Scheme Compliance Project Manager

Payfast by Network is one of the leading Fintech organisations in Africa. We’re on a mission to exponentially grow the digital economy of Africa by building world-class payment products. Developed in-house, our solutions enable customers to make and receive business payments quickly and securely and allow enterprises to trade locally, across borders, and internationally.

We is looking for a highly skilled Scheme Compliance Project Manager to join our Commercial department.

As a member of a fast-paced and dynamic team, you will play a key role in our efforts to continuously improve our organization's risk management and governance processes.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

**About the team**

As a member of our team, you will be based in South Africa, and will be responsible for conducting scheme compliance assessments, managing projects to achieve compliance, ongoing monitoring of compliance status, facilitate remediation of noncompliance and liaison with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure success of project and providing assurance to our stakeholders. You will work with the Chief Commercial Officer in Cape Town.

The Compliance Project Manager will ensure 100% compliance to set principles by conducting regular and ongoing training and ensuring compliance analyses and audits are conducted through development and management of proactive compliance project plans.

**About you**

You’d love working with us If you thrive working in a fast-paced environment helping meet the demands of our rapid growth.

**You’ll fit in perfectly with our culture if you**:

- Get energised by a fast-paced environment
- Cherish a good work-life balance
- Are adaptable and don’t mind a bit of chaos now and again
- Regard collaboration as an essential part of getting the job done
- Pride yourself as being a self-starter who doesn’t lack motivation
- Don’t need to be micromanaged
- Take feedback well and use it for self-improvement
- Welcome change and new ideas
- Value the importance of diversity

**What you'll be doing**

**Scheme Compliance Training and Awareness**
- New employee onboarding
- Continuous awareness training - at least 1 per year for:

- PCI
- GDPR
- ISO 27001
- Administration of online and/or 3rd party training

**Scheme Compliance Monitoring**
- Review impact analyses on all projects dealing with personal information
- Adhoc physical checks with employees to assess whether personal information is being dealt with and ensuring compliance with all principles and guidelines
- Follow up with assigned owner to ensure compliancy
- Work closely with technical team to understand status of implementation of technical mandate
- Work with different stake holders to fix scheme data integrity, Fine and scheme noncompliance notifications
- Collaboration with Schemes for scheme guidelines.

**Compliance Project Plans**
- Responsible for development and management of all compliance project plans

**Audit Coordination**
- Collate all evidence and information and upload to relevant system

**Responsibilities on Demand**
- Due to the fluid and dynamic environment within DPO, new, additional or changed position responsibilities will occur.
- Successful demonstration of change orientation is an on-going responsibility in all positions

**What you'll need**
- Minimum 3 years experience in a Project Coordination role
- Relevant knowledge and skills
- Professional qualification/certification is advantageous
- Experience and knowledge of compliance principles such as PCI, GDPR, ISO27001 is highly favourable
- Knowledge of Payment Card Industry Ecosystem
- A good understanding and knowledge of the e-commerce industry
- Payments/banking/software/technical systems - Advantageous
- Work independently
- Ability to take own initiative
- Ability to work in a team
- Strong coordination skills
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Well-spoken with good telephone etiquette
- High attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills

**About us**

PayFast was founded in 2007 and has grown into one of South Africa’s leading online payment gateways. The DPO Group, which includes DPO Africa, PayGate, PayFast and SiD Instant EFT, is the largest and the fastest-growing African payment service provider, operating in 21 countries and working with more than 60,000 active merchants across the continent. In 2021, DPO Group was acquired by Network International. Our combined resources and expertise are benefiting merchants and online shoppers looking to accept digital payments through as many different channels as possible.

**What we offer**
- Company pension
- 21 days annual leave
- Study leave
- Celebrate your cake day with special birthday leave
- Great company culture
- Free mental health consultations
- Access to learning and development
- Onsite Barista, fueling your coffee needs
- And a whole lot more

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