Brayden McCarthy

VP of Engineering

Brooklyn, New York, United States19 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led product strategy for Stripe's merchant business.
Successfully launched multiple financial products.
Extensive experience in B2B product development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech product leader with extensive experience in B2B product development and market strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyMerchant GrowthProduct DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyCommercializationProduct-market FitMarket Entry Strategy

Other Skills

Cross-functional LeadershipCommercial StrategyPartnership ManagementB2B Product DevelopmentSales CollaborationOperations ManagementValuationPrivate EquityEconomicsVenture CapitalInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingFundraisingPolicyPublic Speaking

Experience

Stripe

4 roles

Head of Merchant & Balance Products, Stripe Link

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Lead the Link merchant business, overseeing the growth and product strategy for Stripe’s 200M+ user consumer network across a global ecosystem of 1M+ merchants. Additionally, leading some of Link’s most strategic 0>1 bets, from product and commercial strategy to consumer and merchant UX to launch and scale, including Link's global stablecoin balance partnering with Bridge and Privy, Pay Later partnering with Klarna, and Link’s network for distributing local payment methods in card-exclusive integrations. Own strategy and execution for Link’s merchant business, leading a cross-functional team across PM, Engineering, Design, Sales, Data Science, Product Marketing, Legal, and Partnerships. Co-own payment-volume targets and merchant growth across self-serve and Sales channels. Helped build the revenue engine, scaling the Link merchant business from personally selling and launching our largest early users (e.g., Airbnb, Squarespace, Urban Outfitters) to hiring our Sales lead (sourced from my network) and working in partnership to build a repeatable, quota-carrying global GTM motion.

Product StrategyMerchant GrowthCross-functional LeadershipCommercial Strategy

Head of Merchant Product, Stripe Financial Connections

Aug 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs

Led development of B2B products and APIs and built the full go-to-market strategy for a Tier-1 new business launch—including pricing, use-case segmentation, and early sales—closing marquee users such as FTX. Partnered with Stripe’s core sales org to scale the product, co-owning revenue targets and driving adoption. Also led U.S. Pay-by-Bank initiatives across product, partnerships, and GTM execution.

B2B Product DevelopmentGo-to-Market StrategySales CollaborationProduct Development

Head of Product Strategy & Operations, Stripe Treasury

Promoted

Sep 2020 – Aug 2021 · 11 mos

Led commercialization/GTM teams for a Tier-1 new business launch at Stripe. Defined product-market fit by identifying and validating early use cases across platform and enterprise segments, built initial pricing and go-to-market strategy, and personally closed the first 25 users—including several of Stripe’s largest platforms—establishing the commercial foundation for Treasury’s growth.

CommercializationProduct-Market FitGo-to-Market Strategy

Staff Product Strategy & Operations Lead, Stripe Capital

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020 · 11 mos

Part of team that launched Stripe Capital and led launch of its renewals product. Helped define and launch Stripe’s Product Strategy & Operations function. Led a company-wide Code Yellow at height of pandemic alongside Stripe’s CBO, GC, and business leads.

Product StrategyOperations Management

Council on foreign relations

Term Member

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · New York, New York, United States

The Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program, established to cultivate the next generation of foreign policy leaders, encourages promising young individuals from diverse backgrounds to engage in a sustained conversation on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Each year, a new class of term members between the ages of thirty and thirty-six is elected for a fixed five-year membership term.

Fundera, acquired by nerdwallet (nasdaq: nrds)

2 roles

VP, New Products

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Led new market entry and product development. Led strategy and execution for expansion into the credit card, checking, and savings account categories, turning them into meaningful lines of business. Managed partnerships with major issuers, including Amex, Chase, and Capital One, and oversaw development of consumer-facing features such as a credit card selector, editorial reviews, and a credit score app built in collaboration with Equifax.

Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development

May 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

Market Entry StrategyProduct DevelopmentPartnership Management

The white house

Senior Policy Advisor to the President’s Chief Economic Advisor in West Wing Office

Jun 2012 – May 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior policy advisor to the Director of the White House National Economic Council, President Obama’s chief economic advisor, in his West Wing office.

U.s. small business administration

Senior Policy Advisor to the Administrator & Member of the President's Cabinet

Oct 2011 – Jun 2012 · 8 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior policy advisor to a member of President Obama's Cabinet.

Lehman brothers

Investment Banking Associate & Analyst

Jun 2006 – Oct 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos · New York, New York

Joined Investment Banking Analyst Class in New York after three summer internships spent in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance groups in London and Dubai. Joined Barclays after the firm acquired the North American division of Lehman Brothers.