About Group W Partners Inc.
Group W Partners Inc. specializes in payments recruitment for clients and provides career guidance for candidates. Our team comprises experienced professionals with a background in renowned companies such as American Express, DnB, Equifax, and Lexis Nexis. Leveraging our expertise, we connect with and source the best talent available in the payments and fintech market. Our recruitment approach is partnership-driven, and we focus on every client assignment with our skilled payments and fintech recruiting expertise.
Tim Stainken
Managing Partner
Tim Stainken is the Managing Partner at Group W Partners Inc. With a successful track record as Vice President of Sales, Vice President of Marketing, and President for both Fortune 500 and early-stage payments and fintech companies, Tim is a seasoned payments executive. He spent 15 years at American Express, where he led sales, product, and marketing teams. Prior to joining Group W Partners, he built a high-performing sales and marketing team for an emerging fintech organization.
Julie Lindley
Senior Partner
Julie Lindley, a Senior Partner at Group W Partners Inc., brings a successful 30-year career in payments with American Express, including managing Global Commercial Card/B2B Payments, Merchant Acquisition, and Regional Marketing. Julie has a proven track record of recruiting, hiring, and leading high-performance payments and fintech teams.
Glen Pfaff
Associate Partner
Glen Pfaff is an Associate Partner at Group W Partners Inc. With extensive sales leadership experience of over 30 years, gained from working with major corporations such as American Express, Equifax, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Glen also contributes his expertise in payments recruitment. Additionally, Glen is the President and Founder of GJP Consulting, a renowned sales acceleration consulting firm.
Cathy Piccolo
Recruiting Operations Manager
Cathy Piccolo serves as the Recruiting Operations Manager at Group W Partners Inc. She has held positions as an owner and operations manager for regional retail and manufacturing companies throughout her career. Her most recent role was as the operations manager for a national manufacturer located in Carlsbad, California.
Group W Partners Inc. has developed an associate network of leading recruitment agencies to partner when requirements call for deeper financial technology sector expertise or expanded resources to scale for larger assignments. Our Associate Recruitment Partners' sector expertise includes Marketing Technology, Decentralized Finance, Digital Transactions, and Commercial Database.