Paystack
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SeniorProgramManager
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“Senior Program Manager at Paystack. Skills: program management, infrastructure, security, stakeholder management. Own and drive execution of programs. Partner with Engineering Managers and Product Managers”
What You'll Achieve.
accelerate digital payments on the continent of Africa; help Africa’s best businesses grow; accept secure payments; retain existing customers; acquire new ones; delivery quality; land outcomes; make sure these things stay aligned; slips, conflicts and trade offs surface early; increase throughput rather than bureaucracy; delivery predictability; team effectiveness
Industry & Context.
analytical thinking; structured problem-solving; comfort with ambiguity; incomplete information; accelerate problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of program/project management experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives, Proven ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams, dependencies, and shifting priorities while maintaining delivery quality, Experience partnering with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to drive execution, make trade-offs, and land outcomes, Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments, define program structure from scratch, and bring order to complex cross-functional initiatives, understanding of infrastructure and security domains, with the ability to engage credibly with technical teams, Excellent stakeholder management skills, written and verbal communication, Demonstrated ability to create and operate lightweight delivery mechanisms, analytical thinking and structured problem-solving, A proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation before issues impact delivery, Experience using AI tools to automate repetitive project operations and accelerate problem-solving
Nice to Have
delivering infrastructure or security programs in a high-availability, high-scale environment, Familiarity with security and compliance programs (e.g., PCI DSS, ISO 27001, ISO 27701), threat modelling, application security, incident management, and/or security operations, Experience working in fintech, payments, or other regulated environments, Technical background (engineering, SRE, security engineering, or equivalent) sufficient to understand architecture diagrams, logs/metrics, and engineering trade-offs, Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tooling to improve program operations, delivery predictability, and team effectiveness
What You'll Do.
Own and drive execution of programs
Partner with Engineering Managers and Product Managers
Act as coordination layer between teams
Coordinate audit activities
Build and maintain program plans
Drive cross-team alignment
Run execution rituals
Communicate progress clearly to stakeholders
Continuously improve delivery processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Engineering Managers and Product Managers; Act as the coordination layer between the Infrastructure and Security teams and Engineering; Partner with the Security Compliance team; Drive cross-team alignment on technical approach; align diverse teams toward shared goals
Communication Scope
written communication; verbal communication; crisp status reporting; executive-ready updates; clear, structured communication; concise status updates
Process & Methodology
program management, project management, execution, delivery plans, milestones, work breakdowns, schedules, dependency maps, RAID logs, risk identification, risk mitigation, planning, tracking, reporting, retrospectives
Full Job Description
About Paystack Paystack’s mission is to accelerate digital payments on the continent of Africa. Over 200K of some of the most renowned businesses in Nigeria, as well as a growing number of merchants in South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya use Paystack’s modern payments gateway. They include the likes of Qatar Airways, MTN, Burger King, UPS, AXA Mansard Insurance, FilmHouse Cinemas, Smile Communications, Air Peace Airlines, Crocs, Under Armour, Richemont Lifestyle Group (RLG), and many others. In just over 10 years, our growing team has introduced a steady cadence of innovation within the online payments landscape, such as automated recurring payments, the ability for customers to pay directly from their bank accounts, automated chargebacks, and much more. We’ve been acquired by Stripe and are doubling down on the mission to help build out Africa’s payments infrastructure. Paystack builds technology to help Africa’s best businesses grow - from new startups, to market leaders launching new business models. We make it easy for businesses to accept secure payments from multiple local and global payment channels, and then we provide tools to help you retain existing customers, and acquire new ones. You will be expected to: Own and drive execution of multiple high-priority programs across Infrastructure and Security (often in parallel), from initiation through delivery Partner closely with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to define goals, scope, success metrics, milestones, and delivery plans Flex across multiple domains, bringing the same execution rigour to a major infrastructure program as to a vulnerability management initiative or a compliance audit Act as the coordination layer between the Infrastructure and Security teams and Engineering, ensuring requests, projects, and dependencies are tracked, prioritised, and followed through Partner with the Security Compliance team to coordinate audit activities including aligning timelines across internal teams and extern
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