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TRANG-THU TRAN

Kirkland,WA

Summary

Dynamic global fintech, payments, and financial services executive with over 25 years of experience in building, scaling, and operating growth-oriented businesses across lending, payments, transaction banking, and embedded finance. Proven track record in transforming concepts into thriving enterprises, leading large organizations to achieve substantial returns while driving commercial growth through innovative product development, strategic partnerships, and effective go-to-market initiatives. Expertise includes both investor and operator perspectives within private and public sectors, underscored by executive leadership roles at renowned firms such as Liberis, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and Citigroup. Committed to delivering profitable expansion across diverse markets including North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Commercial Officer

LIBERIS
06.2025 - Current

Executive Leadership Team member responsible for company growth, profitability, strategic direction, and commercial performance.

Selective Accomplishments

Spearheaded commercial growth initiatives for a business generating over $200 million in annual revenue, driving approximately 40% year-over-year growth through strategic partnerships.

Spearheaded development of go-to-market strategies to define solutions, contributing to $20 million in annual revenue with three additional projects in the pipeline.

Established and directed a global business development function, overseeing a pipeline projected to yield over $12 million in incremental profit over three years.

Cultivated and reinforced relationships with 35 strategic partners, ensuring zero partner attrition and securing three competitive wins against incumbent providers.

Managing Director

GOLDMAN SACHS
08.2021 - 06.2025
  • Recruited to build and scale Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking's commercial and SMB lending business and subsequently promoted to broader enterprise leadership responsibilities.
  • Served as a member of the Transaction Banking Executive Leadership Team reporting directly to the CEO with expanded scope beyond Lending to serve as Co-Head of Products for Transaction Banking.

Selective Accomplishments

  • Built Goldman Sachs' SMB and Embedded Finance lending business from inception to a $45M+ revenue business within three years.
  • Developed commercialization strategies that contributed to Transaction Banking's expansion to more than $300M in annual revenue.
  • Increased payment revenues from less than $1M annually to approximately $15M through targeted product and sales initiatives.
  • Improved digital capabilities through client self-service tools, reporting enhancements, and workflow automation that enabled 5x growth in payment volumes without increasing operating headcount.
  • Established scalable governance, operating frameworks, and growth strategies supporting sustainable expansion.

Global Head of Credit (Pay-by-Invoice and Seller Lending)

AMAZON
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Executive leader responsible for Amazon's global commercial credit strategy and business operations supporting Amazon Business customers and marketplace sellers.

Pay-by-Invoice (B2B Trade Credit)

  • Led Amazon's Pay-by-Invoice business across eight geographies, providing embedded trade credit solutions to business customers.
  • Increased Pay-by-Invoice penetration from approximately 20% to 30%, generating more than 35% incremental GMV through financing-enabled purchasing experiences.
  • Deployed more than $5B in cumulative capital while maintaining global loss rates below 1%.
  • Developed new financing constructs, including high-value credit offerings exceeding $1M per customer, while maintaining disciplined risk performance.

Seller Lending

  • Led Amazon Seller Lending, managing approximately $1.5B in average annual balances of unsecured working capital financing.
  • Generated approximately $150M in annual revenue and more than $20M in direct profit.
  • Supported more than 500,000 business customers and marketplace sellers globally.

Business Operations Leadership

  • Led global business operations supporting customer onboarding, servicing, go-to-market execution, and operational excellence across Amazon's B2B payments organization.
  • Designed and implemented go-to-market frameworks for new product launches, reducing defects, improving customer satisfaction, and enhancing operating effectiveness.
  • Led an organization of more than 100 professionals spanning credit strategy, portfolio management, business operations, analytics, and customer experience.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance

Columbia Business School

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honors, Social Studies (Economics)

Harvard University

Skills

  • General Management
  • P&L Leadership
  • Commercial Strategy
  • Revenue Growth
  • Embedded Finance
  • Payments
  • Consumer & Commercial Lending
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Product Leadership
  • Go-to-Market
  • Transaction Banking
  • Risk & Portfolio Management
  • International Expansion
  • M&A & Corporate Development
  • Board & Investor Engagement

Accomplishments

  • Built and scaled multiple businesses from concept to market launch, including one enterprise generating more than $200M in annual revenue, with each venture remaining operational today.
  • Deployed more than $5B in trade credit and managed $1.5B in average annual lending balances, driving 30–35% incremental GMV through embedded financing solutions while generating double-digit millions in profits.
  • Recruited by Amazon and Goldman Sachs to build new payments and lending businesses from inception, creating standalone, profitable operating platforms.
  • Successfully expanded businesses across North America, the UK, and Continental Europe, while also bringing European business models into the North American market.
  • Invested more than $1B across emerging-market financial institutions, including one investment delivering a 10x ROIC.
  • Led organizations exceeding 150 employees and influenced teams of more than 600 professionals across multiple geographies and functions.

EARLIER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

XPERT SAVERS / WAIVPAY | Chief Product Officer — Co-founded and developed a digital banking platform serving financial institutions and later served as Interim Chief Product Officer for a cross-border consumer payments company.

BRYSAM GLOBAL PARTNERS | Principal, Investments & Portfolio Director — Deployed more than $1B across investments in retail banking, consumer finance, and credit services businesses and managed portfolio companies through transformation and exit, including one investment generating a 10x ROIC.

CITIGROUP | Director & Senior Leadership Roles — Led strategy, transformation, and operating initiatives across transaction banking, consumer banking, and community development businesses.

Affiliations

Growth Advisor – White Oak Commercial Finance | Board Member – Apoyo Economico Familiar | Board Member – Quattro Risk Management Services

Timeline

Chief Commercial Officer

LIBERIS
06.2025 - Current

Managing Director

GOLDMAN SACHS
08.2021 - 06.2025

Global Head of Credit (Pay-by-Invoice and Seller Lending)

AMAZON
01.2017 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honors, Social Studies (Economics)

Harvard University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance

Columbia Business School
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