Payment Channels Specialist
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Date Posted | February 25, 2026 |
| Category | Management |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description

JOB DETAILS:
Role Overview
The Payment Channels Specialist will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and optimizing all payment channels and integrations with external partners. This role serves as a key technical and operational liaison between PalmPay and external parties, ensuring stable payment flows, quick issue resolution, and continuous improvement of payment services.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all payment channels, including collections and disbursements across MMOs, PSPs, banks, and other financial institutions.
- Manage and support integrations with external partners, ensuring seamless connectivity and performance.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact between PalmPay and external partners for payment-related issues.
- Provide first-level and second-level technical support to external partners, including troubleshooting transaction failures, reversals, and reconciliation issues.
- Coordinate closely with internal technology teams to implement fixes, upgrades, or enhancements to payment integrations.
- Monitor transaction performance, uptime, and success rates across all channels and proactively address anomalies.
- Support testing, certification, and rollout of new payment channels or system changes.
- Ensure compliance with SLAs, operational procedures, and regulatory requirements related to payment processing.
- Prepare reports on channel performance, incidents, and improvement recommendations.
- Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
- 2–5 years of experience working in Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Payment Service Providers (PSPs), or Banks only.
- Strong understanding of payment systems, APIs, transaction flows, and settlement processes.
- Experience working with technical teams and external vendors.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle critical payment incidents.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
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