Role: Payment Gateway, Payment Processing and AML/KYC Expert
Location: Remote
Contract Type: Confidential, Part Time Contract (relationship and knowledge driven role)
Division: Tech4Good (Fundraising Tech for NGOs, with a Focus on Farming NGOs in East Africa)
Who are we?
We are a mission-driven social enterprise unlocking funds for charities and non-profits using technology, asset management and a social innovation studio. We also worked in an advisory capacity with a number of development agencies and NGOs on their efforts, including various agencies of the United Nations. The team, supported by an exceptional board of advisors, has an excellent investment and fundraising track record covering donations, grants, debt and equity; with strong finance, legal and social impact backgrounds.
Who are we looking for?
- We are looking for a seasoned Payment Gateway, Payment Processing and AML/KYC expert to work with our product team in bridging product gaps with payment gateways to enable us to solidify our coverage in emerging markets, especially underserved NGOs in East Africa serving smallholder farmers and forestry communities.
Qualifications:
- Expertise in Fintech and Payment Gateways:
- Extensive experience in identifying and integrating payment gateways, especially in emerging markets.
- Proven track record in building and maintaining relationships with payment processors and gateways.
- AML/KYC Proficiency:
- Deep understanding of AML/KYC regulations and best practices.
- Experience in designing and implementing KYC/AML processes for fintech platforms.
- Open Source INTelligence (OSINT) Skills: Strong knowledge of OSINT tools and their application in KYC/AML processes to navigate stringent non-reasonable KYC/AML requests while mitigating risks for partner payment gateways.
- Network and Relationships:
- Established network of acquiring banks and fintech industry leaders.
- Ability to leverage relationships to bridge product gaps with gateway partners, particularly when faced with unclear API documentation, non-UX-friendly modules.
What will you get?
- Purpose and Social Reward: Our work is driven by our clear purpose to create social impact and a better world. Our work is primarily with charities and NGOs to increase their donations. Your work will empower charities to further their missions and create social impact, impacting lives and contributing towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Clear Roadmap and Social Impact Metrics: we have developed a clear roadmap that enables our team members to hit the ground running with a clear structured process and metrics that capture the impact of their work - how every hour of your work led to impacting human lives and creating social impact.
- Remote work and part/limited time investment.
- Autonomy: our experience with global professional services firms enabled us to see what a good work culture looks like. We believe in the power of high-energy teams that have the autonomy to build amazing solutions that can change the world.
