Skipify names former Airbnb Payments chief Sam Shrauger as new COO
Skipify has appointed former Airbnb Payments chief Sam Shrauger to COO, marking a “pivotal moment” in the Californian paytech’s expansion plans.
New Skipify COO, Sam Shrauger (Image: LinkedIn)
Speaking on his latest appointment, Shrauger expresses his commitment to Skipify’s ambition to “build the next generation of commerce infrastructure”.
He claims this pursuit will enable buyers to have “the best, most seamless and secure purchase experience possible every time they buy”, with a specific focus on alleviating “merchants’ biggest pain points in conversion, authorization and repeat purchase rates”.
Elaborating on this via LinkedIn, Shrauger states his responsibilities in the role will include “product, design, operations and legal/compliance functions for Skipify’s global business”.
The new COO, based in San Francisco, will be expected to leverage his “two decade long celebrated track record driving product innovation in digital commerce and payments” to satisfy this remit, according to the paytech’s statement.
His abilities in this regard have most recently been noted through his tenure as CEO and chairman of Airbnb’s US payments arm, a position he held for over four years.
Shrauger also previously served as an executive director on the boards of Airbnb Payments UK and Airbnb Payments Luxembourg.
This was after he spent eight years working at PayPal as VP of global product and design, before joining payments giant Visa as VP of digital and consumer products, a role he served for over six years.
His new employer, which was founded in 2020 and provides commerce infrastructure and digital wallet solutions to merchants, says its latest appointment arrives as it “continues to expand”.
Set to join Shrauger as he assumes the position of COO is Lucy Morse, a former PayPal director who now joins Skipify as VP of enterprise sales.
