GRC Security Officer at Yoco

ROLE | WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING?

• Working at one of the fastest-growing fintech's in Africa means you’ll be solving some unique challenges that we’re faced with. Yoco seeks to identify a highly proactive and technical individual with proven talent in security risk and compliance, process development, policy or standard creation, and translating technical controls to actionable results.
• The successful candidate will work alongside the rest of the security team to ensure policies, procedures, and guidelines align with regulatory requirements and security frameworks; assess internal and external risks; and ensure ongoing compliance with security governance and best practice.
• You will work with other internal teams and external auditors to ensure Yoco meets its security-related compliance obligations.

Key responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the Group Risk and Compliance program at Yoco as it relates to information security
• Author and maintain security policies & standards
• Be responsible for managing the PCI DSS and PCI PIN programme within Yoco
• Work with relevant teams to review procedures and processes to maintain compliance
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders when there is a requirement to obtain certifications in new markets

IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Knowledge and experience of security-related industry best practice
• Has implemented security-related industry standards
• Has performed risk assessments and/ or gap assessments
• Coordinated PCI DSS and/or PCI PIN programs
• Prior experience in the payments industry
• Great attention to detail
• The ability to distil complex requirements into something tangible for non-experts to understand