Christopher Wright

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Engineering Manager at Stripe

Australia

Overview

Christopher Wright is an engineering leader specializing in payments and e-commerce. He currently manages Stripes Cards team for the APAC & EMEA regions, having previously worked on their Terminal product. His career includes scaling teams at high-growth companies like Glossier and Supergreat, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in IT Innovation from the University of Technology Sydney. Colleagues have described him as "dedicated", "intelligent", and "professional".

There is no publicly available information about Christophers personal life or hobbies.

He once served as the interim VP of Engineering at Kickstarter, leading a team of over 30 engineers, and also led the initial development of their Android app.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Charming & Persuasive

Generous

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Currently an Engineering Manager at Stripe, he has held Head of Engineering and VP of Engineering roles at companies like Supergreat and Glossier, and actively posts about hiring engineers.
Payments Technology
His focus at Stripe is on payment products, specifically managing teams for Cards (APAC & EMEA) and previously for Terminal, Stripe's in-person payment solution.
Scaling Tech Teams
His experience at Glossier involved helping scale the engineering team from a Series B startup to a Series D company valued at over $1. 2 billion.

Media Appearances

Christopher has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Engineering Manager at Stripe
11-2021 - 3-2023
Engineering Manager at Stripe
9-2020 - 11-2021
Head of Engineering at Supergreat
12-2017 - 9-2020
VP of Engineering at Glossier, Inc.
11-2012 - 11-2017
Principal Architect at Kickstarter

Education

2002 - 2004
Bachelor of Science in IT Innovation from University of Technology Sydney

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Insights For Selling To Christopher

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christopher is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christopher

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christopher move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Christopher take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Christopher

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