Laura Collinson

Laura Collinson's Background

Laura Collinson is currently the VP of Payments and Fintech at Jobber, a business management platform for home service businesses.12356 She has over a decade of diverse work experience, previously holding roles such as:

• Director of Fintech at Jobber (2019-2021)1
• Commercial Lead, Direct Lending at Funding Circle UK (2017-2019)17
• Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2011-2017)1
• In-Country Economist / Rwanda Office Co-Founder at International Growth Centre (2010-2011)1
• ODI Fellow, Economist in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Zambia at Overseas Development Institute (2008-2010)1

Education

• MSc, Development Management from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1
• Hons BA, Economics, Arts and Science Programme from McMaster University1

Role at Jobber

As VP of Payments and Fintech at Jobber, Laura oversees the company's financial products and services.34 She has been instrumental in expanding Jobber's offerings to include:

• Instant payouts that dramatically shorten the time it takes for digital payments to settle in providers' bank accounts2
• Funding options that provide home service businesses with access to working capital24
• Online tipping functionality to help companies attract and retain staff2

Laura's expertise has been crucial in helping Jobber become a comprehensive platform that goes beyond just payments, offering a full suite of tools to help home service businesses manage their operations and grow.234