Frederik Nyssens

Frederik Nyssens has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Frederik is currently serving as the Head of Payment Strategy at Shift, a position they assumed in June 2021. Prior to this, from November 2020 to April 2021, Frederik worked at Prospection as a Senior Product Manager. In this role, they introduced outcome-driven product management and formulated a go-to-market strategy for the company's healthcare data analytics platform.

Before joining Prospection, Frederik held various positions at Tyro Payments, a financial technology company. From July 2019 to September 2020, they served as the Head of Payments Product, where they were responsible for profitability, pricing strategy, and product roadmap. During their tenure, Tyro experienced significant growth in net operating income and transaction volume. Frederik also played a crucial role in introducing innovative payments features, including lowest cost routing and pay@table.

Prior to their leadership role, Frederik worked as the Product Lead for Payments at Tyro from September 2017 to July 2019, and as the Lead Product Manager for EFTPOS Acquiring from September 2008 to September 2017.

Before joining Tyro Payments, Frederik worked at Atos Worldline as a Technical Sales Support Specialist from September 2005 to August 2008. Frederik provided customer support and assisted in the development and execution of new payment terminals.

Earlier in their career, Frederik held the position of Senior Software Engineering Consultant at Philips Professional Display Solutions from June 2004 to September 2005. Here, they were responsible for the software integration of TV production lines.

Frederik's work experience also includes a role as a Senior R&D Engineer at Sony from September 2001 to July 2004. Frederik was part of the team responsible for the research and development of interactive digital televisions.

Overall, Frederik Nyssens has a strong background in payment strategy, product management, and technical support, with a consistent track record of driving growth and innovation in the companies they have worked with.

Frederik Nyssens's education history begins in 1995, when they enrolled at Vrije Universiteit Brussel to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science with a specialization in the Theory of Computer Science. Frederik completed this program in 2001. In the same year, they also obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Frederik continued their education in 2006 and enrolled again at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, this time pursuing a Master's degree in Management with a focus on Economics and Management. Frederik completed this program in 2007.

In addition to their formal education, Frederik has obtained several certifications throughout their career. In 2015, they received Coursera Verified Certificates in courses such as The Data Scientist's Toolbox, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Reproducible Research, Statistical Inference, and Regression Models. In 2016, they obtained a Coursera Course Certificates in Practical Machine Learning, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Furthermore, in 2018, they completed the Financial Modelling Training Programme offered by Corality Financial Modelling. Most recently, in 2021, they obtained the ASIC RG146 certification in providing general advice on financial products and services from Kaplan Professional.