Amar Virk

Product Lead at Stripe

Amar Virk has a diverse work experience in various companies. They started their career as an Electrical Engineer at Beca in 2008 and worked until 2011. They then worked as a Product Manager Intern at Amazon in 2012 and as a Senior Consultant at Parthenon-EY from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, they joined Symphony Commerce as a Product Manager and stayed there until 2016. At Uber, from 2016 to 2018, they served as the Group Lead for Virtual Restaurants, where they successfully launched virtual restaurants globally. They joined Facebook in 2018 as a Product Manager and led the growth of Lead Ads by 200% and managed a team. Currently, Amar is working at Stripe as a Product Lead, leading the risk and compliance platform team.

Amar Virk holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Auckland, which was completed in 2007. Amar also earned an MBA degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Cornell University in 2013.

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San Francisco, United States

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Stripe

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Stripe is a financial technology company specializing in payments. Millions of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across 45+ countries use Stripe to accept payments and manage their businesses online. In 2021, Stripe processed over $640 billion in payments, with over 50 businesses processing over $1 billion. Stripe’s software and APIs allow companies to accept payments and send payouts in over 135 different currencies and payment methods. Companies including online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces with business use Stripe to beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend. Stripe has pre-built integrations for systems like Shopify, WooCommerce, NetSuite, and more. Brothers John and Patrick Collison co-founded Stripe in 2010.


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