VP of Payments

Betty; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career and skills development opportunities

Job summary

A leading iGaming company in Greater London is seeking a VP of Payments to define and lead the payments vision across multiple operating companies. This strategic role involves setting the payments strategy, supporting local autonomy while ensuring a scalable framework, and establishing payment standards. Candidates should have senior leadership experience in payments within iGaming or regulated industries. The position offers career and skills development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in payments within iGaming or regulated high-risk industries.
• Strong background in payments product strategy and multi-market operations.
• Ability to operate in group structures balancing central strategy with local execution.

Responsibilities

• Define the group payments strategy and long-term payments product vision.
• Own the payments product roadmap at TopCo level.
• Establish clear payment frameworks guiding OpCo decision-making.
• Act as strategic advisor to OpCo leadership on payments.
• Build and lead the TopCo payments team.

Skills

Leadership in payments

Payments product strategy

Regulatory compliance

Job description

The VP of Payments will define and lead the group-wide payments vision for TopCo (our group’s umbrella brand) that builds and supports multiple iGaming operating companies (OpCos). The role is responsible for setting strategy, governance, and product direction at a TopCo group level, while enabling the OpCos to make market- appropriate payment decisions within a supportive and scalable framework.

TopCo’s payments function exists to empower OpCos - accelerating market entry, improving player experience, and optimizing commercial outcomes - without removing necessary local flexibility.

Key responsibilities:

• Define the group payments strategy and long-term payments product vision
• Own the payments product roadmap at TopCo level, ensuring reusable capabilities, standards, and tooling that support OpCo needs
• Partner with Product and Technology leadership to build shared payment components, cashier standards, and platform capabilities
• Establish clear payment frameworks, principles, and guardrails that guide OpCo decision-making without over-centralization
• Support OpCos in market entry and scale by providing expertise, tooling, and best practices
• Act as strategic advisor to OpCo leadership on payments, while respecting local autonomy
• Define group-level PSP strategy, selection criteria, and evaluation frameworks
• Lead group negotiations to secure strong commercial terms, MDR, FX, and settlement conditions
• Centralize payment-related contracts under TopCo where legally possible, while allowing OpCos flexibility in execution
• Set group-wide payment KPIs and reporting standards
• Ensure appropriate balance between cost, risk, regulatory compliance, and player experience
• Act as escalation point for critical payment or PSP issues
• Build and lead the TopCo payments team Collaborate closely with Product, Technology, Finance, Risk, and Compliance across TopCo and OpCos

Qualifications:

• Senior leadership experience in payments within iGaming or regulated high- risk industries
• Strong background in payments product strategy, PSP ecosystems, and
• multi-market operations
• Proven ability to operate in group structures balancing central strategy with local execution

What we offer:

• Career and skills development opportunities