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Kalshi · 2 months ago

Payments Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Kalshi is defining a new category in financial markets, particularly in prediction markets. As Payments Lead, you will own the full lifecycle of payments, managing the roadmap for deposits, withdrawals, and integrations while ensuring compliance and optimizing user experience.

FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesFinTechInternetPrediction MarketsPredictive Analytics

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead the payments roadmap: prioritize and drive initiatives that improve payment success, speed, and user experience in coordination with Engineering and Growth and other parts of the organization

Manage PSPs and financial partners: negotiate terms, oversee performance, and troubleshoot operational issues with processors, banks, and other partners

Optimize conversion and payouts: continuously improve the deposit and withdrawal experience, authorization rates, and settlement times through data-driven experimentation

Monitor and analyze payment health: build dashboards, track KPIs (authorization rates, declines, chargebacks, latency), and identify root causes

Ensure compliance and regulatory alignment: Partner with Legal/Compliance to handle KYC, AML, and CFTC-related obligations in the payments flow

Manage fraud prevention and response: manage fraud tools and policies, ensuring a balance between risk control and user experience. Monitor fraud and compliance health

Be hands-on: dive into payment ops workflows, test new integrations, reconcile issues, and own execution when needed

Qualification

Payments ecosystem knowledgeVendor managementCross-functional project leadershipAnalytical proficiencyTechnical proficiencyBias toward actionCommunicationProject management