Head of Payments & Identity

We are looking for a Head of Payments & Identity to build and lead an engineering domain responsible for the complete user and money lifecycle: from customer identification and fraud prevention to deposits, withdrawals and accurate financial accounting in the Core Ledger.

You will transform the current payment capability into a structured organisation across Payments, KYC/Identity, Anti-Fraud and Core Ledger, leading approximately 30 engineers and engineering leaders.

This role requires a strong engineering leader who can build teams and engineering culture, shape architecture and delivery, and balance customer conversion with security, regulatory compliance and financial integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the engineering domain across Payments, KYC/Identity, Anti-Fraud and Core Ledger
• Lead approximately 30 engineers and engineering leaders, defining the organisational structure, team boundaries, leadership model and areas of ownership
• Define the domain strategy, target architecture and execution roadmap in partnership with Product, Finance, Compliance, Risk and Operations
• Ensure seamless and reliable interaction across the user and money lifecycle: KYC data supports fraud decisions, fraud controls protect payment flows, and payment events creat