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Merchant Onboarding and Risk Manager

  Malta  |  €38,000 - €45,000 Annually 

Our client a start up payment company is seeking to recruit a Merchant Onboarding Risk Manager. This role sits at the intersection of payments, compliance, operations and product. You will be responsible for designing, optimizing and scaling the merchant onboarding process while maintaining strong risk and compliance standards.

Duties include: 

  • Own and design the end‑to‑end merchant onboarding process
  •  Improve KYC / KYB automation using tools such as IDenfy
  • Develop merchant risk framework and acceptance policies
  • Collaborate with acquiring bank partner
  • Improve onboarding UX and reduce onboarding time

Requirements

  • •3–7 years of experience in fintech, payments or acquiring
  • Experience in merchant onboarding, merchant risk or payments operations
  • Strong understanding of KYC / KYB and AML processes
  • Experience working with onboarding providers such as IDenfy, Onfido, SumSub, Veriff or Trulioo

Job Reference: DT964


  • Category
    Compliance
  • Job type
    Full Time
  • Employment level
    Experienced (3 years +)
  • Work Location
    Fully Remote
  • Employer industry
    Financial Services
  • Languages
    English
  • Job Reference
    DT964
  • Closing Date
    30/04/2026
  • Date Published
    18/03/2026
  • Status
    Collecting CVs

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