Senior Risk Manager – Payments

About the role

Visa’s Global Risk organization is looking for a Senior Risk Manager to lead payment risk management across West and Central Africa. The role serves as the external face of Risk, ensuring effective communication with clients, partners, merchants and regulators while aligning internal risk policies with business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute client engagement plans to optimise fraud performance, mitigate data compromise and promote stronger authentication.
• Promote Visa risk products and solutions within the assigned portfolio to differentiate Visa in the payments ecosystem.
• Provide risk analytics support and lead customised risk engagements for key clients, fintechs, merchants and emerging payment stakeholders.
• Collaborate with CEMEA Risk team, account executives, product leaders and compliance to deliver innovative risk strategies.
• Lead ad‑hoc projects, participate in market forums and act as the reference point for regulatory and industry bodies.

Required profile

• 8+ years of progressive experience in payment services or financial industry.
• Experience managing fraud risk, transaction monitoring, operations and suspicious transaction review.
• Strong understanding of credit risk lifecycle and acquiring risk.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Full professional proficiency in English and French (written and verbal).

Required skills

• Fraud risk management
• Transaction monitoring
• Credit risk analysis
• Acquiring risk assessment
• Data analysis and problem‑solving