Chris Woods

About Chris Woods

Linkedin AI wrote this and it looks correct: Seasoned product, strategy, and operations expert with 15 years of passion for building and scaling innovative products and services. I have a diverse background in finance, payments, ride-sharing, and real estate tech.Previously, I was the Financial Services Product Lead at Stripe, where I led teams building money movement and payments infrastructure products. I also won Stripe\'s internal hackathon competition by building a platform to automate my job. Before Stripe, I was the Head of Operations at Belong, a real estate tech company backed by top-tier VCs. I oversaw P&L and operational aspects of the property management service, growing the Operations Team from just myself to ~30 people, and leading the operational vision, strategy and execution through two funding rounds. I have strong skills in strategy, problem solving, and business process improvement, and I am always eager to learn new things and take on new challenges.

Experience

1. Head of Operations

   SFR3 Fund

   Aug 2023 — Present · NY, US

   Private Equity Real Estate Fund, acquiring, renovating & renting Single-Family Homes across 15 US states.• Own P&L for the renovation division, leading monthly close and production forecasting cycles. • Execute strategic initiatives that have reduced operational costs by over 50%, enhancing Net Operating Income. • Direct workforce planning for a field team of up to 200 (at peak), aligning headcount with fund deployment cycle. • Leverage AI and automation to streamline manual processes, improving efficiency in operations and vendor management.

Education

• The University of Queensland

  Commerce, Finance

  2006 — 2010