Director or Product at Affirm
Leading product for international markets
Alexander de Rafols
London, United Kingdom
Alexander de Rafols is Director or Product at Affirm, with past experience at Lorimer Ventures, KODIF, Headway, studied at University of Pennsylvania.
Bio
Product leader in B2B, consumer marketplaces, and AI & ML systems. I’ve scaled products through ARR of >$200m, international expansions, and across GTM & EPD. On the side, I’m a partner at a VC fund and enjoy working closely with founders—if you’re building, say hello!
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Work Experience
Venture Partner at Lorimer Ventures
Investing, diligence, and partnering with early stage startups and founders in B2B SaaS.
Fractional CPO at KODIF
AI platform for customer support, powered by the latest genAI models.
Head of Product at Headway
Led the product org, growing it to 8 PMs as we doubled ARR to $xxx millions and raised a Series C.
Group Product Manager, Conversational Products at Attentive
Led a new vertical & acquisition into conversational marketing products across 40 GTM + EPD + Ops roles, hundreds of customer support agents, and a team of IC PMs. Our conversational products delivered millions of magical conversations between major e-commerce brands (LG, Reebok, etc) and their customers across SMS and web experiences.
Senior Product Manager at Dataminr
Product owner of the multi-modal AI Platform and ML data labeling products as we 3x'd to >$110mm of ARR.
Product Manager at Dataminr
Product owner on Dataminr's AI Platform
Associate Product Manager at Dataminr
Dataminr is pioneering technology for detecting, classifying, and determining the significance of public information in real time.
Investment Analyst at Morgan Stanley
Invested in Russian and Latin American corporate debt for an emerging markets debt fund
Fall Analyst at Fortress Investment Group
Management of SME debt holdings in Spain.
Summer Analyst at Fortress Investment Group
Long-only institutional fixed income asset management
Research Assistant, International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania
Education
Bachelor of Science in Economics at University of Pennsylvania
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alexander de Rafols?
Product leader in B2B, consumer marketplaces, and AI & ML systems. I’ve scaled products through ARR of >$200m, international expansions, and across GTM & EPD. On the side, I’m a partner at a VC fund and enjoy working closely with founders—if you’re building, say hello!
What is Alexander de Rafols's professional background?
Alexander de Rafols's experience includes: Director or Product at Affirm (Oct 2024 – Present); Venture Partner at Lorimer Ventures (Mar 2023 – Present); Fractional CPO at KODIF (Jun 2024 – Sep 2024); Head of Product at Headway (May 2023 – Apr 2024); Group Product Manager, Conversational Products at Attentive (Jan 2022 – Jun 2023); Senior Product Manager at Dataminr (Jul 2021 – Feb 2021); Product Manager at Dataminr (Dec 2018 – Jan 2021); Associate Product Manager at Dataminr (Mar 2017 – Dec 2018); Investment Analyst at Morgan Stanley (Aug 2015 – Jun 2017); Fall Analyst at Fortress Investment Group (Aug 2013 – Dec 2013); Summer Analyst at Fortress Investment Group (Jun 2013 – Aug 2013); Research Assistant, International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania (Sep 2011 – 2012).
Where did Alexander de Rafols study?
Bachelor of Science in Economics at University of Pennsylvania.
How can I find Alexander de Rafols online?
Alexander de Rafols can be found at: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alexander1000, X: https://x.com/derafols.