I build my own products, and will help you ship yours.

18+ years across fintech, payments, identity, and AI. Fractional product and tech leadership, from startups to enterprise.

How can I help?

15-min free chat
Startups Enterprise Service businesses Nonprofits Solo founders
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Where my time goes

Helping others ship

Fractional work
An experienced operator, for the projects that need one

Working alongside startups, service businesses, nonprofits, and solo founders. Diagnosing, specializing, embedding, or covering leave, whichever you need.

Payments Identity Fintech AI B2B SaaS

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Building

Area 246
Building for where I'm from

Practical, accessible tools for users the big players often overlook. A lot of the work points back to Barbados and other emerging markets. In market today:

  • Cari: Run your business from WhatsApp
  • Bajan Buddy: Navigate Barbados from your pocket
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Collaborating

K-1 Collector
For investors and accountants who dread K-1 season.

All your K-1s in one place, so nothing gets missed.

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Writing

The Long Build
My thinking, out loud

Notes on building, fractional work, and carving my own path.

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Off the clock

Hobbies
Photography, travel, hiking

When I'm not shipping, I'm usually behind a camera or on a trail somewhere.

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A little background

Previously
  • PayPal
  • Braintree
  • Paxos
  • Salesforce
  • Olo
  • BNY

Fintech & payments

Global payments, identity, regulatory compliance, and blockchain.

Commerce & growth

Enterprise platforms across digital ordering, loyalty, and messaging.

AI & emerging tech

Building my own AI tools at Area 246. Broader AI and emerging tech for clients through my fractional work.

MS, Information Networking ·
Carnegie Mellon University BS, Information Technology & Accounting ·
University of the West Indies
Stripe Certified Associate Architect Generative AI & Prompt Engineering

I grew up in Barbados, left for grad school in the US, and have since worked out of New York, San Francisco, London, and Singapore. Big banks, large payments companies, and some high-growth startups along the way.

I'm happiest when I'm shipping. Code, decisions, prototypes, posts. Whatever moves things forward. Outside of work I'm into photography, travel, and hiking.

Jamar Parris

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If you're looking for a fractional product or tech lead, or you just want to swap notes on something you're building, I'm easy to reach.

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