Or Benoz

Experienced Product Manager and Entrepreneur

Or Benoz is a digital financial services professional with experience in product management and entrepreneurship. Here are some key details about his career:

Professional Experience

Product Manager at Meta: Or Benoz worked as a Product Manager at Meta (formerly Facebook) from February 2022 to December 2022, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. In this role, he focused on scoping payments in emerging markets, including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Latin America (LATAM), as part of the Facebook Lite organization.1

Entrepreneurial Ventures:

Founder of With Element: From September 2020 to August 2021, Or founded With Element, a YCombinator-backed fintech venture focusing on creators and personal finance.1
Co-Founder and CEO of Rewire: From September 2014 to January 2018, Or co-founded and led Rewire, a neo-bank for migrants in the EU and Israel. Rewire was later acquired by Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY) in 2023.1

Other Professional Roles

President and Board Member at Rewire (January 2018 - August 2019)
Business Operations for the Israeli Market at Gerson Lehrman Group (November 2013 - September 2014)
Chief of Staff to the Chairman at Gerson Lehrman Group (October 2012 - October 2013)1

Education

Or Benoz holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Accounting from The Interdisciplinary Center (2008-2011). He also participated in the Zell Entrepreneurship Program at the same institution from 2011 to 2012.1

Skills and Languages

Or is proficient in both Hebrew and English, with native or bilingual proficiency in both languages.1

Highlights

Oct 30 · pubs.acs.org

Burnt Plastic (Pyroplastic) from the M/V X-Press Pearl Ship Fire and ...

Oct 29 · nature.com

Boosting spontaneous orientation polarization of polar molecules ...

Aug 16 · Business Wire

Remitly to Acquire Rewire to Expand into Complementary Geographies with Account-Based Remittance Product - Business Wire

Aug 16 · Yahoo Finance

Remitly to Acquire Rewire to Expand into Complementary Geographies with Account-Based Remittance Product - Yahoo Finance

Experience

Product Manager at Meta (February 2022 - December 2022)

Founder at With Element (September 2020 - August 2021), CEO and Co-Founder of Rewire at Remitly Israel (September 2014 - January 2018)

Education

Zell Entrepreneurship Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at The Interdisciplinary Center (2011 - 2012), B.A. in Business Administration, Accounting at The Interdisciplinary Center (2008 - 2011)