Barbara O'Beirne
CEO, Stripe Technology Europe | Stripe Global Head of GTM Enterprise Business Development & Industry Growth | Board Director | Ex-McKinsey Partner | Scaling Enterprise SaaS & Regulated Financial Services
Stripe
ex-McKinsey & CompanySenior executive leader operating at the intersection of fintech, enterprise growth and regulated financial services.
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I currently serve as CEO of Stripe Technology Europe (regulated EEA entity) and Global Head of Enterprise Business Development at Stripe, where I lead Industry, Value Consulting, Strategic Pursuits and RFP teams driving enterprise growth across Financial Services, Retail, Travel, Media and emerging areas such as Agentic Commerce and Stablecoins. I am accountable for regulated operations under the Central Bank of Ireland (PCF-1 / PCF-8) and serve as Executive Board Director across Stripe’s European regulated entities. My focus is scaling enterprise go-to-market capability - building high-performance organisations, embedding value-based selling, shaping industry solutions and delivering sustained double-digit growth. The industries portfolio under my leadership has delivered ~30% YoY growth through disciplined GTM execution, operating model redesign and strategic enterprise partnerships. Previously Partner at McKinsey & Company, advising global retail, consumer and financial services organisations on growth strategy, corporate finance, transformation, recovery and digital acceleration. Chartered Engineer, MBA (Full Scholarship), with early career foundation in engineering, capital delivery and financial management. Passionate about building institutions that scale - commercially, operationally and responsibly.
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- STRIPEJOB
- CEO Stripe Technology Europe2Y 2M
CEO Stripe Technology Europe
Stripe
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Director of Stripe Technology Europe Limited, Stripe’s regulated financial services entity serving customers across the EEA. Accountable for regulated operations under the Central Bank of Ireland (PCF-1 / PCF-8), including governance, risk management and regulatory compliance. Lead executive oversight of Stripe’s European regulated infrastructure supporting payments, stablecoins and emerging financial products. Board Director across Stripe Technology Europe and Stripe Technology Company Limited. PCF-1 and PCF-8 for Stripe Technology Europe with Central Bank of Ireland.
- Head of Global Enterprise BD2Y 7M
Head of Global Enterprise Business Development
Stripe
- Board Dir Stripe Payments…1Y
Board Director Stripe Payments Europe Limited
Stripe
- Head of Global GTM Strateg…1Y 7M
Head of Global GTM Strategy, Insights, Industries and Planning, RevOps
Stripe
Led global GTM strategy, planning and RevOps transformation during Stripe’s enterprise expansion phase. Designed and executed multi-year GTM operating model including segmentation, territory design, sales planning, performance management and governance. Built data, dashboard and insight infrastructure to support executive decision-making and scalable enterprise growth. Redefined Rhythm of Business and performance management frameworks globally.
- Head of Sales Strategy and…9M
Head of Sales Strategy and Operations EMEA and AMER
Stripe
- GENERATION UK & IRELANDJOB
- Board Member3Y 3M
Board Member
Generation UK & Ireland
Generation is the world's largest demand-led youth unemployment programme, and we have helped more than 38,000 people in 14 countries train for careers that had been previously inaccessible to them. We have launched in Ireland and our first cohort of exceptional young people graduated in Spring 2021 with AWS cloud computing skills.
- MCKINSEY & COMPANYJOB
- Partner10Y 4M
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Partner, McKinsey & Company (UK & Ireland) Advised global retail, consumer and financial services organisations on growth strategy, commercial transformation, digital acceleration and turnaround execution. Led multi-year transformation programmes across revenue growth, operating model redesign, analytics enablement and performance management. Deep experience in board advisory, private equity diligence and recovery implementation.
- DLRCCJOB
- Eng Supervisor1Y
Engineering Supervisor
DLRCC
- GOAL GLOBALJOB
- Country Dir - interim volu…1M
Country Director - interim voluntary
GOAL Global
Interim Country Manager for GOAL Honduras in the aftermath of Haiti earthquake
- CELTIC ANGLIAN WATERJOB
- Eng Project Mgr1Y
Engineering Project Manager
Celtic Anglian Water
Engineering Project Manager for €22 million upgrade works - mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation works
- AECOMJOB
- Design and Tendering Eng3Y 8M
Design and Tendering Engineer
AECOM
Won multi-million euro engineering contracts Project Lead at tender and design stages (Process, mechanical and electrical works) Planning, cost budgeting, forecasting, successful bid management
- Job: Stripe — CEO Stripe Technology Europe · 2024-08 – present · 2y — Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Director of Stripe Technology Europe Limited, Stripe’s regulated financial services entity serving customers across the EEA. Accountable for regulated operations under the Central Bank of Ireland (PCF-1 / PCF-8), including governance, risk management and regulatory compliance. Lead executive oversight of Stripe’s European regulated infrastructure supporting payments, stablecoins and emerging financial products. Board Director across Stripe Technology Europe and Stripe Technology Company Limited. PCF-1 and PCF-8 for Stripe Technology Europe with Central Bank of Ireland.
- Job: Stripe — Board Director Stripe Payments Europe Limited · 2024-08 – 2025-08 · 1y
- Job: Stripe — Head of Global GTM Strategy, Insights, Industries and Planning, RevOps (RevOps) · 2022-10 – 2024-05 · 1y 7mo — Led global GTM strategy, planning and RevOps transformation during Stripe’s enterprise expansion phase. Designed and executed multi-year GTM operating model including segmentation, territory design, sales planning, performance management and governance. Built data, dashboard and insight infrastructure to support executive decision-making and scalable enterprise growth. Redefined Rhythm of Business and performance management frameworks globally.
- Job: Stripe — Head of Sales Strategy and Operations EMEA and AMER · 2022-01 – 2022-10 · 9 mo
- Job: Generation UK & Ireland — Board Member · 2020-10 – 2024-01 · 3y 3mo — Generation is the world's largest demand-led youth unemployment programme, and we have helped more than 38,000 people in 14 countries train for careers that had been previously inaccessible to them. We have launched in Ireland and our first cohort of exceptional young people graduated in Spring 2021 with AWS cloud computing skills.
- Job: McKinsey & Company — Partner · 2011-09 – 2022-01 · 10y 4mo — Partner, McKinsey & Company (UK & Ireland) Advised global retail, consumer and financial services organisations on growth strategy, commercial transformation, digital acceleration and turnaround execution. Led multi-year transformation programmes across revenue growth, operating model redesign, analytics enablement and performance management. Deep experience in board advisory, private equity diligence and recovery implementation.
- Job: GOAL Global — Country Director - interim voluntary · 2010-01 – 2010-02 · 1 mo — Interim Country Manager for GOAL Honduras in the aftermath of Haiti earthquake
- Job: Celtic Anglian Water — Engineering Project Manager · 2008-05 – 2009-05 · 1y — Engineering Project Manager for €22 million upgrade works - mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation works
- Job: AECOM — Design and Tendering Engineer · 2004-09 – 2008-05 · 3y 8mo — Won multi-million euro engineering contracts Project Lead at tender and design stages (Process, mechanical and electrical works) Planning, cost budgeting, forecasting, successful bid management
- Job: DLRCC — Engineering Supervisor · 2009-08 – 2010-08 · 1y
- Job: Stripe — Head of Global Enterprise Business Development · 2024-03 – present · 2y 5mo
- School: UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School — MBA, Business
- School: University College Dublin — Masters Engineering, Research
- School: ACCA — Diploma Financial Management, Finance
- School: University College Dublin — Bachelor of Engineering
- School: University College Dublin — Certificate in Research Methods and Statistical Analysis, Statistics
- School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — Bio systems Engineering, Engineering
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