Ornit Maizel co-founded and helped build the buy now, pay later (BNPL) brand Sunbit, where she currently leads the company as its Chief Technology Officer. Ornit’s portfolio of experience includes more than 15 years leading R&D and technology at Intel, WhipClip and SuperDeratives. Ornit has been recognized as a top female entrepreneur by such publications as the Female Entrepreneurs Institute and LA Tech Watch, as well by many outlets around the world.
Ornit received an MBA in Finance from Tel Aviv University and a BSc in Information Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University -- where she ranked 1st in her class and graduated Summa Cum Laude.
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CTO (Co-Founder)
Sunbit
Jan 2016 - Current(10 years 6 months)
Sunbit is a fundamentally new way to pay, that eliminates financial waste and makes any retail purchase immediately affordable for customers. Sunbit brings data and proprietary decisioning technology to the point-of-sale, providing personalized payment options, enabling retailers to earn more while customers pay less.
Software Advisor
Israel Innovation Authority
Jan 2015 - Dec 2018(4 years)
Advises Israel Innovation Authority (previously: Chief Scientist of Israel) on potential funding opportunities. Performs due diligence, evaluations and analysis of software projects and companies with a focus on the FinTech sector
VP R&D
Whipclip
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015(2 years)
Responsible for all R&D throughout WhipClip organization. Built and led organization of 25 developers to deliver mobile apps and site development.
Managed development teams including implementation of new architectures to support scale and production readiness. Built and managed the processes for communication and coordination between US headquarters and R&D in Israel.
R&D Manager
SUPERDERIVATIVES
Jan 2005 - Dec 2014(10 years)
Promoted twice within 3 years from Senior Software Developer to Development Group Manager to R&D Manager. Managed team of 30 to deliver all aspects of web-based system for option pricing, with full end-to-end responsibility for product, from business requirements through deployment. Managed Development, QA, Architecture, DBA, Product and Infrastructure teams. Led project development of next-generation platform, evolving from SuperDerivatives’ legacy system. Led recruitment and training initiatives across R&D.
Software Developer
intel
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005(3 years)
Developer on team responsible for all manufacturing information systems. Collaborated with business owners to identify information needs. Analyzed, designed and developed new systems while managing maintenance of existing systems.