Ben Watts
Managing Consultant, Engineering @Storm2
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Consultant, Engineering @Storm2
London, GB
leading engineering and data hiring @ Storm2 - connecting top FinTech talent with scaling companies across the US.Success includes placing talent @ MasterCard, Monzo, Klarna, Kraken, AfterPay, Hashgraph, FIS, and a wealth of Series A and B\'s backed by the likes of YC, Coinbase Ventures, Kholsa Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
EDUCATION
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
A Level
University of Leeds
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Economics
ABOUT BEN WATTS
Your go-to recruiter for top-tier software engineering and data talent in the US FinTech sector.Success includes placing talent @ MasterCard, Monzo, Klarna, Kraken, AfterPay, Hashgraph, FIS, as well as a wealth of Series A and B\'s backed by a16z, YC, Coinbase Ventures, Kholsa Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins.Some of my placements over the past 12 months include:VP of Engineering @ Series A in-person payments companySenior Staff SWE @ Series A B2B Payments ProcessorStaff Cloud Infra Engineer @ NYC-based Series C consumer cashback debit card22 Senior+ engineers @ Top Web3 infra companyVP of Engineering, Blockchain @ Top 2 Global Payment ProcessorDirector of Engineering @ Asset Manager with $6T in AUMI have over 4 years of experience recruiting senior engineering and AI leadership. I was on the founding team for Storm5, Levin\'s RetailTech brand where I was the top biller in Y21/22.I then moved to Storm6 (Levin\'s EdTech brand) to lead the engineering and product teams, placing over 40 amazing people in some of the most impactful EdTech in the US.I now lead the engineering and data team of Storm2, Levin\'s flagship FinTech brand.I take pride in my speed and quality of delivery, all stemming from my extensive network that has taken 4 years to build and allows me to place all the above roles at an average of 34 days from kick-off to offer signed.I know there are a lot of bad recruiters out there, trying to make some quick money in an industry with low barriers to entry - I\'m not one of them, and my record above shows that!
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