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Kendall Mahon

Director-level FinTech product leader specializing in finance systems and ERP transformation

Shift4Case Western Reserve University10 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Product leader with experience at Amazon and Shift4 who specializes in untangling complex legacy financial systems and turning them into scalable, config-driven platforms. Notably rebuilt Shift4's fee logic into a single source of truth that cut engineering effort by 35% and later exposed it through an AI-powered support experience for merchants and internal teams. Also brings hands-on people management, having created a detailed leveling and career-development framework for engineers.

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Key Strengths

  • Led end-to-end billing platform consolidation at Shift4
  • Reduced engineering effort on fee-related work by 35%
  • Turned 100+ legacy fee rules into a scalable config-driven system
  • Strong legacy-system modernization in payments infrastructure
  • Translates complex technical and business logic into clear product direction
  • Effective cross-functional leadership across engineering, data, finance, ops, and customer service
  • Change management with long-tenured engineering teams
  • Built AI-enabled merchant and internal support workflows
  • User-empathy-driven product design from firsthand finance experience
  • 0-to-1 finance automation product experience at Amazon
  • Structured talent development and role-leveling for engineering teams
  • Scales teams through clear competency frameworks and monthly career coaching

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Experience

SENIOR DIRECTOR - FINTECHShift4 · Jun 2023 – Present
MANAGER: TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT -- GLOBAL FINTECHAmazon · Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
SENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER – GLOBAL FINTECHAmazon · Jan 2021 – Mar 2022
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER - SUSTAINABILITYAmazon · Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER - OPERATIONS FINTECHAmazon · Aug 2019 – Jul 2020
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST – ROBOTIC LAUNCH OPERATIONSAmazon · Apr 2018 – Apr 2019
FINANCIAL ANALYST – OPERATIONS FINANCEAmazon · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
FINANCIAL ANALYST / SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST / FINANCE MANAGERSoutheastern Grocers · Apr 2015 – Apr 2017

Education

Case Western Reserve Universitymaster, Finance (2014)
Ohio State Universitybachelor, Finance (2012)

Languages

English

Certifications

Certificate in Organizational Leadership

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