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Vinod Sirimalle

Judge · DISC type Dc
Director of Product, AI Commerce at PayPal
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Vinod is a product leader with over 15 years of experience in AI, Fintech, and Search at PayPal, Amazon, and Yahoo. Described by colleagues as entrepreneurial, passionate, and a "rock star" with deep technical ability, he holds an EMBA from Quantic and an MS from Oregon State University.

Outside of his core roles, Vinod is an active investor in early-stage tech companies and a supporter of global health non-profits like Arogya World, which focuses on disease prevention. He also explores his passion for AI by tinkering with and prototyping voice agents as a Bell AI Fellow.

He once won a Yahoo! Hack-a-thon for building a mobile app that displays crowd-sourced images as weather backgrounds.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Director of Product, AI Commerce
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Vinod shows up

Demanding
Features Driven
Generally Skeptic

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Vinod cares about

AI in Commerce
Currently leads product for AI Commerce at PayPal, building solutions for small businesses to sell online and in-person using the power of artificial intelligence.
Fintech for Solopreneurs
Previously led product at PayPal for solopreneurs, focusing on creating easy payment solutions like Tap to Pay and QR codes to help them grow their businesses.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director of Product, AI Commerce
PayPal
7-2024 - 11-2025
Director of Product, Solopreneurs
PayPal
9-2025
Fellow
Bell AI Fellowship
9-2025
Investor
TorqueAGI
8-2025
Investor
Toro Bio
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Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2021
Master of Business Administration - EMBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology
MS
Oregon State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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