Paystack is seeking a Technical Financial Crime Manager to own, design, and scale their fraud and AML detection capabilities. The role involves defining detection logic, guiding system design, and directly influencing how financial crime risk is identified and managed at Paystack.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work with a pioneer in African fintech
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Flexible work arrangements
