Payments Lead

Kalshi
New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Project management","Stakeholder management","Negotiation","Analytical thinking"]

Payments Lead responsible for the full lifecycle of Kalshi’s payments, from strategy to hands-on execution. Will manage deposits, withdrawals, PSP integrations, and vendor relationships, coordinating with product, operations, engineering, compliance, and growth to ensure reliable, fast, and user-friendly payments.

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Kalshi
Kalshi
10 months ago

Payments Lead

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Job Summary

Payments Lead responsible for the full lifecycle of Kalshi’s payments, from strategy to hands-on execution. Will manage deposits, withdrawals, PSP integrations, and vendor relationships, coordinating with product, operations, engineering, compliance, and growth to ensure reliable, fast, and user-friendly payments.
Location: New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key 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.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in payments, fintech, or product operations.
  • •Strong understanding of the payments ecosystem: PSPs, acquirers, processors, payment methods, fraud tools, and settlement processes.
  • •Experience leading cross-functional projects involving engineering, compliance, and growth.
  • •Proven negotiation and vendor management skills with PSPs and banks.
  • •Analytical and technical proficiency: able to model economics, analyze funnel data, and interpret API documentation.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechPayments
Skills:CommunicationProject managementStakeholder managementNegotiationAnalytical thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:APIAPIsData analysisDashboards

Company Brief

Kalshi
Operates a regulated exchange offering event-based contracts that let users trade outcomes on real-world events, providing a marketplace for hedging and speculation across political, economic, and market-related questions.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2018
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