Head of Payments and Platform

• Write product specifications for engineering and term sheets for partners.
• Sign and onboard initial platform partners such as payment companies, fintechs, and marketplaces.
• Select and manage settlement routes, comparing price, speed, and counterparty risk.
• Set pricing for platform fees, account and transaction fees, FX margins, and remittance termination fees.
• Build and lead a small team including a treasury dealer, partner success, and sales lead.
• Collaborate with Compliance on partner approvals, KYC models, and regulatory approvals.
• Manage key business metrics including partners live, accounts opened, volume, revenue, and capital and liquidity consumption.

• Have at least seven years of experience in payments, fintech, or financial services, preferably in East Africa with cross-border or remittance experience.
• Have experience building or managing sponsor-bank, aggregator, or PSP integrations and understanding fintech needs from bank APIs.
• Have experience dealing with the Central Bank of Kenya or similar regulators on product approvals.
• Be able to interpret treasury positions, price FX and payments, and explain fee schedules to partners' CFOs.
• Possess skills in sales and closing deals, and writing clear specifications and term sheets.
• Have a network among Kenyan and regional fintechs, payment companies, and remittance operators.
• Preferred but not required: experience with digital-asset payment infrastructure and core banking systems.

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