Culture

Our global team and culture

As a global team, we are a diverse team with a multitude of nationalities and languages and we celebrate the experience each team member brings to UpClear.

Our Global Culture

UpClear’s culture is tightly knit and friendly, making collaboration and communication a natural part of how we work. As a global team, we are a diverse team with a multitude of nationalities and languages and we celebrate the experience each team member brings to UpClear. We are a team with a herculean work ethic, and go above and beyond to support other team members to meet their goals. We have a teaching element to our culture, and always are looking to improve ourselves and add to our experience. We have drive, heart, and a passion for what we do, and team members we are happy to and often do enjoy sharing a drink with.

Pushing Forward Together

It’s hard to not take for granted certain characteristics of which our team is so proud. There isn’t a doubt that the person next to you is doing great hard work, and it pushes you to move forward. Celebrating our team is one of our favorite things to do, and in a lot of ways we talk about our team and clients a bit more than our features and product. 

Our Employer Value Proposition

UpClear provides the opportunity to work at a global company with offices in the most exciting cities around the world, and working with some of the most iconic and innovative consumer brands. As a fast-growing SaaS firm focused on data management, UpClear is made up of focused and agile team members. UpClear is an environment where growth and learning are a constant, welcoming employees from around the world looking to develop mastery in their field, at a global scale.

Our Offices

A global company with offices around the world

UpClear provides the opportunity to work at a global company with offices in the most exciting cities around the world, and working with some of the most iconic and innovative consumer brands. As a fast-growing SaaS firm focused on data management, UpClear is made up of focused and agile team members. UpClear is an environment where growth and learning are a constant, welcoming employees from around the world looking to develop mastery in their field, at a global scale.

Global Headquarters

New York, NY, USA

Regional Headquarters

London, United Kingdom
Paris, France
Hong Kong

Branches

Atlanta, GA, USA
Sydney, Australia
Tokyo, Japan
Mexico City, Mexico

Our Values

UpClear's core values

Resourceful

We are problem-solvers, bringing pragmatic solutions to address business challenges.

Committed

We are client-driven and dedicated to quality, results, and success

Forward-Thinking

We think innovation, scalability and sustainability in our software, business and actions

Collaborative

In all our interactions, we are respectful, open-minded, and inclusive

Responsible

We commit to consistently improve our social and environmental impact

Looking for

What we look for

Our Team

A diverse team from around the globe

Thierry Soudee

Thierry’s goals as CEO are to lead our global team and growth, and hire the best talent in the world.

Thierry is an avid runner, participating in the New York and Paris marathons every year.

Craig Giannantonio

Craig is the CFO based in the NYC office.

He enjoys traveling, dining out, and spending time with his family.

Paul Guyot

Once a marathon runner, Paul now spends part of his weekends cooking pastries and baking sourdough bread.

Paul is the CTO in the Paris office.

Gabriele Plate

Gabriele is a Client Success Director in London and is responsible for the overall client portfolio, team, and growth agenda for the EMEA region.

Gabriele is an avid Juventus F.C. and Chelsea F.C. fan.

Siobhan Francis

Siobhan enjoys a good workout, snowboarding or skateboarding and listening to audiobooks about agile ways of work or collaboration.

Albert Chen

Albert is a Product Associate in the NYC office.

Albert likes to play basketball and has a knack for rooting for teams that inevitably disappoint him.

Alexandre Phelip

Alex works in the Paris office and focuses on Analytics & Data Visualization for EMEA clients.

His nickname is Phelipo and he enjoys traveling, hiking, and the PSG football team.

Bevan Webb

Bevan is a Client Services Director in Hong Kong.

Bevan loves Aikido, Japanese hot springs, studying philosophy, learning Asian languages, and sailing in Greece.

Buana Liem

Buana is a Solution Delivery Director in Indonesia.

He has over 29 years of FMCG experience through leadership roles at the Kraft Heinz Company.

Cameron Chapple

Cameron leads our Data Engineering team.

Cameron enjoys traveling, cycling and is a very passionate supporter of his football team, Tottenham Hotspur.

Cenk Ursavas

Cenk is a Client Success Senior Manager in the NYC office.

Cenk is an avid footballer and enjoys camping in the great outdoors.

Ceri Gill

Ceri is a Senior Delivery Manager in South Wales.

Ceri is a dad of 3 boys, coaches 2 football teams, loves the Cardiff City team and is a frustrated golfer.

Charlotte Steane

Charlotte is a Client Success Associate in London.

She loves to travel to new places and try food from different cuisines.

Chris Tam

Chris is a Client Success Senior Manager and supports clients from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.

He likes traveling and hopes to visit South America soon.

Daniel Perez

Daniel is a Client Success Director in London and knowing his customers are happy is what helps him sleep at night.

Family and the freedom of two wheels is what makes Daniel get up full of energy every morning.

Emmarose McCoig

Emmarose is an Operations Manager in the NYC office.

Emmarose enjoys drinking water, sitting in the sun, and photosynthesizing.

Ghizlane Zehnine

Ghizlane is a Data Engineer Associate in the Paris office.

She loves traveling to see sunsets and petting cats.

Harsh Savla

Harsh is a Data Engineer Senior Associate in the NYC office.

He likes going on hikes and adventure sports and enjoys being a panda.

Henry Fung

Henry is a Data Engineer Senior Manager.

He has been with UpClear since 2014, in our Hong Kong and now Paris offices.

Iuliia Sharparnaia

Iuliia is a Client Delivery Manager supporting EU clients.

She loves reading, yoga, and her son Evan Shaparnyi.

Jean Hong

Jean is a Client Success Director in the NYC office.

Her love for travel has taken her to many distant places around the world, including Antarctica and she is an avid cook.

Jon Green

Jon is a Client Delivery Senior Manager in the UK.

Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, golf, and snowboarding.

Jonathan Hackett

Jonathan leads Analytics in the NYC office, building data visualizations to analyze promotion effectiveness.

Jonathan enjoys traveling and food tourism. He has a lot of instruments, none of which he can play.

Juan Gregg

Juan is a Senior Client Success Manager in Mexico City.

He is passionate about food, the beach, yoga, and natural environments.

Kevin Kazic

Kevin is Software Development Senior Manager in the Paris office.

He loves to teach his children software development and home renovation.

Kurt Kaiser

Kurt’s mission is to help brands prosper by introducing them to BluePlanner and all its capabilities.

Kurt and his wife stay busy raising two incredible young women. He loves live music, cooking, and campfires.

Li-Fan Zhao

Li-Fan works on the Product Management Team in the NYC office.

During her free time, she enjoys running, traveling, and reading classic books.

Lucinda Stamboulian

Lucinda works on the Client Success Team in North America.

She enjoys spending time with family, reading, and supporting Philadelphia sports teams.

Ludovic Oudinet

Ludovic is a Product Senior Manager in the NYC office.

After 4 years in London with UpClear he is now based in New York.

Marouane Chouri

Marouane is a Software Developer Senior Associate in the Paris office.

He spends his time taking pictures, traveling, and discovering new cultures and places.

Maxwell Walker

Max is a Solutions Senior manager in the NYC office.

He is a golfer, runner, and snowboarder, and has traveled to 20+ countries.

Michael Viola

Michael is a Senior Client Success Manager in London.

He is passionate about rugby, football, the NBA, and traveling.

Mitch Kristofferson

Mitch's mission is to expand UpClear in Japan and Asia.

Mitch has been a marathon and triathlon participant. He spends his time with his family, two toy poodles, playing golf, tennis, bike riding, and learning guitar.

Olivia Perez

Olivia is a Marketing Senior Associate in the NYC office.

She loves dog parks, cooking, and painting.

Olivier Hodieb

Olivier is a Solution and Product Associate in Europe.

Olivier runs 6 km a day and enjoys reading Harlan Coben novels.

Owen Westcott

Owen is the Delivery Director in the NYC office and is the point of contact from kickoff to deployment, and beyond.

He's Australian, supports the Newcastle Knights, and bakes his own bread.

Paul Marcyan

Paul stays busy getting data in and out of our BluePlanner software in the Paris office.

He loves Paris but he spends many weekends rock climbing in the mountains.

Raghu Raghavan

Raghu is a Delivery Director in the UK.

He has more than 15 years of experience in Retail and Consumer Goods Tech, working for Wipro Trade Analytics and Accenture as a Consulting Manager for CG Solutions.

Rodrigo Torres

Rodrigo is a Solutions Associate in Hong Kong.

He enjoys photography, football, and has lived in 9 houses over the last two years.

Stuart Johnson

Stuart is a Data Engineering Senior Manager in Australia.

He spends his time with his wife, two sons, and dog and enjoys 4WDing, bike riding, playing guitar, camping, and exploring the outdoors.

Thierry Bellance

Thierry is a Data Engineer Senior Associate in the Paris office.

His free time is dedicated to literature and theater.

Trevor Bullock

Trevor is a Solution & Product Manager in the NYC office.

Trevor loves electronic music shows and walking his cat in local parks.