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Mrinay Nair

Startup Advisor at University of Waterloo

Canada

Overview

Work Experience

  • Senior Director, Visa VCA

    2024 - Current

  • Startup Advisor

    2020

    Product Market Fit | Market Research | Business Model | Investment - Pitch book | Corporate Partnerships | Product Strategy and Roadmap | Cash Flow Projection Models | • Advising early stage start-ups across US and Canada on go to market strategy, product-market fit and customer experience journey development • Coaching and mentoring students on management consulting frameworks and tools with focus on communication and storytelling through use of data • Senior Advisor for Watsolve Consulting – University of Waterloo Management Consulting Team

  • Principal, Partnerships & Policy

    2022 - 2023

  • Director - Digital Strategy & Growth

    2019 - 2021

    Customer Segmentation | AI Model Deployment | C-Suite and Board Presentations | Client Experience Transformation | Journey Mapping | Program Management | Startup Partnership | Digital Experience | Client Acquisition • Lead Wealth and Asset Management segmentation efforts to enable Sales teams (financial advisors and wholesalers) to win in target segments) • Advising innovation team on contracts and leading due-diligence on partnerships with startups • Develop and outline client acquisition strategy across key target segments • Manage teams to solve strategic and operational problems and develop executive level insights • Support executive business planning and product rollouts • Provide thought leadership on the continuous evolving and improvement of the strategic planning function • Present results and insights to C-Suite executives and executive committee (e.g., through live presentations and ongoing analysis/reports).

  • Director Of Market Strategy & Growth

    2018 - 2019

  • Manager Technology Strategy

    2017 - 2018

    Digital Transformation | Technology Integration | Product Strategy | Cost Optimization | Operating Model | Investment Allocation | Program Turnaround | Agile Delivery | Strategic Partnership | Digital Asset Management | • Developed product and technology roadmaps for Canada's top financial services Institutions • Lead projects developing operating models for innovation and product development for Bank's line of businesses across US and Canada • Experienced in facilitating workshops and presenting to senior executive Business and Technology Stakeholders

  • Senior Consultant

    2016 - 2017

  • Consultant

    2014 - 2015

  • Consultant - Product Development and Strategy

    2013 - 2014

    • Rumie is a non-profit that makes access to free digital education possible for underserved children and communities worldwide • Startup received the Google Impact award • Harvard Business School Case Study developed on the initiative • Funders and Supporters include Y Combinator/Imagine K12 in Silicon Valley, WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), and some of the most prominent CEOs in North America

  • Co-Founder

    2013 - 2014

    • Co-Founded a mobile payments startup • Start-up accepted to the Google NEXT Pre-Accelerator Program in Toronto (10 out of 115 applicants)

  • Business Technology Specialist

    2009 - 2012

  • zSummer University Participant

    2011 - 2011

    • Program sponsored by IBM for 25 students selected all across Europe with high academic achievement and leadership skills • Bootcamp to work on IBM z Mainframe - Architecture, CICS, Server Programming

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