About the Position

Transaction Monitoring Lead

Location: Limassol, Cyprus

Company: Unlimit

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site

About Unlimit

Unlimit is a global fintech ecosystem built to eliminate financial borders holding businesses back. The company provides the extensive infrastructure needed to scale globally, integrating payment processing, multi-currency business accounts, BaaS, and crypto gateways into a single, intelligent platform.

Across 17 offices globally, Unlimit bridges hyper-local expertise with a high-capacity financial network, giving companies the agility to expand across regions with operational confidence and speed. Driving the evolution of payments, Unlimit is transforming its infrastructure from human-operated fintech into AI-native financial infrastructure - where APIs are consumed by machines, integrations are negotiated by agents, and systems evolve continuously through intelligent automation. Our next users are not only humans. They are AI agents acting on behalf of humans and businesses.

Unlimit serves more than the needs of businesses today; we are building the nervous system for a borderless global economy.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow the transaction monitoring function across acquiring and issuing.
Manage and mentor a team of transaction monitoring professionals.
Develop, implement, and optimize transaction monitoring rules and fraud detection strategies.
Utilize SQL proficiency to independently query and analyze transaction data.
Ensure strong understanding of card payment processing, acquiring risk, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring.
Confident hands-on practice with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Codex) and AI-agents implementation into workflow.

Requirements

Leadership: Proven leadership experience in transaction monitoring, including direct management of teams.
Technical Skills: Strong acquiring experience, specifically within an acquirer or Payment Facilitator (PayFac) environment.
Fintech Background: Solid understanding of card payment processing, acquiring risk, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring.
Hard Skills: Hands-on technical skills, including SQL proficiency and the ability to independently query and analyze transaction data.
Soft Skills: Strong understanding of card scheme requirements (Visa and Mastercard), fraud monitoring programs, and related risk indicators. Experience managing operational fraud investigations and escalations. Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable risk management decisions.

Nice to Have

AI proficiency: Confident hands-on practice with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Codex), AI-agents implementation into workflow.

We Offer

Competitive salary
Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative fintech environment
Professional growth and development opportunities
Collaborative and inclusive work culture

About the Company

Unlimit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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Transaction Monitoring Lead

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