Manager API and B2B Payments
MTN Uganda
Job Type
On-site
Category
IT
Working Hours
Full Time
Deadline
21st February 2026
Location
Kampala
About MTN Uganda
We at MTN Uganda are a purpose and value-led organization!
At MTN Uganda, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, everyday. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood and empowered to live an inspired life.
Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.
As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!
Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.
Job Description
The Manager API and B2B Payments will be responsible for scaling MTN MoMo’s API ecosystem and building a structured, revenue-driven B2B payments business use cases.
Reporting to: Senior Manager Payments
Division: Products & Services
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the MoMo API growth strategy, aligned to Payments, Enterprise, and MTN Group priorities.
- Develop and manage the API product roadmap, prioritizing high impact use cases across C2B, B2C, and B2B.
- Drive increased API adoption, transaction volumes, revenues, and active partners.
- Evangelize API capabilities internally and externally to position MoMo as a platform of choice.
- Build and scale the B2B payments portfolio, including collections, disbursements, bulk payments, and enterprise integrations.
- Identify priority B2B verticals (FMCG, utilities, transport, education, government, NGOs, payroll, marketplaces).
- Define commercial models, pricing, and value propositions for B2B customers and aggregators.
- Own B2B pipeline development from ideation to revenue realization.
- Redesign and optimize partner onboarding journeys (technical, commercial, legal, and operational).
- Reduce time-to-integrate and improve partner activation and retention.
- Work closely with Technology local and group teams to ensure APIs are well-documented, stable, and scalable aligned with best-practice developer experiences.
- Drive continuous improvement in partner support, SLA management, and issue resolution.
- Lead solutioning partner guidance on API integrations, solution design, and third-party connectivity.
- Act as the business bridge between Product, Technology, Security, and Partners.
- Guide solution architecture discussions without being a hands-on developer.
- Define and track API and B2B KPIs:
- Active partners
- API call volumes
- Transaction success rates
- Revenue by partner / vertical
- Time-to-onboard
- Deliver regular insights and performance reports to MoMo Leadership and MTN Group.
- Use data to drive prioritization, investment decisions, and continuous optimization.
- Ensure all API and B2B initiatives comply with regulatory, security, and risk frameworks.
- Work with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to structure compliant contracts and partnerships.
- Support audits, certifications, and regulatory engagements related to APIs and B2B services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Finance, Business)strong technology, digital led API products exposure is required
- A master’s degree or equivalent is preferred.
- A minimum of 5-7 years total experience, 2-3 years in APIs, platform products, payments, fintech, or enterprise solutions.
- API-led product or platform growth.
- B2B or enterprise payments/business development.
- Partner ecosystem management (aggregators, PSPs, developers, enterprises)
- System integrations and platform enablement.
- Commercial negotiations and partner contracting
- Experience in telecoms, fintech, banking, or large digital platforms is highly preferred
- Strategic thinking & execution
- Platform and ecosystem mindset
- Strong tech, commercial and financial acumen
- Partner and stakeholder management
- Data-driven decision-making
- Problem-solving in complex environments
- Strong ownership and accountability
How to Apply
NB: Presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Should you not hear from us within fourteen (14) days from the closing date of this advertisement, you may consider your application to be unsuccessful.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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