Engineering Manager - PayOps

About

We're working with a modern fintech company to hire an Engineering Manager for their PayOps team. This team owns merchant onboarding, KYC/KYB workflows, and integrations with major payment processors like Fiserv, Global Payments, and banking partners.

Ideal for someone with PayFac experience who's built automated merchant onboarding pipelines and understands the compliance, risk, and scale challenges of payments infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Lead a team focused on merchant onboarding, KYC/KYB, and processor integrations
• Architect scalable onboarding systems and reduce time-to-first-transaction
• Integrate with processor APIs and manage sub-account hierarchies
• Implement automated underwriting, verification, and compliance workflows
• Monitor onboarding pipeline health and optimize conversion
• Partner with risk, sales, and compliance teams across the org

What You Bring

• 6+ years of engineering experience, 3+ years in leadership
• Deep understanding of PayFac, merchant onboarding, and KYC/KYB compliance
• Experience with REST APIs, document verification, and identity validation

Nice to Have

• Direct experience with Fiserv APIs, NACHA files, or bank integrations
• Experience with multi-tenant onboarding platforms
• Familiarity with underwriting, fraud scoring, and risk logic
• Background in .NET/C# systems or payment-related data architecture
• Experience with international onboarding and multi-jurisdiction compliance

Compensation & Perks

• $160K-$210K base + performance-based bonus
• Meaningful equity package
• 100% remote (US-based)
• Medical, dental, and vision (50-80% company-covered)
• 401(k) program (eligible after 3 months)
• Unlimited PTO