Head of Risk, Eastern Africa
Core
Lead end-to-end risk management for Visa's Eastern Africa cluster, protecting the payments ecosystem while enabling responsible growth across diverse markets, clients, and regulators.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Risk (Payments)
Builds
Secure payment flows, fraud prevention systems, and regulatory-aligned growth strategies for merchants, fintechs, and mobile money operators in Eastern Africa.
Domain
Payments technology, financial services, regulatory compliance
Required skills
Ecosystem intelligence, data-driven decision-making, AI and fraud analytics fluency, regulatory credibility, commercial judgment, crisis leadership, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
Mobile-first digital payments expertise, cross-border flow management, emerging technology risk assessment
Technologies
AI, fraud analytics, tokenization, mobile money platforms
Responsibilities
Maintain deep market and ecosystem intelligence across Eastern Africa; Align risk priorities with commercial strategy to enable safe growth; Strengthen digital trust through fraud, scam, and cybersecurity prevention; Engage regulators, government agencies, and law enforcement to shape policy and ensure compliance; Advise clients, fintechs, and partners on risk controls and governance; Monitor credit, settlement, and financial risks; Coordinate incident response and crisis management; Provide executive-level risk reporting and strategic insights.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence
