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Position: Head of Payments / Payment Operations & Strategy Manager / CCO

Work Format: Remote / Hybrid / Relocation

Employment: Full-time

Salary Expectations: Negotiable (depending on location and project scale)

I am a Head of Payments & CCO with 9+ years of experience in building, scaling, and optimizing robust payment infrastructures for international FinTech, iGaming, and e-Commerce companies.

Core Expertise:

Global Market Entry: Launching and driving products into 15+ high-growth regions (CIS, LATAM, Africa, MENA).

Payment Engineering: Setting up cascading, transaction routing, and advanced anti-fraud frameworks to cut processing fees and maximize conversion.

Vendor & Asset Management: Scouting, scoring, and onboarding local APMs, acquiring banks, crypto gateways, and mobile wallets.

Leadership: Building high-performing payment operations and B2B commercial teams from the ground up.

Key Achievements:

Conversion: Boosted transaction Approval Rates by 10% in core target markets via smart routing and cascading optimization.

Expansion: Successfully rolled out localized payment ecosystems across 15+ countries (including the CIS region, Africa and MENA).

C-Level Impact: As Chief Commercial Officer, orchestrated the business development strategy for a PSP, expanding the corporate footprint into new markets.

Languages: English (C1 – Fluent/Professional), Russian (Native).

📩 Telegram: @ivalsmi

📧 Email: [email protected]