition strategy for flagship US 3PL program (launched June 2020), informing marketing and product roadmap to scale engagement to 20K+ Sellers.
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Senior PM, Operations Tech
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Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States • Optimized last mile route planning by supporting development, validation testing and rollout of enhanced tools and configs. • Technical advisor to Ops leaders, defined key requirements, negotiated prioritization with Product and Engineering, and perfected logic flow to ensure on-time delivery of tech roadmap. • Led operational rollout of pay-per-delivery ‘Instant Offers’ product that drove cost savings of $6/delivery.
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Co-Founder
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
London, England, United Kingdom Co-Founder at Univisor - a platform that enables prospective college students to engage current students and alumni at their dream schools to guide them through the admissions process.
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Cincinnati Incorporated - NVBOTS Business Unit
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations and Business Analytics
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Advised CEO and Finance Director on Operating Plan and investor presentation. Conducted market segmentation and TAM analysis for multi-metal additive manufacturing spin-off Digital Alloys, Inc. (Khosla led $5M Series A in 2017). • Developed predictive model in R for consumables demand, leading to adoption of revised inventory control policy.
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DNB
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Norway
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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First Vice President
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2011 - 2015
Athens, Attiki, Greece Senior relationship manager marketing corporate and investment banking products to commercial shipping sector. Promoted to Acting Head of Greece in 1H 2014, responsible for $2.5B lending portfolio.
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Senior Manager
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2007 - 2011
City of London, England, United Kingdom Led CEMEA account management team and overhauled customer relationship strategy after evaluating highest income potential companies. Originated first HY Norwegian bond and Ratchet Swap mandates for shipping clients in EU.
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ING
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Netherlands
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate
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2003 - 2007
City of London, England, United Kingdom and Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Client relationship manager covering NA transportation market.
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Investment Banking Analyst
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2002 - 2003
City of London, England, United Kingdom Graduate analyst with generalist M&A execution team.
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Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship & Innovation -
Imperial College London
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics with Management