We are looking for an experienced Transaction Monitoring professional to lead and grow our monitoring function across acquiring and issuing. You will bring a proven track record of managing team and building monitoring capabilities, strong analytical and hands-on SQL skills, and direct experience in an acquirer or PayFac environment, with a solid understanding of acquiring transaction monitoring and portfolio-level fraud risk. If you combine leadership, technical depth, and acquiring expertise, we would love to hear from you.
Team Leadership
* Proven leadership experience in transaction monitoring, including direct management of teams.
* Strong acquiring experience is mandatory, specifically within an acquirer or Payment Facilitator (PayFac) environment.
Fintech background
* Experience limited to merchant-side fraud monitoring is not sufficient for this position.
* Solid understanding of card payment processing, acquiring risk, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring.
Hard skills
* Hands-on technical skills, including SQL proficiency and the ability to independently query and analyse transaction data.
* Practical experience developing, implementing, and optimising transaction monitoring rules and fraud detection strategies.
Soft skills
* Strong understanding of card scheme requirements (Visa and Mastercard), fraud monitoring programmes, and related risk indicators.
* Experience managing operational fraud investigations and escalations.* Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable risk management decisions.
Skills Required
- Proven leadership experience in transaction monitoring, including direct team management
- Direct acquiring experience within an acquirer or Payment Facilitator environment
- Experience with card payment processing, acquiring risk, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring
- Strong SQL proficiency and ability to independently query and analyze transaction data
- Experience developing, implementing, and optimizing transaction monitoring rules and fraud detection strategies
- Understanding of Visa and Mastercard card scheme requirements, fraud monitoring programs, and related risk indicators
- Experience managing operational fraud investigations and escalations
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable risk management decisions
What We Do
From London to Singapore and from San Francisco to São Paulo, we help businesses enter new markets, explore new industries, and reach new milestones. We are driven by a deep-seated determination to be the best possible partner for our customers – giving you the support you need to capitalize on a world that’s changing at breakneck speed. Our mission is to provide innovators with a convenient and simple financial interface that enables payments to flow freely and invisibly across borders. We offer a wide range of services, including payment gateway, card acquiring, business accounts, card issuing, alternative payment methods, and more. That’s the reason why we are called Unlimit: we provide unlimited growth opportunities for our customers, freeing them from the payment constraints. Unlimit - Borderless Payments
