Merchant Activation & Customer Operations Lead
A unique opportunity to own customer operations end-to-end in a fast-scaling fintech and directly impact how merchants go live and grow 🚀
About the Client
Our client is an international acquirer. The company is growing steadily and focuses on building scalable, well-structured merchant operations while maintaining premium service standards.
Role Overview
The Customer Operations Lead will coordinate day-to-day customer operations across onboarding, activation, and early merchant ramp-up. The role focuses on reducing time-to-activation, strengthening cross-team execution, and ensuring high service quality in a regulated payments environment.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate merchant lifecycle from contract to onboarding, go-live, and early ramp-up.
Monitor SLAs, activation timelines, and early performance metrics.
Act as the operational point of contact between Sales, Onboarding, Risk, Tech, and Customer Success.
Maintain activation playbooks, workflows, and process documentation.
Support L1 operational issue handling and structured escalation processes.
Identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and operational efficiency.
The role involves communication with international clients.
Requirements
3–5 years of experience in customer operations, merchant support, or customer service in fintech, PSPs, SaaS, or banking.
Experience working cross-functionally with Risk, Tech, and Customer Success teams.
Understanding of regulated, documentation-heavy environments.
Confident user of CRM systems and operational reporting tools.
Strong understanding of AI and automation tools (low/no-code).
Key Soft Skills
Strong coordination and follow-up skills.
High level of structure and attention to detail.
Process-oriented with a mindset for continuous improvement.
Calm and organized in fast-paced environments.
Clear communicator and reliable team partner.
What We Offer
High-impact role in a developing international fintech company.
Direct influence on operational efficiency and service quality.
Cross-functional exposure across commercial, product, and risk teams.
Professional growth in a regulated payments environment.
Competitive compensation package.
Hiring process (for IT positions)
Introductory interview with recruitment.
Functional interview with operations leadership.
Final interview with senior management.
Offer stage.
Ready to lead merchant activation and drive real operational excellence in a regulated fintech environment? Apply now and be at the core of business growth🚀
- Department
- Join Customer Support and Success
- Role
- Customer Success Director
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Compensation Package
- TBD
About Evotym
Evotym is dedicated to building exceptional teams for fast growing companies.
As a leading Staffing and Recruitment agency, we connect top-tier talent with trusted Fintech and iGaming companies, driving their success and growth. Our expertise in the sector allows us to understand its unique challenges and opportunities, ensuring we match the best-fit candidates with our clients.
Join us and be part of a dynamic team and make an impact in the Fintech and iGaming industries.