Banking & Payments Growth Lead

Evotym; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Collaborative culture

High-impact role

Milestone recognition

Social benefits

Job summary

Evotym is seeking a Head of Banking & Payments to lead the development of pioneering banking products and the operational infrastructure. You will design end-to-end payment workflows, introducing scalable, automated solutions and aligning them with business goals.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Finance, Treasury and Operations, translate complex requirements into technical specs, manage banking partner onboarding, and drive continuous improvement as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in banking, payments, EMI, PSP, BaaS, or fintech.
• Proven experience building or improving banking or payment products and processes.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end payment lifecycle.
• Good understanding of banking infrastructure and payment rails.
• Strong understanding of payment compliance and operational risk.
• Experience translating business and operational requirements into technical specifications.
• Experience working with development teams and external technology providers.
• Strong understanding of banking back-office processes and automation design.
• Languages: English, Russian.
• Experience in fintech.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the banking product and operational infrastructure from the ground up.
• Design end-to-end banking and payment workflows with automation.
• Define back-office requirements and coordinate with the development team.
• Bridge between business functions and technology; translate requirements from Compliance, Finance, Treasury, and Operations into technical specs.
• Establish payment routing logic based on operational factors.
• Design and implement payment controls with Compliance and AML teams.
• Analyze existing payment flows to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Coordinate onboarding with banking partners.
• Develop procedures, workflows, and controls around banking and payments.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects related to banking and technology.
• Support internal teams in using new banking processes and infrastructure.
• Continuously identify and close operational gaps as the business scales.

Skills

Banking & Payments knowledge

Fintech product experience

Stakeholder management

Translate requirements to tech specs

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation design

Payment lifecycle understanding

Tools

Compliance tooling

Back-office systems

Bank onboarding platforms

Job description

Evotym is seeking a Head of Banking & Payments to lead the development of pioneering banking products and the operational infrastructure. You will design end-to-end payment workflows, introducing scalable, automated solutions and aligning them with business goals.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Finance, Treasury and Operations, translate complex requirements into technical specs, manage banking partner onboarding, and drive continuous improvement as the company scales.