Visa is hiring a Head of Risk for Eastern Africa to lead end-to-end risk management across the region, focusing on fraud, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and ecosystem integrity to enable secure growth in mobile-first and digital payment markets.
Scaling existing work“The role combines traditional risk management disciplines with the capabilities required of a modern payments risk leader: ecosystem intelligence, data-driven decision-making, AI and fraud analytics fluency, regulatory credibility, commercial judgment, crisis leadership and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.”
Product areasFraud prevention and scam disruption · Cybersecurity and data security · Mobile money and digital payments · Cross-border payments and remittances · AML/sanctions compliance · Credit and settlement risk management
GoalsProtect and strengthen the payments ecosystem · Enable responsible business growth · Build digital trust and resilience · Advance financial inclusion · Reduce risk and improve ecosystem outcomes
MarketsEastern Africa · Ethiopia · Emerging markets
TechAI and fraud analytics · Tokenization · Data-driven decision-making · Digital payment rails