Head of Payments - HeadShot

NDA

Head of Payments

We are a fast-growing iGaming product operating across international Tier 2–3 markets. Our team is in an active scaling phase — transaction volumes are growing, geographic presence is expanding, and our payment infrastructure is evolving rapidly. We are looking for candidates with hands-on iGaming experience in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets.

About the role

You will own the full payments ecosystem end-to-end. Your core mission is to build a resilient, flexible, and efficient payment infrastructure that supports business growth, improves user experience, and maintains high approval rates while controlling processing costs and risks.

NDA

Remote

(Remote)

Full-time

Responsibilities:

— Develop and optimize payment infrastructure and checkout
— Build and manage payment method cascades to improve approval rate and conversion
— Configure routing logic, filters, and traffic distribution across PSPs and payment channels
— Daily monitoring of payment methods and key performance metrics
— Liquidity control and provider balance management
— Analyze decline rates and work with providers to reduce failures
— Launch new payment methods and alternative solutions for different GEOs
— Run A/B tests and payment experiments together with product and analytics teams
— Optimize user payment flows and transaction speed
— Develop backup solutions to ensure payment stability
— Participate in new GEO launches and build local payment setups
— Reduce processing costs and improve commercial terms with PSPs
— Lead operational communication and negotiations with payment partners
— Develop antifraud and risk processes: fraud prevention, chargeback management, suspicious activity monitoring
— Build transparent reporting and payment analytics
— Collaborate with product, CRM, risk, finance, and analytics teams

Requirements:

— 3+ years of experience in iGaming on the merchant side
— Experience in Payments Manager, Payment Operations, or Head of Payments roles
— Deep understanding of payment infrastructure and key payment methods: P2P, e-wallets, APM, crypto, e-commerce
— Hands-on experience with routing, cascades, filters, and payment logic
— Strong command of key metrics: approval rate, success rate, conversion, fraud/chargeback rate
— Experience with BI systems and payment analytics
— Understanding of AML/KYC processes and risk management principles
— English at a level sufficient for confident communication with international providers

Nice to have

— Experience scaling payment infrastructure — Established network among PSPs and local payment providers — Practical experience building antifraud processes from scratch — Proven track record of improving approval/conversion metrics

Benefits:

— Fully remote format
— High level of autonomy and real influence over payment strategy
— Scaling product with growing volumes and new markets
— Ability to shape payment infrastructure architecture and PSP relationships
— Fast processes and minimal bureaucracy
— Strong cross-functional team
— International scope and complex, non-trivial challenges

Employment

Full-time

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