Who we are

Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa.
Since 2019, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million people, offering personal and business banking, payment, credit and business management tools to help them succeed. Moniepoint processed $182 billion in 2023, and currently processes the majority of the POS transactions in Nigeria.

Job Overview:

The E-Business Control Officer supports the E-Business Control Manager in conducting internal control assessments to validate the adequacy and effectiveness of controls within Moniepoint MFB's SBU products. This role assists in developing test scripts and control programs to ensure the completeness and accuracy of daily qualifying transactions across various product classes. The Associate will also help to validate the correct proofing of settlement positions in assigned inbound/ receivables and outbound/ payables GLs due to and from counterparties in line with SLAs  and report all unconventional settlement  positions for regularization  max (T+3)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in monitoring and reporting on automations or processes to daily test and report on outstanding settlement positions (inbound/receivable and outbound/payable) in GL or accounts of various e-business products, ensuring exposures are closed out latest T+3.
• Support daily monitoring of automations or processes to report on net exposure in any Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable product class above acceptable thresholds (days and and value).
• Help monitor individual product settlement accounts and GL data for outliers in patterns or trends to proactively detect wrong GL configuration, wrong product output, unconventional GL or account positions, and assist in following up for timely resolution (max T+3)
• Assist in monitoring automations that test transactions data, systems configurations, and applications to validate that only qualified transactions are streamed and accepted for processing.
• Support the curation of dependencies embedded in product and transaction processing, applications, and databases, and assist in testing their data or output for conformity with design.
• Participate in executing risk-based control assessments to evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of controls within the e-business and products environment.
• Conduct test of control programme via checklist that reviews the adequacy of controls embedded in products to validate its completeness and the effectiveness of end-to-end processing, including transaction limits, approval status/hierarchies, and real-time monitoring for outliers.
• Communication of assessment findings, results, and recommendations to stakeholders and line-managers.
• Collaborate with other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement a comprehensive control framework for all e-business platforms, digital channels, and online payment systems.
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned or become necessary  to improve the e-business control environment and the overall  internal control maturity posture of Moniepoint MFB.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Information Technology,  or a related field.
• Certifications: Relevant professional certifications such as CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), ICAN, or others related to IT or risk management.
• Experience: 4 - 5 years proven experience in e-Business control assessment, IT auditing, or a related field, with a strong understanding of E -Products. Experience in the banking or financial services sector is often preferred.
• Framework and Standard Knowledge: In-depth knowledge and practical experience with the COSO internal control framework and relevant ISO standards, including ISO 31000 (Risk Management) and the COSO framework is essential.

Skills and Competencies:

Skills, Competencies, Technical and Non technical
What you need to succeed

• Technical Understanding: A good understanding of transaction data flow pipelines, settlement processing and accounts receivable and payable management.
• Assessment Skills: Strong planning and execution skills for conducting internal control assessments, including design and operations effectiveness testing.
• Risk Management: Experience in assessing risk ownership, risk registers, and integrating principles from ISO 31000.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate assessment findings, results, and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify control deficiencies, assess their impact, and develop remediation plans.
• Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational and time management skills to manage multiple assessments, remediation efforts, and reporting requirements.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy in assessments, documentation, and reporting.

What we can offer you

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• An interview with a business lead.
• A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the executive team. 

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

Who We Are - About NewGlobe

NewGlobe is working with visionary governments around the world to dramatically improve the quality of basic education. Founded in 2007, we partner with governments to provide integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -- all grounded in learning science -- to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, Our data-driven approach has been validated by a Nobel-winning researcher and recognition by international leaders in Education. We imagine a world where all children can access an education that unlocks their full potential.

We need bright minds who want to be part of building a new globe -- a more equitable globe -- to join us. More information: newglobe.education

Technology Group

Technology plays a critical role enabling us to provide transformative education at massive scale in highly resource constrained environments. This is one of the key elements that gives us the ability to deliver radically impactful programmes, creating brighter futures for a generation of children across the world each day. Technology spans several key functions, including product management, business intelligence, software development and IT operations.Working with us, passionate technologists have a chance to directly change the world.

About the Role

We have reached an inflection point where we need to take our data game to the next level. Instead of just providing data to our various departments, we need to start bringing to bear more sophisticated techniques to unlock the potential of our significant data sets. While we collect hundreds of thousands of data points every day from each of our programmes – from the time each teacher spends on each page of every lesson to every pupil’s answer to every question of every assessment – we are yet to fully realise the potential energy of these data sets. 

On a technical level, this shift means moving beyond traditional approaches to data engineering, replacing ETL batch processing and data warehousing with event-driven real-time data pipelines and a distributed data mesh; on an organisational level, it means reimagining business intelligence as a skill set embedded in our cross-functional delivery teams, not as a separate team with separate priorities and timelines. And it also means transforming the ways that we expose the data to our users, providing richer, more actionable interfaces.

The Senior Engineer will help to lead the charge on this transformation, bringing experience to bear, both on the systems themselves, as well as mentoring and developing other team members.

This role reports to the Business Intelligence Lead, but will routinely be embedded in cross-functional delivery teams, working collaboratively to deliver our next generation data products.

What You Will Do 

• Build next generation event-driven data processing pipelines that cleanse, enrich, and aggregate a range of different data sets as part of a globally distributed and cross-functional software development organisation
• Deploy these data pipelines in line with continuous delivery practices and principles
• Improve the scalability, stability, accuracy, and efficiency of our existing data platform - it’s not all just green field!
• Develop and mentor other members of the business intelligence department
• Monitor our data platforms in order to identify and resolve issues and ensure high-availability of data insights
• Communicate with stakeholders to develop requirements, implement solutions, and collaborate on rollouts

What You Should Have

• 5+ years of enterprise work experience in business intelligence, data engineering, and advanced analytics
• 2+ years of commercial, enterprise experience building data pipelines using Apache Spark and Python (future platform). Familiarity using these tools to consume data from RabbitMQ or Kafka is a plus.
• Experience with one or more types of NoSQL databases and data lakes
• Comfort with version control and continuous delivery
• Familiarity with relational databases, ETL, and reporting tools. Preference for Microsoft technologies (we currently use Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019, SSIS, and SSRS)
• Fluency with warehouse design and dimension modelling (star schemas, snowflakes, etc)
• Experience or interest in results-driven, lean/agile environments
• Basic DBA skills
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a difference for children every day at a proven, internationally recognized, mission-driven company.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement.
• Take the lead and help us grow our engineering team
• The opportunity to work on challenging and innovative projects

Values of Successful Employees at NewGlobe

We are looking for new joiners who are energized by our mission and share our values. 

Detailed doers, creative problem-solvers, relentless advocates,  malleable learners, data-driven decision-makers and curious investigators do well at NewGlobe. Learn more about our values and how to succeed as a job-seeker at NewGlobe on our LinkedIn page.

What to Expect from the Interview Process

We have a rigorous, merit based hiring process. The process is designed to simulate the essential parts of the job and introduce you to your role in the business should you join our team. Apply via our website.

We will never ask for payment as part of the interview process and we are committed to a fair process free of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship or disability. 

Who We Are

Moniepoint is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer.

What We Do

At Moniepoint, we are a customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. We have several products that provide essential services for businesses, such as credit, overdrafts, etc. We leverage artificial intelligence and data to make our decisions but also have the technology and data-driven best practices used to support our businesses.

Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work?  Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.

About the Role

The Head of POS Hardware & Repair is a strategic technical leadership role focused on ensuring the quality, reliability, and serviceability of all Point of Sale (POS) hardware devices used by the company. This individual acts as the primary technical liaison with POS manufacturers, driving design and component selection to meet rigorous company standards and optimize for easy, cost-effective repair in the Nigerian market. This role directly manages and oversees all POS device repair operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. POS Hardware Quality Assurance & Design Strategy

• Manufacturer Liaison: Serve as the main technical point of contact with all POS hardware manufacturers.
• Design Adherence & Vetting: Rigorously review and audit manufacturer design specifications and component lists to ensure strict adherence to the company's recommended designs, quality standards, and use of robust, reliable components.
• Design for Serviceability (DFS): Proactively recommend specific design updates, modifications, and material changes to manufacturers that simplify repair processes, reduce component costs, and improve the Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Component Reliability: Evaluate and approve critical hardware components (e.g., batteries, screens, printers) based on reliability data, failure rates, and long-term supply stability.
• Failure Analysis: Partner with Engineering/Data teams to conduct root cause analysis (RCA) on recurring hardware failures and translate these findings into concrete, mandatory design improvements for manufacturers.

2. Local Market Adaptation & Relevance (Nigeria Focus)

• Market Insight: Maintain deep, continuous awareness of the operational reality, environmental conditions, and logistical challenges specific to the Nigerian market.
• Design Recommendation: Translate local environmental and usage data (e.g., power fluctuations, dust, handling) into practical design requirements (e.g., ruggedization, better component protection) for manufacturers.
• Spare Part Management: Define and validate the list of required spare parts that must be provided by the manufacturer, ensuring they are the most critical and highest-failure-rate components suitable for the local repair environment.

3. POS Repair Operations Oversight

• Repair Strategy: Define the strategy and operational model for all POS device repair operations, including internal repair centers and outsourced service providers.
• Performance Management: Manage and monitor the performance of the repair function against key metrics, focusing intensely on reducing Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and improving the First-Time Fix Rate.
• Process Standardization: Develop and enforce standardized repair procedures, diagnostics, and quality control (QC) protocols to ensure consistent, high-quality repair outputs across all channels.
• Tooling & Training: Approve and oversee the technical training and certification of all repair technicians and ensure they have the necessary diagnostic equipment and tools.
• Repair Data Reporting: Establish a robust reporting structure for tracking component failure rates, repair costs, and inventory of parts used in repair to inform future design changes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related technical field.
• Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in hardware engineering, quality control, technical operations, or product service management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Technical Expertise: Deep, hands-on knowledge of embedded systems, circuit board components, electronic repair methodologies, and diagnostic tools, particularly within the POS, terminal, or embedded payment device space.
• Manufacturer Management: Proven track record of successfully managing technical relationships with international hardware manufacturers, including design review and quality auditing processes.
• Operational Acumen: Experience managing complex repair/service operations, with a strong focus on KPIs like MTTR, Cost-of-Repair, and Failure Rate analysis.
• Market Knowledge (Highly Preferred): Direct experience with hardware deployment and service operations in the Nigerian or similar emerging markets, understanding the unique environmental and logistical constraints.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, technical communication, and analytical skills.

What we can offer you

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, an annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• An interview with the hiring team.
• An interview with a member of our executive team. 

Moniepoint Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

Who We Are

Moniepoint is Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer. We are on a mission to create financial happiness for everyone, everywhere.

What We Do

At Moniepoint, we are a customer-focused community dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. We leverage artificial intelligence and data-driven best practices to support our businesses, from providing credit and overdrafts to ensuring every transaction is secure.

Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out our stories on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.

Job Summary

The Lead, Corporate Credit Risk Management is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing our credit risk framework to ensure sustainable portfolio growth, asset quality preservation, and regulatory compliance. The role oversees end-to-end credit risk management across retail, SME, and digital lending products and acts in the capacity of Head of Credit Risk, providing strategic direction, oversight, and independent challenge to business units.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Risk Strategy & Governance

• Develop and implement the Bank’s Credit Risk Strategy in line with Moniepoint’s risk appetite, business objectives, and CBN Prudential Guidelines.
• Provide leadership oversight of credit risk management 
• Ensure credit risk considerations are embedded in product design, pricing, underwriting, and portfolio growth strategies.
• Serve as a key advisor to Executive Management and the Board on credit risk exposures, trends, and emerging risks.
• Support the Board Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (FARCo) with regular credit risk reports and insights.
• Stay abreast of fintech and digital lending trends impacting credit risk management.

Credit Policy & Underwriting Framework

• Develop, review, and maintain the Bank’s Credit Risk Policies, underwriting standards, and approval authorities.
• Ensure all lending activities comply with approved credit policies, regulatory requirements, and internal risk standards.
• Oversee credit scoring models, decision engines, and manual underwriting processes for digital and non-digital loans.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties between origination, approval, and disbursement processes.
• Periodically review lending limits, sectoral exposures, and concentration risks, to ensure compliance with credit policies and risk appetite\
• Oversee the use of data, analytics, and alternative data sources to enhance credit decisioning.
• Ensure credit risk controls are embedded within digital platforms, APIs, and automated workflows.
• Review and validate changes to credit models, decision rules, and lending systems

Portfolio Monitoring & Asset Quality Management

• Monitor credit portfolio performance across products, channels, and customer segments.
• Track key portfolio metrics including delinquency ratios, non-performing loans (NPLs), roll rates, vintage analysis, and write-offs.
• Identify early warning signals and emerging credit risks, recommending timely corrective actions.
• Oversee remedial management strategies, restructuring, recoveries, and collections escalation frameworks.
• Ensure adequacy of loan loss provisioning in line with regulatory and accounting standards.

Credit Risk Analytics & Reporting

• Develop robust credit risk dashboards and management information systems (MIS).
• Provide accurate and timely credit risk reports to:
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Executive Management
  • Board Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (FARCo)
• Perform stress testing and scenario analysis on the loan portfolio.
• Support regulatory reporting and supervisory examinations relating to credit risk.

Regulatory Compliance & Stakeholder Engagement

• Ensure full compliance with:
  • CBN Prudential Guidelines for MFBs
  • IFRS 9 (where applicable)
  • Consumer protection and fair lending requirements
• Act as a key liaison with Internal Audit, External Auditors, Regulators, and Credit Bureaus on credit risk matters.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits, and implementation of audit recommendations.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead and develop the Credit Risk team, ensuring clear roles, accountability, and performance management.
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Collections, Finance, IT, and Business teams to ensure balanced risk-return outcomes.
• Provide guidance and training on credit risk principles, policy compliance, and risk ownership across the organization.
• Foster a strong credit risk culture focused on discipline, data-driven decisions, and sustainability.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Master’s degree (MBA, MSc) is an advantage

Professional Certifications (Preferred)

• ACA, ACCA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of 8–10 years experience in credit risk, lending, or risk management within banking, fintech, or financial services
• Proven experience managing credit risk portfolios, preferably in digital or SME lending
• Prior experience in a leadership or senior risk role is required

Core Competencies & Skills

• Strong understanding of credit risk frameworks and CBN regulations
• Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• High ethical standards and independence
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment

What We Can Offer You

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all voices are heard, and we look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning- and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, and an annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter.
• An interview with the hiring team.
• An interview with a member of our executive team.

Moniepoint Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

About Sand

Sand Technologies is a global Physical AI company using data and AI to make critical industries work better. We partner with governments, cities and enterprises to improve how essential systems operate across healthcare, water, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure.

Our work delivers proven real-world impact. We have built AI systems that help manage London’s water supply, supported telecom network planning across hundreds of cities, and developed digital healthcare platforms serving tens of millions of people across Africa. From intelligent command centers to AI-powered infrastructure platforms, we help organizations sense, analyze and act in complex environments.

Our people are ambitious, curious and relentlessly practical. Our teams work alongside clients in the field, solving hard problems and deploying solutions that last. With colleagues across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US, we operate across the full stack - from research and engineering to deployment and capability building.

Our mission is simple: to harness AI to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges.

About the role

Sand is scaling rapidly across Africa, partnering with Ministries of Health to deploy the Health Operating System (HOS) — a decision-support and execution platform that transforms how health systems sense, analyze, and act on data. The HOS is already operational across multiple countries, with plans to expand to 15 countries by end of 2026, supported by 80+ Forward Deployed Engineers.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you are the technical spearhead of our client engagement in Nigeria. Unlike our roaming FDE roles, this is a permanently embedded position. You will be based full-time within the Ministry of Health in Nigeria, becoming a long-term extension of the client's operational team. Your mandate is to build deep institutional relationships, develop comprehensive understanding of the national health system, and deliver sustained value over an extended engagement — not just rapid sprints, but lasting transformation.

This is not staff augmentation. You are an amalgamation of three roles:

1. The Software Engineer — Deep technical acumen to build and deploy production-grade solutions using Sand's product suite
2. The Product Manager — Strategic foresight to understand client problems, influence business objectives, and identify expansion opportunities
3. The Consultant — Client-facing finesse to navigate complex stakeholder relationships, manage scope, and transfer knowledge

Your primary mission is to prove our value fast, delivering functional solutions rapidly using Sand's products, playbooks, and tools, and then maturing those solutions into mission-critical infrastructure that the Ministry depends on daily. Over time, you become the institutional memory of the deployment — the person who understands the data landscape, the stakeholder dynamics, and the operational realities better than anyone.

Who We're Looking For

The Forward Deployed Engineer is a highly ambitious individual. You are someone who is deeply keen on learning — someone who dives in headfirst to solve some of the hardest, most complex problems in global health. You thrive on understanding the technology, understanding the stakeholders, understanding our product suite, and weaving all three together to deliver solutions that change how health systems operate.

This role is not for someone looking for comfort or routine. It is for someone who wants to step outside of their comfort zone, build something they can be proud of, and grow faster than they thought possible. The FDE programme is a career accelerator — an intensive rotation that exposes you to technical depth, strategic thinking, and client leadership in equal measure, all while working on problems that matter for millions of people.

For this permanently embedded role, you also need the maturity and resilience to sustain deep client relationships over months and years — not just weeks. You will become the face of Sand in Nigeria, and that requires patience, cultural fluency, and the ability to navigate institutional complexity while maintaining momentum.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as Sand's Permanent Technical Presence in Nigeria

• Embed full-time within the Ministry of Health, becoming a trusted member of the client's extended team
• Develop deep, longitudinal understanding of the national health data landscape, institutional dynamics, and operational priorities
• Build and maintain relationships across all levels of the Ministry — from frontline data officers to senior leadership
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for all Sand activities in-country, coordinating with launchers, country directors, and visiting FDE teams

Drive On-Site Value Delivery

• Rapidly unlock, explore, and integrate client data sources (e.g., DHIS2, SCADA systems, network management platforms, operational databases)
• Understand client problems through prototyping and rapid value delivery — deploying POCs and MVPs using Sand's product components and playbooks
• Transition initial solutions into hardened, production-grade systems that the Ministry relies on daily
• Own the long-term health of deployed solutions — monitoring adoption, troubleshooting issues, and iterating based on user feedback
• Deliver and track value generated through deployment of Sand products

Enable Product-Led Growth

• Lead with Sand's existing product suite — know the products by heart and where each solution is most effective for the domain you're deployed in
• Document learnings, client challenges, and successful solutions as reusable patterns for the broader FDE community
• Drive discovery and expansion by uncovering new opportunities on the ground

Build Local Capacity and Sustainability

• Work alongside Ministry teams to co-create solutions and progressively transfer knowledge, ensuring they can operate and maintain systems independently
• Identify, recruit, and mentor local data engineers, scientists, and analysts to build sustainable in-country capacity
• Develop training materials and documentation tailored to the local context, language, and skill level
• Be the continuity that ensures handover isn't a cliff — you bridge the gap between Sand's deployment and the Ministry's long-term ownership

Feed the Platform Feedback Loop

• Channel field learnings back to improve the core product through structured mechanisms (Technical Deep Dives, Solution Swarms, pattern documentation)
• Turn "gravel roads" into "paved superhighways" — document solution patterns so the next FDE can move faster
• Contribute field feedback that influences 30% of the product roadmap

Requirements — Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, system deployment, or technical leadership
• Proficiency in at least one of: Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, JavaScript — with ability to write production-grade code
• Strong problem-solving skills with a bias toward action and rapid prototyping
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — comfortable presenting to senior government or corporate stakeholders and translating between technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with or deploying to government, public sector, or large institutional clients
• Proven ability to lead local technical teams and build capacity
• Willingness to relocate and be permanently based in Nigeria for the duration of the engagement (12-24+ months)
• Language: Local language proficiency is a significant advantage

Requirements — Preferred

• Experience with data integration, ETL pipelines, and working with diverse data sources
• Experience in one or more of Sand's focus domains: health informatics/digital health, water utility operations, telecommunications network operations, or energy systems
• Familiarity with domain-specific platforms (e.g., DHIS2, OpenMRS for health; SCADA, GIS for water/energy; OSS/BSS for telecom)
• Experience with BI and dashboarding tools, particularly Apache Superset
• Experience with data transformation tools such as dbt or Airflow
• Comfort working with data dictionaries, reporting requirements, and identifying common data quality issues
• Knowledge of data security, privacy, and interoperability standards (e.g., FHIR for healthcare, GDPR, local data sovereignty requirements)
• Experience operating in resource-constrained environments (unreliable power, limited connectivity)

Work Environment

This is a permanently embedded role. You will work on-site at the Ministry of Health in Nigeria 4 days per week, with 1 day for focused remote work, internal collaboration, and knowledge sharing with the broader FDE community. You should expect to be based in Nigeria for a minimum of 12-24 months.

You must be self-driven, comfortable operating as Sand's primary technical representative in-country, and disciplined with online collaboration tools to stay connected with the broader Sand team across geographies. Cultural sensitivity, adaptability, and genuine interest in the local context are essential — you are not passing through, you are putting down roots.

Technical Financial Crime Manager

About Paystack

Over the past nine years, Paystack has established itself as a pioneer in African fintech with a mission to help merchants get paid by anyone, anywhere in the world. Processing over $300 million in monthly transactions, our modern payments infrastructure supports tens of thousands of notable corporations, including MTN, Bolt, and Domino’s Pizza.

As we enter a phase of accelerated growth, we are seeking a Technical Financial Crime Manager to own, design, and scale our fraud and AML detection capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of data, engineering, and financial crime operations, with end-to-end accountability for ensuring our monitoring systems are technically robust, domain-accurate, and scalable across multiple markets.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will define detection logic, guide system design, and directly influence how financial crime risk is identified and managed at Paystack, while also leading and developing high-performing fraud and AML teams.

What You’ll Do

As the Technical Financial Crime Manager, you will run the day-to-day fraud and AML detection stack; from data and rules to operational outcomes. You will combine deep technical expertise with financial crime domain knowledge to design effective monitoring systems, manage domain specialists, and ensure Paystack remains a safe, trusted payments platform.

You will be accountable for:

• The technical quality and effectiveness of fraud & AML monitoring logic
• The operating model and performance of Financial Crime Monitoring teams

Translating risk, regulatory, and business requirements into scalable detection systems

Key Responsibilities

Technical Ownership of Detection & Monitoring

• Define, build, test, and optimise fraud and AML detection rules, scenarios, thresholds, and models used in production systems.
• Translate complex datasets and domain insights into actionable detection logic embedded in monitoring and alerting platforms.
• Establish feedback loops between investigation outcomes and detection logic to continuously improve signal quality.
• Measure and manage detection performance using quantitative metrics (precision, recall, false positives, alert-to-case conversion, loss metrics).

Maintain structured, auditable documentation of rules, logic, assumptions, and changes.

Data Analysis, Modelling & Insights

• Analyse large, complex transactional and behavioural datasets to identify emerging fraud and AML risks across markets.
• Design and implement statistical models, machine learning approaches, and/or time-series analysis to enhance detection capabilities.
• Build and own dashboards and reporting frameworks tracking KPIs, SLAs, alert quality, investigator productivity, and risk outcomes.

Conduct trend analysis, root cause analysis, and deep dives on losses, typologies, and control gaps.

Financial Crime Oversight

• Own the end-to-end fraud and AML detection domain, ensuring alignment between prevention, detection, investigation, and remediation.
• Apply deep understanding of fraud typologies, AML/CTF risks, sanctions, and regulatory expectations to detection design.
• Manage the Fraud and AML operational teams (specialists and first-line managers) to ensure adequate coverage, capability and day-to-day execution. 
• Translate regulatory, partner, and audit requirements into scalable technical and operational controls.
• Stay ahead of evolving financial crime patterns, market-specific risks, and regulatory developments across Paystack’s footprint.

Tooling, Automation & Scale

• Partner with Product and Engineering to embed detection logic into core systems and improve monitoring, alerting, and case management tooling.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enable scale without compromising control quality.
• Identify and prioritise enhancements to monitoring platforms, workflows, and data pipelines.
• Ensure fraud and AML tooling evolves in line with transaction growth, new products, and new markets.

Operational Excellence

• Build and continuously improve operational processes, SLAs, KPIs, and quality frameworks across Fraud and AML teams.
• Use data and metrics to manage performance, capacity, and outcomes, ensuring teams operate efficiently and effectively.
• Identify gaps, risks, and inefficiencies, leading initiatives to strengthen controls and scale operations sustainably.
• Balance speed, quality, regulatory expectations, and customer experience in day-to-day decision-making.

Cross-Functional & Executive Collaboration

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Customer Operations. 
• Influence roadmap priorities related to fraud, AML, and financial crime tooling.
• Provide clear updates to senior stakeholders on operational performance, risks, and emerging issues

Support audits, partner reviews, and regulatory engagements as a subject matter expert.

Who We’re Looking For

Required 

• 7+ years in financial crime roles in payments, fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Strong technical expertise in data analysis, including advanced SQL and experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Expert Python skills, including experience with libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, statsmodels, and/or model pipelines.
• Proven experience designing, building, and tuning risk detection systems (fraud, AML, or similar).
• Solid understanding of statistical modelling, machine learning, and/or time-series forecasting, with experience deploying models into production or operational workflows.
• Ability to translate data insights into operational detection logic used by investigators and automated systems.
• Experience measuring and optimising detection performance using quantitative metrics.

Strong systems thinking: able to design scalable, maintainable monitoring frameworks rather than one-off rules.

• Deep understanding of financial crime typologies, fraud patterns, 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.
• Ability to balance technical depth with practical operational decision-making.
• 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.

Preferred

• Experience with dbt and modern analytics stacks.
• Experience with version control systems (GitHub).
• Experience with AI-assisted tooling or advanced analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with monitoring platforms, alerting systems, transaction screening, and case management tools.
• Experience working with OLTP (MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQL Server), OLAP (Redshift/BigQuery/Snowflake), and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
• Industry certifications such as ACAMS, ICA, CFE, CFCS, or similar.

Why This Role Matters

This role is foundational to Paystack’s ability to scale safely. You will define how financial crime detection works at Paystack, combining strong technical systems with sound domain judgment. Success in this role directly protects customers, merchants, partners, and the broader financial ecosystem while enabling Paystack’s continued growth across Africa and beyond.

This role is open to candidates based in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, or South Africa