Head of Payments & Identity
Core
Lead engineering domain for complete user and money lifecycle including identification, fraud prevention, deposits, withdrawals, and financial accounting in the Core Ledger.
Role type
Senior engineering leader (Head of Payments & Identity)
Builds
Payments, KYC/Identity, Anti-Fraud, and Core Ledger systems
Domain
Fintech / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering leadership, team scaling, systems thinking, complex integrations, architectural strategy, stakeholder alignment, technical standards definition, legacy modernization
Preferred skills
Payments/fintech/banking/crypto experience, regional PSP integration, KYC/AML/transaction monitoring, Ledger system migration, internal tooling for finance/compliance
Technologies
Core Ledger, PSPs, KYC/AML vendors, payment providers
Responsibilities
Build and scale engineering domain across Payments, KYC/Identity, Anti-Fraud and Core Ledger; Lead ~30 engineers and leaders defining org structure; Define domain strategy and architecture roadmap; Ensure seamless interaction across user and money lifecycle; Improve integration speed and quality with external partners; Balance onboarding/conversion with security and compliance; Provide reliable data/tools for Finance/Compliance/Risk; Drive modernization toward central Ledger architecture.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership mandate
