Fintech product & engineering leader

2022 - Present
 

Remitly’s vision is to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial services on the planet, and are already serving 5 million hard working people. The ability to open a bank account without a social security number, to send money back home in a low cost and transparent way, levels the playing field for an underserved community.

2020 - 2022
 

MoneyLion helps millions of Americans plan, save, invest, and borrow, using advanced machine learning, and behavioral psychology. Yair leads the product teams for Banking, Investing, and Personal Finance Management, as well as the app's homepage. Focus on strategy, people, and process, along with leading a team of 20+ amazing PMs to build products for 10M+ people.

2018 - 2020

Gusto provides over 200,000 businesses with cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR management software. Yair led the Gusto Wallet team, which is in charge of a new app that helps employees earn, save, spend, and borrow right within their Gusto account. Members watch their paycheck hit their account, create high-yield savings goals, get a smart spending account and debit card, and access their paycheck early using Cashout -- all through the Gusto Wallet app. Built and coached the product team, and led complex negotiations with bank partners to launch 3 new financial products and Gusto’s first mobile app. Learn more.

2016 - 2018
 

From getting debt-free to growing your investments, SoFi helps 3.5 million members reach their financial goals. Yair built and led a team of product managers in charge of SoFi’s Investment business. Developed and scaled a suite of products that help members achieve their goals using automated investing tools, active stock investing, and expert guidance from a team of financial planners. Learn more.

2014 - 2016
 

SigFig builds Robo-Advisor solutions for large financial institutions such as Wells Fargo and UBS. Yair led the creation of one of the first Robo-Advisor mobile apps along with a team of PMs, engineers, and designers. SigFig's consumer mobile app won the Google Play "Editors’ Choice" award for 2016 under Yair's leadership. In addition, Yair spearheaded the UBS innovation lab where he ran design sprints with top financial advisors to envision, define, and prototype compelling product ideas that drive business outcomes. Learn more.

2012 - 2014
 

In 2012, Yair recognized the need to help sales professionals identify business opportunities in their busy news feeds across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Yair created an app that used natural language processing to find out when someone experienced a life event, reply to them quickly, build relationships at scale, and send them physical gifts. As the CEO of Slim, Yair was responsible for setting the vision, raising a seed round, recruiting a team of 4 engineers, developing marketing strategies, getting featured on TechCrunch, and scaling the product to 30,000 users. Learn more.

2006 - 2011

As one of the top investment banks in Israel, Meitav-Dash manages over $65 Billion for private, business, and institutional clients. Yair led a team that built one of the first-ever wealth management rebalancing engines, designed intricate CRMs, developed a new company website, and created marketing campaigns to launch new financial products. Learn more.

2001 - 2004

For three years, Yair served as a tank commander in the Israel Defense Forces, where he planned, designed, and conducted over a dozen operations. In 2004, he was honorably discharged as a First Sergeant.