Jacopo Lenzi

Jacopo Lenzi

Chief Financial Officer @ EarnIn

About

• Trusted guide to C-level executives and business owners in setting priorities, managing budgets, ensuring accountability, translating strategy into action, and framing alternatives for quick but confident decision making • Extensive experience in finance, strategy, business development, and corporate development, primarily with leading online consumer brands and technology companies • Focused on identifying and tapping inorganic opportunities to extend existing businesses (e.g. global expansion), to drive new business ventures (e.g. adjacent business acquisitions and strategic partnerships), and to strengthen core capabilities (e.g. talent acquisitions) • Experienced in negotiating and executing complex transactions (M&A and partnerships)

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Corporate Development, E-commerce, Mergers, Strategy Development, Strategic Partnerships, Consumer Internet, Retail, Negotiation, M&A experience, M&A execution, International M&A, Business Development, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Business Strategy, Management, Management Consulting, Start-ups, Mobile Devices

Experience

EarnIn

Chief Financial Officer

EarnIn

LinkedIn
2024-5 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Palo Alto, California, United States

City Storage Systems

Global Head of Strategic Finance

City Storage Systems

LinkedIn
2023-1 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

San Francisco, California, United States

•Travis Kalanick's latest startup, providing enabling technologies for restaurateurs, including SAAS order management and BI platform, ghost kitchens operations, and global real estate portfolio management •Lead forecasting and business finance partnership efforts for global suite of businesses

Gap Inc.

CFO for Platform (Growth, eCommerce, Tech, and Operations)

Gap Inc.

LinkedIn
2021-7 - 2022-11 · 1 yr 5 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

•Managing the finance team supporting Gap's Platform group: Strategic Growth Office (CorpDev, New Business Ventures), eComm platform, Loyalty & Payments, GapTech, Data & Analytics, Sourcing, Logistics, Customer Care, and Real Estate •Focused on supporting Gap Inc.'s growth initiatives, along with driving operational efficiencies •Managing Risk Intelligence Office, assessing external business disruptors and overseeing mitigation plans

Samsung Next

Senior Vice President (M&A, BD, Strategy, Finance, Ops)

Samsung Next

LinkedIn
2016-3 - 2021-2 · 5 yrs

Mountain View, CA

Head of Finance and Corporate Development (BizOps, Finance, HR, CorpDev, DEI, IT) (12/18-2/21) Head of Operations (BizOps, Finance, HR, MarComm, Strategy) (7/17-12/18) Head of Business Development and M&A (3/16-7/17) •Responsibilities broadened to oversee various Operations teams, including Finance and HR •Focused on scaling Samsung NEXT efforts in the US and around the world •Owned annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and broader resource allocation efforts for the organization •Helped drive Samsung's Artificial Intelligence strategy through a series of related acquisitions (including Viv Labs)

Samsung Next

Vice President (M&A, BD, Investments, Strategy)

Samsung Next

LinkedIn
2013-5 - 2016-3 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Mountain View, CA

Samsung NEXT was created in 2013 to drive software innovation in support of the device initiatives, along with facilitating engagement with startups and entrepreneurs. I was recruited as part of the founding team. Head of Business Development & Strategy (2/15-3/16) Head of Strategic Acquisitions Group (5/13-2/15) •Lead Samsung’s software and services M&A efforts. Responsible for creating M&A function for Samsung NEXT (hiring team, defining strategy and process, developing pipeline, etc.). Managed team responsible for transaction evaluation, execution and integration. •Successfully advocated for a renewed appetite for M&A as a strategic tool at Samsung •Team identified and led foundational acquisitions in high priority areas: SmartThings (IoT, connected home), LoopPay (mobile commerce) •Responsibilities extended to manage all of Samsung NEXT’s external transaction efforts (early stage venture investments group, strategic partnerships group, and strategic acquisitions group), in addition to the strategy team

Walmart

Vice President and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships

Walmart

LinkedIn
2010-9 - 2013-4 · 2 yrs 8 mos

San Bruno, CA

•Global eCommerce was created by Walmart in 2010 to provide new strategic leadership to its various eCommerce, mobile commerce and digital properties (including Walmart.com and VUDU), along with driving leverage across the efforts globally. I was recruited as part of GeC’s founding team. •Lead Walmart’s eCommerce and mobile commerce M&A efforts globally. Responsible for creating the M&A function (hiring team, defining strategy and process, developing pipeline, etc.) as a founding member of the GeC initiative. Manage team responsible for transaction evaluation, execution and integration. •Manage partner relationships, and lead related negotiations •Complemented tech “reset” efforts through series of capability and talent acquisitions: acquired teams that acted as foundation for @WalmartLabs, a tech R&D initiative aimed at jump starting eCommerce innovation and establishing a brand appealing to Silicon Valley talent; and augmented mobile team capabilities through focused talent acquisitions, resulting in accelerated roll-out plan and consumer- and industry-praised mobile apps •Led investments in China and investigated international expansion opportunities in other high growth emerging economies

eBay

Head of Corporate Strategic Alliances

eBay

LinkedIn
2008-7 - 2010-9 · 2 yrs 3 mos

San Jose, CA

•Member of the Finance Leadership team, reporting to eBay Inc.’s CFO •Advised CEO and CFO on eBay’s relationship with key corporate partners (Google, Microsoft, etc.) •Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and managing eBay Inc. alliances with key industry players, including: a) Negotiated early exit from binding but undesirable contractual obligations with historically important partner b) Led internal business evaluation and external negotiations resulting in first of its kind global advertising agreement, delivering better economics and increased flexibility to eBay Inc. properties

eBay

Corporate Development

eBay

LinkedIn
2001-12 - 2008-7 · 6 yrs 8 mos

San Jose, CA

•Advised eBay’s senior leadership on strategic issues tied to potential CorpDev activity •Partnered with business owners to identify acquisition and investment opportunities; and was on point to develop the strategic and financial case for executive consideration •Responsible for all aspects of a transaction, from initial strategic evaluation (including presentation to the M&A Committee and the eBay Board) to price and terms negotiation and overall deal execution •Particularly active in driving two broad areas of focus: international expansion (Asia, Europe and Latin America) and adjacencies (new formats and new businesses) •Co-drove M&A process overhaul

ShockMarket Corporation

Business Development Director

ShockMarket Corporation

1999 - 2001 · 2 yrs

Mountain View, CA

•Pre-launch financial information startup; stayed with company through shut-down •Responsible for establishing, negotiating, and managing partnerships with leading online brokerages

McKinsey & Company

Associate

McKinsey & Company

LinkedIn
1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

San Francisco, CA

Consultant on strategy projects across several industries (e.g. telecom, computer hardware, and banking)

Lazard

Financial Analyst

Lazard

LinkedIn
1993 - 1995 · 2 yrs

New York, NY

Assisted on M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, IPOs and other capital raising activities

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

LinkedIn
1995 - 1997 · 2 yrs
Columbia University

Columbia University

LinkedIn

Economics and Operations Research

1990 - 1993 · 3 yrs

Joint degree with School of Engineering

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