Darren Smith

Darren Smith is a seasoned professional with over 5 years of experience in the payments industry, excelling in roles across various teams such as Product, Growth & Innovation, and Sales Engineering. Prior to his tenure in Payments, he honed his skills in eCommerce for 6 and a half years.

Known for his exemplary leadership and collaboration with cross-functional teams, Darren is adept at steering projects towards growth by leveraging his innovative problem-solving abilities. He specializes in transforming challenges into opportunities through a meticulous Discovery process, collaborating closely with clients, employers, and the market, and subsequently executing top-notch solutions alongside his team and client stakeholders.

Embracing the realm of Artificial Intelligence, Darren has delved into exploring the cutting-edge capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-3, further enriching his expertise in prompt engineering. His career highlights and accomplishments can be explored on his website darrensmith.com.au.

Darren holds a Bachelor's degree in Medicinal Chemistry (Adv), Honours 2A from the University of Wollongong. He has held various significant roles in esteemed organizations, including being a Senior Product Manager at Freelancer.com, Senior Product Manager at Escrow.com, Project Manager at Zip Co, Senior BA & Product Manager at Frollo, Entrepreneur at Antler, Product, Growth & Innovation at Zip Co Limited, Sales Solution Engineering & Integrations at Zip Co Limited, Pre-Sales Consultant at PayPal, and Senior BA & Delivery Manager at GraysOnline.