Head of Development

Are you ready to shape the future of financial technology in the heart of Copenhagen? Join us as our Head of Development for our Cross Border Payment customer facing area and play a key role in translating strategic tech vision into impactful, secure, and scalable solutions. We are a fast-paced, innovative fintech firm committed to delivering exceptional value to our clients while maintaining the highest standards of engineering excellence.

About the Role

As the Head of Development, you’ll act as the crucial bridge between strategy and execution - ensuring that our technology initiatives are delivered with quality, efficiency, and alignment to business goals. You will lead a skilled hybrid development team, guiding projects from concept to completion, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Translate the company’s technical strategy (defined by CTO and System Architect) into actionable development plans.
• Ensure alignment of development initiatives with long-term goals: scalability, security, and compliance.
• Turn high-level business goals into executable software deliverables.
• Oversee full development lifecycles - from ideation to release - on time and within budget.
• Partner with QA to ensure robust quality assurance practices and high standards for performance and security.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks to maintain momentum and reduce disruptions.
• Lead agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Continuously evolve agile processes to enhance productivity and adaptability.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of developers - setting clear expectations, offering feedback, and supporting career development.
• Build and nurture a collaborative, innovative engineering culture.
• Act as a liaison between development and cross-functional teams (e.g., product, design, operations) to ensure technical decisions are business-informed.
• Ensure organizational alignment by providing regular project updates via Jira and the EOS framework.
• Maintain open lines of communication across all levels to ensure clarity and accountability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior development leadership role, within fintech or payments industry.
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies and modern software development practices.
• Strong background in project and risk management, software architecture, and quality assurance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Fluency in English.

If you're excited about leading with purpose and turning vision into execution, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help us build the next generation of financial technology!

• Customer First – You’re committed to professionalism, delivering high-quality results, and exceeding customer expectations.
• Raise the Bar – You bring a positive mindset and continuously seek ways to improve and grow.
• Accountability – You take ownership, follow through on commitments, and proactively solve problems.
• Fearless Innovation – You embrace challenges, pursue learning opportunities, and drive meaningful change.
• Together We Can – You foster strong relationships, collaborate effectively, and contribute to team success.
• Action – You’re proactive, results-oriented, and always ready to make things happen.

If these values resonate with you, we want to hear from you!

What we offer?

From flexible working hours to social events, professional development and health insurance, we strive to offer one of the best working environments around.

Inpay is a cross-border payments company, connecting businesses and communities to a global banking network that helps them thrive. Since 2008, we've helped financial institutions, iGaming operators, corporates, NGOs and others move money to the right places quickly, easily and securely.

Our smart technology, innovative products, robust compliance and in-house experts from 45+ countries solve complex payment challenges with an industry-leading 99% transaction success rate. Regulated by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, we’ve been recognised as Denmark’s fastest-growing company, and Europe’s fastest-growing fintech.

Our headquarters are in the royal quarter of central Copenhagen, with further offices in London. You can see a snapshot of what working life looks like here.

Find out more about Inpay here.