Selwyn Peters

Selwyn Peters

Head of Business Operations @ PayPal

About

With 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, I specialize in B2B SaaS products, digital product development, and go-to-market (GTM) strategy. I have successfully led over 50 consulting projects across four continents, collaborating with top-tier banks, asset managers, and insurance organizations to drive innovation and growth. Key Specializations: 1. Generative AI (GenAI): - Led the development and execution of a GenAI-driven product for a Top 3 financial company, automating operations and reducing processing time by 90%. - Spearheaded the project from design to implementation, including model maintenance and risk management, showcasing the product's transformative potential to the Board in 2024. 2. Venture Building: - Developed and launched three digital businesses: Health Ecosystem, Financial Insurance Platform, and Long-Term Care Marketplace. - Oversaw the entire lifecycle from ideation and validation to business plan development, prototyping, and market launch, achieving a combined valuation of ~$2 billion. 3. Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution: - Spearheaded the creation of a dedicated GTM team of consultants, leading client proposals and engagements in digital business building. Expanded success to five hubs globally. - Developed scalable GTM playbooks and reusable assets, reducing product launch timelines from two months to two weeks Professional Highlights: 1. Global Leadership - Managed multiple projects across North America, Europe, Australia, and Africa, working directly with C-level executives and stakeholders. 2. Strategic Innovation - Authored and published flagship articles on building new businesses in financial services.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Robotics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning, Analytics and AI, Executive Leadership, Program Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GenAi, Software as a Service (SaaS), Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Digital Strategy, Operations, Data Analysis, Business-to-Business (B2B), Start-up Ventures, Go-to-Market Strategy, Project Management, Analytics

Experience

PayPal

Head of Business Operations

PayPal

LinkedIn
2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

New York, United States

McKinsey & Company

Associate Partner

McKinsey & Company

LinkedIn
2020-6 - 2024-8 · 4 yrs 3 mos

New York, United States

Core leader for New Business Building Practice (Leap by McKinsey) in North America. Authored and published our flagship article in financial services - Building new businesses: How insurers can leap ahead. Led end-to-end development for three digital businesses (Health Ecosystem, Financial Insurance Platform, Long-Term Care Marketplace). Managed a cross-functional team across Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, Legal, and Compliance Corporate Strategy: Led the development of the corporate strategy for a Top 3 US insurance carrier, resulting in 15% lift in new business revenue through a set of initiatives across product enhancements, pricing, distribution, data and analytics. Change leadership: Led the holistic transformation and change management for a leading insurance carrier. Partnered with the CEO and executive team to develop and execute the change management infrastructure to deliver ~400 initiatives doubling EBIT.

McKinsey & Company

Engagement Manager

McKinsey & Company

LinkedIn
2017-5 - 2020-6 · 3 yrs 2 mos

New York, New York

McKinsey & Company

Associate

McKinsey & Company

LinkedIn
2015-2 - 2017-4 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Standard Chartered

Client Solution Team

Standard Chartered

LinkedIn
2013-11 - 2014-11 · 1 yr 1 mo

South Africa

Led 10+ transactions for Corporate clients across East Africa focused on capital structuring; debt, asset and infrastructure funding.

RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Analyst

RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

LinkedIn
2009-2 - 2013-10 · 4 yrs 9 mos

South Africa

Conducted structured finance transactions with specialization in Leveraged Finance (LBO, MBO) and Private Equity, TMT, and Infrastructure.

Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education

LinkedIn

Artificial Intelligence

University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of KwaZulu-Natal

LinkedIn

Finance and Economics

2005-2 - 2008-11 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Selwyn Peters's Contact Information

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