Hi! Were on the lookout for an experienced Underwriter & Onboarding Manager (Cards) to join Noda a licensed UK Payment Institution and the brains behind an innovative Open Banking payments platform. If youre fueled by fintech excitement and seek a global career journey keep reading!
What is Noda
Noda is reshaping online payments allowing seamless transactions from customers to merchants bank accounts. With a footprint in the UK EU Canada and Australia (Singapore up next!) were seeking a talented Underwriter & Onboarding Manager (Cards) to be part of our dynamic team.
Your mission:
As a member of our small yet dynamic Acquiring team you will play a crucial role in driving our new card processing products forward. Youll act at the intersection of several key responsibilities.
Merchant onboarding
- Conduct detailed due diligence (CDD/EDD) and risk assessments for merchants and partners applying to card programs.
- Evaluate and verify KYC documentation business models ownership structures and regulatory standing.
- Ensure all onboarding activities comply with card scheme rules (Visa Mastercard) and internal policies.
Compliance and regulatory oversight
- Interpret and apply applicable regulations including AML/CTF PSD2 PCI DSS and GDPR.
- Act as a subject matter expert on cardrelated compliance issues offering guidance across departments.
- Stay updated on card scheme changes and regulatory developments and ensure internal policies reflect them.
Crossfunctional collaboration
- Work closely with Sales Legal Risk Operations and Product teams to enable smooth and compliant merchant activation.
- Act as a compliance point of contact during the commercial assessment of new merchants or business models.
- Support BDMs by providing training and guidance on card compliance criteria and onboarding prerequisites.
Risk management
- Support the implementation of transaction monitoring rules for cardrelated activity.
- Assist in chargeback risk prevention efforts including support with rolling reserve monitoring.
- Assist in flagging escalating and resolving suspicious or noncompliant activity.
- Assist in merchant precheck.
Documentation and audit support
- Maintain accurate and complete records of all onboarding and compliance reviews.
- Prepare documentation and reports for internal audits regulatory inspections or scheme reviews.
Process improvement and reporting
- Identify and implement improvements to the onboarding and compliance workflows.
- Help define and track KPIs related to onboarding efficiency compliance accuracy and risk mitigation.
- Create reports and dashboards to visualize onboarding trends risks and bottlenecks.
Training and enablement
- Develop internal documentation and training materials to support knowledge transfer on card compliance topics.
- Deliver training sessions to new hires or commercial teams on card scheme requirements onboarding procedures and risk red flags.
Your skills and experience:
- 3 years in the payments industry with a heavy focus on card processing
- Experience managing a portfolio of 200 merchants over the course of your career
- Indepth knowledge of acquiring business card scheme rules AML/CTF regulations and data protection standards
- Independence in task management
- Proactivity in resolving arising issues
- Excellent communication stakeholder management
- Strong skills in English and Russian (both written and spoken min. level B2)
- Bachelors degree in Legal Business Management or equivalent would be an advantage
What do we offer
- 100% Remote. Work from anywhere. Let the world be your office work from one of our headquarters or remotely. We span borders and continents and promote the nomad lifestyle its up to you to decide
- Employee Learning and Development. Professional growth. We encourage our employees to constantly develop and grow within his/her field of expertise by covering the training and education fees.
- Team buildings. Doesnt matter where you work from well find a way to get the Team together. Take a part in a range of online and offline activities as dinners hikes bike/cart ridings karaoke nights boattrips etc.
- Tech. We provide or compensate all necessary hardware.
- 7 wellness days. Take the opportunity to get a perfect work/life balance stop for a while take a rest and enjoy life to the fullest.
- Nontoxic environment. We love what we do we are proud to be #nodapeople and we are working together to achieve Noda goals!
What happens once you apply:
- Your CV will undergo careful review and well quickly update you on the next step in our recruitment journey.
- Get ready for an easygoing introduction call with our recruiter where youll delve into the heart of our company product and team dynamics while sharing your own experiences and aspirations.
- Should the vibe match and your expectations align up next will be an engaging interview with our BDO (Cards).
- And if everything clicks anticipate a thrilling job offer landing in your inbox soon!
We do our best to close interview rounds within 3 weeks although sometimes it might take slightly longer. Send your application our way we look forward to meeting you!