At NoFrixion we're rethinking enterprise money operations. We build the workflows modern finance teams need: Simple. Powerful, Regulated. Like banking, but better.
About the Role
We are seeking a Head of Platform (Banking & Payments) to lead the development, resilience, and scalability of our core money-movement infrastructure. This role will own the platform layer that underpins our banking, payments and compliance services, ensuring reliability, security, and regulatory alignment as we scale.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the design, build, and operation of our banking & payments platform, including API gateways, orchestration, and integration with clearing/settlement systems (SEPA, SWIFT, TARGET2/TIPS).
• Drive availability, resilience, and security of our platform, ensuring it meets regulatory and audit requirements.
• Oversee the integration of compliance controls (VoP, AML/KYC, transaction monitoring) into the core platform.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leads to ensure platform capabilities enable customer-facing features while maintaining stability.
• Lead and grow a cross-functional platform team and establish platform engineering standards: observability, incident response, performance, and capacity planning.
• Oversee vendor and partner operations to ensure service quality, reliability, and alignment with our technical and regulatory requirements.
• Continuously explore and validate partner capabilities: Own the technical relationship with banking and PSP partners by staying ahead of their platform changes, updates, and documentation. Proactively research, prototype, and test new functionalities to assess feasibility, then inform Product and Executive leadership so that new value propositions can be created or existing ones enhanced.
Experience & Skills
• 5+ years in payments, fintech, or core banking infrastructure, with at least 3 years in a senior engineering/technology leadership role.
• Deep understanding of payments clearing/settlement rails (SEPA, SWIFT, card schemes) and regulatory frameworks (PSD2, CJA, EMD2).
• Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS, Kubernetes).
• Experience embedding compliance/regulatory controls into financial platforms.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, bridging technical and business requirements.