Head of Banking Platform

Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.

What You’ll Do

You’ll take ownership of work that gives us our competitive edge, including:

• Define and lead platform strategy Own the end-to-end vision for the banking platform across all markets, moving from fragmented solutions to a scalable, modular architecture. Establish clear success metrics across conversion, cost, performance, and reliability.
• Own product and platform execution Oversee the full banking product lifecycle including deposits, withdrawals, integrations, reconciliation, and tooling. Ensure consistently high standards in product delivery, documentation, and execution across multiple workstreams.
• Lead and scale a high-performing team Manage and develop a team of Leads across Delivery, Front-End Platform, and Back Office & Tooling. Build strong leadership capability and foster accountability, ownership, and product excellence across the function.
• Drive vendor and payment ecosystem strategy Own relationships with banks, payment providers, aggregators, and acquirers. Lead provider selection, onboarding, commercial negotiations, and SLA management.
• Execute across multiple African markets Ensure effective delivery across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania. Balance local regulatory and customer needs with long-term platform scalability.
• Own operational and financial performance Drive improvements in deposit success rates, withdrawal speed, cost efficiency, and provider performance. Partner with Finance and Operations to optimise reconciliation, settlement, and risk management.
• Ensure governance, risk and compliance Maintain full compliance with all regulatory and licensing requirements across jurisdictions. Work closely with Legal and Compliance to ensure proactive risk management.
• Influence at executive level Act as the senior banking product voice, presenting strategy, performance, and investment cases to leadership and Exco. Shape cross-functional priorities and strategic direction through insight and credibility.

This list covers your core responsibilities – with plenty of room to stretch, explore and take on new challenges as we grow.

What You’ll Bring

You’re someone who brings:

• Clear, confident communication and the ability to translate complexity into strategic direction
• Strong leadership capability, with experience managing multi-layered teams and developing future leaders
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously
• A highly analytical mindset, using data to drive decisions and measure success
• Adaptability and resilience in fast-moving, high-complexity environments
• 10 - 12+ years’ experience in Product, Payments, Fintech, or Banking
• Deep understanding of payment ecosystems (deposits, withdrawals, reconciliation, settlement, failure handling)
• Proven experience leading large-scale platform products and cross-functional teams
• Strong commercial acumen with clear understanding of payments impact on P&L
• Experience operating across multiple markets or regions
• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving strategic outcomes

Desirable Skills You’ve Got Up Your Sleeve

It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:

• Experience within African payments ecosystems and market-specific methods
• Background in iGaming, betting, or regulated digital platforms
• Exposure to payment orchestration, Merchant of Record (MOR), or acquiring models
• Experience building or scaling payment infrastructure platforms
• Strong understanding of reconciliation processes and operational finance workflows
• Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.
• Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

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