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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]

#CV #Payments
Hi! I'm a Head of Payments with 8+ years in FinTech, building payment infrastructure from scratch and scaling into new markets.
- Built payment operations for a company with €1M monthly turnover,
- Managed a team of 20 specialists,
- Launched 15+ markets (CIS, Africa, MENA) — from integration to stable processing
- Improved payment approval rates through routing optimization and vendor management
- Expertise: PSP integrations, fraud prevention, PCI DSS, KYC/AML, APMs (mobile money, cards, e-wallets)
- Built payments department from zero: processes, documentation, KPIs, team recruitment & mentoring

Open to discussing relevant opportunities — feel free to reach out.

Telegram: @ivalsmi

#CV #Payments #PO
Hi everyone,
I'm Ivan, a results-driven Head of Payments specializing in building and optimizing payment systems for all companies.

What I do best:
– Lead end-to-end payment strategy: from market research and PSP negotiations to technical integration and team management
– Drive international growth: successfully launched and managed payment operations in 15+ countries across CIS, Africa, and MENA
– Optimize performance: using data analytics to improve approval rates, reduce costs, and streamline processes

Key results:
• Scaled payments to 15+ new markets
• Boosted approval rates by 10% in key regions
• Built and led high-performing payments teams from scratch

Open to remote roles as Head of Payments and PO.