Elisse Symonds is the Global Head of Marketing for TNS’s Payments Market. Elisse joined TNS in
2024 as Senior Marketing Manager before being promoted to Global Head of Marketing in 2025. In

this role, Elisse leads international marketing and SDR teams, developing and executing global go-
to-market strategies that drive revenue growth, customer retention and demand generation.

Prior to joining TNS, Elisse held the role of Senior Field Marketing Manager at Mitek Systems
where she was responsible for building the strategic marketing plan to drive new business across
the UK and Ireland finance market. Before this, Elisse held the position of Senior Field Marketing
Manager for ACI Worldwide where she was responsible for providing leadership to the EU field
marketing team and drove results-driven, multi-layered marketing strategies aligned to the
business’ needs.
An enthusiastic and dedicated senior marketing leader with 15+ years’ experience, Elisse has
managed her own freelance marketing and events business, working with organizations such as
Vodafone Business, Hughes Europe and CenturyLink.
Elisse holds a Masters degree in Product Design in Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in

Industrial Design & Technology from Loughborough University. She also holds multiple industry-
based certifications from Google Analytics, Act-On Training and CIM Data Protection for Marketers.

A keen traveler and enthusiastic renovator, Elisse spends her spare time with her children, taking
on renovation projects that are often bigger than planned and looking back on adventures across
Australia, Bali and Europe.