Gifford Fitzgerald

About Gifford Fitzgerald

VP/GM level product and strategy leader with 17+ years of experience running multi-product portfolios with full P&L ownership across fintech, B2B/merchant payment platforms, SaaS/ISVs, card networks, processors and APM solutions.E2E business owner, accountable for strategy, product, revenue growth, profitability, and execution - translating market opportunity into scalable, commercially successful businesses.Deep payments and financial services ecosystem expertise, with hands-on leadership across acquiring, processing, networks, and alternative payment methods to deliver integrated, customer-centric solutions.Builder and scaler of teams and platforms, leading cross-functional organizations (product, engineering, sales, marketing, finance, risk/compliance) through growth, transformation, and operational complexity.

Experience

1. Head of Product for Payments and Carwash Platforms

   DRB

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Own P&L and lead B2B payment strategy, product management, commercialization, and innovation for one of North America’s largest carwash ISVs.

Education

• University of Notre Dame

  Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

  2004 — 2008

• Rice Business

  MBA, Finance, General

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Project Management
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Services
• Budgeting
• Strategic Planning
• Market Research
• Business Process
• Business Analysis
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Management Consulting
• Budgets
• Finance
• Business Process Improvement
• Risk Management
• Financial Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Forecasting
• Program Management
• Product Management
• Consulting
• Requirements Analysis
• Strategy
• Management
• Quality Assurance
• Microsoft Excel
• New Business Development
• Vendor Management
• Business Intelligence