About the role
Sporty Group is looking for a Business Development Manager - Risk & Fraud to safeguard platform integrity while enabling seamless customer journeys at scale. This role sits at the intersection of regulatory analysis, fraud prevention, compliance readiness, and product-led risk design, supporting multiple markets across Africa and LATAM, often in greenfield environments.
You will play a critical role in new market launches, partner selection, and continuous optimization of onboarding and transaction flows, working closely with Product, Tech, Legal, and Operations teams.
What you'll be doing
Monitor fraud trends, risk ratios, and operational leakage across markets, with regular reporting and insights
Support new market launches, working closely with Legal, Admin, Product, and Ops teams to assess: regulatory frameworks and local legal requirements; data privacy, AML, KYC, and compliance obligations; design and optimization of customer onboarding and transaction flows
Run monthly competitor analysis on fraud tools, KYC processes, and risk controls, ensuring best-in-class balance between security and user experience
Partner with Product and Tech teams to continuously improve onboarding, withdrawal, and transaction flows
Evaluate, onboard, and manage KYC, AML, fraud, and compliance partners
Lead partner negotiations and support cost optimization initiatives
Support PCI DSS compliance, security audits, and broader regulatory readiness programs
Ensure end-to-end risk and fraud readiness for new market rollouts
Build dashboards and reporting frameworks to provide leadership with clear risk visibility and decision support
What you'll bring
6+ years of experience in risk, fraud, compliance, or payments security
Strong working knowledge of KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, and risk controls
Proven experience collaborating with product and engineering teams in fast-moving environments
Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Experience working in emerging markets strongly preferred
Comfortable operating in greenfield, low-structure environments and managing multiple streams in parallel
Highly adaptable and resilient, with the ability to navigate evolving regulatory and market requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, and external partners
Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential
What's in it for you
Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
28 days paid annual leave
Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
Top of the line equipment
Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
