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William Simmons

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Director at Ramp
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

William is a product executive specializing in fintech, healthtech, and payments, with a record of guiding startups like Affirm through successful IPOs. A Bachelors graduate from Monash University, he currently leads financial systems product development at Ramp. Colleagues describe him as insightful, dedicated, and pragmatic.

Outside of his primary career, William is a passive partner at Edition One Books, a California-based manufacturer of high-quality, short-run custom books. This reflects a personal interest in craftsmanship and the publishing industry.

Unique fact: During his tenure at Google, William was a co-inventor on a patent for systems and methods of debugging content delivery.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI in Finance
Currently building AI agents at Ramp to transform financial operations like reporting and treasury, and actively posts about the power of AI tools for finance professionals.
Financial Systems
Leads the product team at Ramp responsible for the architecture of financial reporting, capital markets, and treasury systems, focusing on data models and controls at scale.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Director
Ramp
6-2023
Partner
Edition One Books
6-2024 - 12-2024
Product Lead
Square
4-2022 - 6-2023
Director of Product
Affirm
1-2021 - 3-2022
Head of Finance Operations / Chief of Staff - CFO
Affirm
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Education
2006 - 2008
Bachelor
Monash University
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