Financial Crime Manager
Remote · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya or Nigeria
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end fraud and AML detection operations for Paystack, partnering with Product and Engineering to evolve monitoring, alerting, and case management; guide a high-performing team of specialists to deliver robust risk outcomes; translate regulatory, partner, and audit requirements into scalable detection systems; define operational strategies, drive system design, and provide updates to senior stakeholders on performance and emerging issues; focus on optimization of detection logic, thresholds, and performance metrics while maintaining customer experience across multiple markets.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years in financial crime roles in payments, fintech, banking, or financial services
- Proven experience designing, building, and tuning risk detection systems (fraud, AML, or similar)
- Experience in measuring and optimising detection performance using quantitative metrics
- Strong systems thinking: able to design scalable, maintainable monitoring frameworks
- Deep understanding of financial crime typologies, AML/CTF requirements, and regulatory obligations
- Experience operating within fraud, AML, risk, or compliance functions in payments, fintech, or financial services
- Proven experience leading and developing teams, including setting direction, coaching, and performance management
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- High ownership mindset and comfort operating in ambiguous, high-growth environments
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