Brad Jayakody

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Vice President of Engineering at Paymentology

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Brad Jayakody is a veteran VP of Engineering, specializing in scaling fintech and SaaS companies into unicorns. With expertise in organizational design and engineering strategy, he focuses on building thriving, high-impact teams. People describe him as a great motivator with excellent leadership abilities and a positive influence. He holds a Bachelors in IT and is a Certified ScrumMaster.

Originally from Australia, Brad is a passionate volunteer who has dedicated over a decade to helping run a homeless shelter with the charity Crisis@Christmas. He is also involved in mental health advocacy and uses his volunteering experience to hone his management skills, believing it helps create empathetic and successful teams.

Unique fact: Brad once wrote an article on how amateur and crowd-sourced projects like SETI@Home have advanced the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Personality Overview

Goal-Oriented

Early Adopter

Risk Tolerant

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Engineering Orgs
His career focus is on designing and implementing strategies to grow engineering departments at scale-ups, having successfully done so at multiple unicorns.
Supporting the Homeless
He is a long-term, passionate volunteer, dedicating over 14 years to helping run a homeless shelter for the charity Crisis@Christmas.
Engineering Team Culture
He believes in the mantra "You don't just build teams, you build culture, " focusing on creating environments where people can succeed and have fun.

Media Appearances

Brad has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Vice President of Engineering at Paymentology
9-2024 - 6-2025
Senior Vice President of Engineering at Pleo
9-2022 - 8-2024
Vice President of Engineering at Pleo
5-2021 - 8-2022
Director of Engineering at Motorway
10-2018 - 4-2021
Head of Engineering at Smart Pension

Education

1995 - 1998
Bachelor of Information Technology from The University of Queensland
2010 - 2016
Master of Science from Swinburne University of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Brad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brad is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brad

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brad move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Brad take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Brad

Personality Compatibility


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