Melissa Stringer

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Freelance Product Consulting at Melissa Stringer Consulting

United Kingdom

Overview

Melissa is a global product and GTM leader with over 16 years of experience in fintech, AI/ML, and financial services. As a Fractional CPO, she helps companies design and launch differentiated products. People who have worked with her describe her as a customer-centered thought leader who is "outrageously efficient". She holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

Melissa is passionate about promoting financial wellness and literacy. She actively participates in discussions aimed at helping women better manage their finances, covering topics from cash flow and savings to investments and pensions, addressing practical financial education that is often overlooked.

Unique fact: Beyond strategy, Melissa has hands-on experience designing foundational AI memory architecture, enabling persistent context and multi-agent coordination in AI products.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Friendly But Fast

Values Relationships

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.  A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

AI Product Architecture
She has recent, hands-on experience designing foundational AI-native memory layers and speaks on putting AI into production mode at industry events like Money20/20.
Fintech GTM Strategy
Her core focus as a Fractional CPO is helping companies with 0-to-1 product strategy, market acceleration, and scaling product teams in the fintech space.
Institutional Digital Assets
Recently moderated panels and roundtables on stablecoins, tokenization, and their adoption by institutions at major financial summits like Finance Magnates FMLS: 25.

Media Appearances

Melissa has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2018
Freelance Product Consulting at Melissa Stringer Consulting
6-2025 - 11-2025
CPO / Architecture (Contract) at AI Workspace & Memory Architecture 0-1
2-2023 - 4-2025
Global Product Director at Money20/20
6-2022 - 11-2022
Chief Product Officer at Orbital
3-2020 - 9-2021
Leading product strategy for global fintech clients at 11:FS

Education

2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from University of Cambridge
2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Cambridge Judge Business School

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Insights For Selling To Melissa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Melissa is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Melissa

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Melissa move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Melissa take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Melissa

Personality Compatibility


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