Head of Banking Platform
Core
Define and lead end-to-end strategy for a scalable banking platform across multiple African markets, managing the full product lifecycle from deposits to withdrawals and vendor ecosystem relationships.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Banking Platform
Builds
Scalable banking platform architecture, payment integrations, and operational tooling for iGaming/betting markets
Domain
Fintech / Payments / iGaming
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Platform strategy definition, end-to-end product lifecycle ownership, team leadership and scaling, vendor and payment ecosystem management, multi-market regulatory compliance, executive-level stakeholder influence, financial performance optimization, reconciliation and settlement management
Preferred skills
African payments ecosystem experience, iGaming/betting background, payment orchestration and Merchant of Record models, payment infrastructure scaling, operational finance workflows
Technologies
Payment orchestration tools, reconciliation systems, banking API integrations
Responsibilities
Define platform strategy and vision, oversee product lifecycle execution, lead and scale delivery teams, manage vendor relationships and negotiations, ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, drive operational and financial performance metrics, present strategic cases to executive leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership