Interswitch Group is a Nigerian-founded digital payments and commerce company established in 2002. It operates critical payment infrastructure across Africa, powering card schemes, switching services and digital payment platforms used by banks, governments and businesses.
With operations spanning multiple African markets and a workforce that combines technology, finance and product expertise, Interswitch has built a reputation for secure transaction processing and innovation. The company promotes a performance-driven culture built on collaboration, merit, continuous learning and ethical standards, qualities that shape its recruitment standards and talent development pipeline.
Strategic Partnerships Executive at Interswitch
Responsibilities:
- Identify, engage, sign-up/execute agreements, and manage strategic partners.
- Provide weekly reports on project(s) or engagement status for the existing strategic partnerships pipeline to the Team Lead, Strategic Partnerships.
- Extend existing Verve products to new markets (Africa) and manage strategic market expansion initiatives.
- Develop innovative products to deepen and grow the Verve scheme business.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide business support and guidance to project teams for onboarding and integration of strategic partners.
- Follow up with prospective strategic partners or initiatives to aid proper tracking and reporting of ongoing engagements.
- Support, research, and create strategies for rapid expansion of the Verve scheme.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in a Business-related field.
- MBA (added advantage).
- French language proficiency (added advantage).
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 3–6 years working experience.
- At least 3 years experience in:
- Corporate Banking
- Electronic Banking
- Transaction Banking
- OR FinTech
- Experience closing deals with corporates (added advantage).
- Experience in Consulting or Telecoms (added advantage).
- Experience in Pan-African business engagements (added advantage).
- Experience in card issuance, acquiring, and payments projects (added advantage).
Lead, Data Engine
Responsibilities:
- Data Ingestion and Extraction
- Develop and implement efficient data ingestion pipelines to acquire and extract large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
- Ensure data integrity and quality during the ingestion process.
- Integrate various data sources and formats into a unified data ecosystem.
Data Processing and Transformation
- Design and execute data processing workflows to clean, transform, and enrich raw data.
- Develop scalable data processing algorithms and techniques to handle big data volumes efficiently.
- Optimize data processing pipelines for performance and reliability.
Data Storage and Management
- Create and maintain data storage architectures that cater to the specific needs of big data applications.
- Implement robust data management strategies, including data partitioning, indexing, and compression techniques.
- Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations.
Qualifications:
- BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Evidence of strong industry or sector participation and possession of relevant professional certifications such as:
- Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
- Cloudera Data Platform Generalist Certification
- Data Science Council of America (DASCA) Associate Big Data Engineer
- Data Science Council of America (DASCA) Senior Big Data Engineer
- Google Professional Data Engineer
- IBM Certified Solution Architect – Cloud Pak for Data v4.x
- IBM Certified Solution Architect – Data Warehouse V1
EXPERIENCE
General Experience
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience developing, deploying, and managing robust ETL/ELT data solutions, preferably within a reputable Financial Institution or FinTech company.
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources, and ensuring end-to-end data quality and performance.
- Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams (Data Scientists, Engineers, and Analysts) to deliver high-impact, data-driven insights and systems.
Head, DevOps Engineering at Interswitch
Responsibilities:
Application Software Roadmap
- Create roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritised in line with business requirements.
- Lead team of DevOps Engineers to align on software development progress and integration and implement mitigation measures if need be.
- Review and discuss weekly progress reports submitted by the DevOps Engineers.
- Submit monthly progress reports to Chief Software Architect and align on incoming projects and needed mitigations.
Application Software Development
- Develop existing and new applications by analysing and identifying areas for modification and improvement.
- Develop new applications to meet customer requirements.
- Engage with cross-functional heads to align on needed improvements in software design and development.
- Direct troubleshooting and analysis of infrastructure and integration related codes.
- Schedule testing and audit sessions in alignment with team leads; monitor execution of improvements.
- Monitor, identify, and correct the most complex software defects to maintain fully functioning applications software.
Qualifications:
- Graduate Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Required Experience:
- At least 8 years’ experience in DevOps Software Engineering.
- At least 5 years’ experience of planning, managing and organising resources within short / medium timescales, within the overall policy framework, specifically relating to DevOps Project Management.
- Substantial general work experience together with comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise is required for the jobholder to operate at a fully competent level.
- Cloud Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with AWS and Azure, and comfortable managing everything.
- Kubernetes Knowledge: You know Kubernetes inside-out and have used it in production environments.
- Infrastructure as Code: You’re proficient with Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools and have experience building and managing IaC in production environments.
Program Manager at Interswitch
Responsibilties:
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Project Scope Definition:
- Manage the delivery of research, workshops, and other activities to support the specification and agreement of projects and programme deliverables.
- Plan and deliver projects or programmes using an appropriate project management methodology to ensure intended outcomes are achieved.
- Partner with Product Managers to establish goals, roadmaps, and operational models for engaging with cross-functional teams.
- Define initiative-level programme roadmaps with a macro-view of all supporting work streams, driving overall programme completion.
- Facilitate regular programme/project status and design review meetings, ensuring the right stakeholders are involved.
- Document decisions and action items, and follow up with owners to prevent deviations from project scope.
Stakeholder Management:
- Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective project working relationships.
- Ensure stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and addressed.
- Serve as the bridge between business functions (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance), aligning stakeholders on initiatives.
- Communicate standards, guidelines, processes, governance, and performance expectations with cross-functional stakeholders and executives.
- Manage workflow through delegation, scheduled check-ins, and feedback loops.
- Partner with Product Managers to establish programme goals, roadmaps, and operational models, ensuring alignment and delivery.
Qualifications:
Education:
- University First Degree in Business, Computer Science, Project Management, or related field.
Experience:
- General Experience: At least 8 years in Programme/Project Management roles, ideally in financial services or the payments industry.
- Managerial Experience: Minimum 3 years coordinating people and resources to deliver results within defined timeframes.
Audit Analytics and Intelligence Officer
Responsibilities:
- Apply advanced data analytics techniques to support audit planning, execution, and reporting. This includes analyzing large datasets to uncover trends, anomalies, and control gaps that may indicate risks or inefficiencies.
- Provide analytical support for audit, forensic reviews, fraud investigations,Extract and analyse data to reconstruct events or trace transaction patternsImplement automated routines for continuous auditing of critical business processes and control objectives. This includes creating scripts and tools that automate testing of recurring controls, streamline repetitive audit tasks, improve efficiency, and ensure continuous auditing of controls at a determined regularity.
- Generate actionable insights from complex data sets and present findings in clear, visual formats using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Excel. These insights will support audit reports and inform management decision-making.
- Improve Internal audit team’s visibility and access to data sets across the organisation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, or related fields
- Hands-on experience with big data tools, data visualisation, and analytics platforms (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, ACL, IDEA).
- Professional certification in data analytics or related information technology fields added advantage
- Professional certification: in internal audit and related fields preferred – CIA, CISA, CFE, or equivalent.
- 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in internal audit, analytics, or investigative roles.
- Experience in designing control automation, internal audit transformation, continuous auditing routines, or intelligent monitoring dashboards.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, governance frameworks, and risk management practices.
Experiences:
- Proficiency in interconnecting intelligent systems
- Big data analytics and insights generation / proficiency with data analytics tools
- Proficiency in transforming complex data sets and delivering actionable insights.
- Use of query languages and script writing
- AI prompt engineering
- Strong forensic mindset and investigative curiosity.
- Fraud schemes and scenario
- IT systems investigations skillsInvestigating in a complex financial transaction and technology environment
- Ability to think critically and connect data trends with control or process failures.
How to Apply for Interswitch Group Vacancies
To apply:
Visit the official Interswitch careers page or their verified LinkedIn page
Search for active vacancies
Review eligibility requirements carefully
Submit your application with updated CV
Prepare for online assessments
Ensure your CV reflects measurable achievements, not just responsibilities.
Pro Tip:
Interswitch operates in digital payments infrastructure. If you are applying for a tech role, demonstrate:
- Live projects on GitHub
- Payment integration experience
- APIs you have built or tested
- Security best practices you understand
- If you are applying for business or operations roles:
- Show revenue growth you contributed to
- Process improvements you implemented
- Data-driven decisions you influenced
- Quantify everything. For example, “Reduced processing errors by 18 percent within six months” is stronger than “Improved efficiency”.
- Interswitch Group remains one of Nigeria’s most competitive fintech employers. The key to success lies in preparation, verified information and strategic application.
