Underwriting Transformation Manager
Paysafe
| About Paysafe Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.
Position to work hybrid in Lima, Peru.
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Underwriting Transformation Manager
Position Summary
Paysafe is committed to protecting our customers and the company from fraud, financial crime, and reputational risk through strong, holistic risk‑management practices. Our Risk organization brings together specialist teams that develop effective policies, analytics, and investigative processes aligned to the risks in our products, customers, transaction flows, and global markets.
We are seeking an experienced leader to define and elevate the Large Enterprise underwriting risk framework. This role will streamline how we assess complex merchant risks, consolidate review steps and documentation requirements, and partner closely with Sales, Product, card schemes, 2LOD, and sponsor banks to support responsible growth. The role also supports our most complex, high‑value merchant opportunities globally.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise‑level merchant risk, underwriting, and the payments ecosystem, with strong cross‑functional collaboration skills and a proven ability to drive process change in a fast‑paced environment.
Position Responsibilities
Process Transformation & Policy Alignment
Lead transformation of large‑enterprise underwriting processes, improving automation, simplicity, scalability, and alignment with internal policy, scheme rules, and sponsor‑bank requirements.
Underwriting Risk Framework Ownership
Define, own and continuously enhance the underwriting and risk‑assessment framework to ensure requirements are industry‑appropriate, competitive, and support sustainable growth.
Cross‑Functional Leadership & Governance
Drive structured engagement across Sales, Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations, establishing clear RASCI and ensuring readiness across go‑to‑market, controls, monitoring, and reporting.
Stakeholder & Partner Collaboration
Partner with Sales, Risk, Product, and Compliance to streamline onboarding, rationalize documentation, and maintain high standards of KYB, compliance, and operational excellence.
Metrics, Performance & Portfolio Governance
Establish and manage key KPIs for individual, team, and portfolio performance; use insights to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and consistent underwriting outcomes.
Underwriting Requirements & Enablement
Ensure underwriting requirements and document expectations are merchant‑appropriate, clearly defined, and effectively communicated across the business. Promote adoption of centralized guidance, training, and playbooks.
Process Documentation & Business Enablement
Maintain comprehensive underwriting process documentation and lead cross‑functional efforts to update deal guidance, enhance tools, and drive consistent process improvement.
Requirements
- 8+ years of underwriting and risk‑related experience in the payments industry, with deep large‑enterprise expertise.
- Proven track record delivering process transformation and strengthening risk and policy adherence.
- Strong analytical capability with experience assessing complex, high‑value merchant risk.
- Strong knowledge of industry regulations, card‑scheme rules, sponsor‑bank expectations, and enterprise‑level compliance requirements.
- Extensive experience structuring and underwriting complex large‑enterprise deals.
- Experience engaging external stakeholders, including financial partners and regulators.
- Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, evolving regulatory environment.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, including presenting to senior executives.
- Demonstrated ability to execute in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment and drive change from current state to future state.
Why work at Paysafe?
- Career Growth: We offer continuous learning and development opportunities, empowering you to nurture your career in the dynamic world of online payments.
- Employee Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary, we offer health insurance, cancer and life insurance, 30 days of paid vacation, 4 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours (Dec-Mar), a birthday day off, and more.
- Work-Life Balance: We are committed to fostering a balanced work environment with flexibility, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive both personally and professionally.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Paysafe offers equal employment opportunities to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, age, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know. We are happy to assist you and look forward to hearing from you.