Payments Compliance Specialist - Cape Town at Peach Payments

What we’d like you to have:

• At least 2+ years of technical operations experience
• Experience managing programs that involve reporting and driving action at scale
• Expertise or broad understanding of Visa and Mastercard standards and requirements 
• A proven track record of working effectively in a product-centric environment with significant internal and external dependencies
• Experience partnering with external stakeholders specifically Banks and Card Networks
• The ability to prioritize and guide individuals through competing demands and complex problems
• An operationally focused mindset, with an ability to see a project through to success using planning, metrics and effective communication
• Proficiency with data analysis tools
• Experience working in the payments industry or at a leading technology company

Your mission, if you choose to accept it:

• Act as a subject matter expert to the organization, for the scheme rules and requirements relating to the credit card processing
• Coordinate with the Legal department and other second line risk teams to address any potential issues related to the product, proactively mitigating risks
• Handle any regulatory inquiries related to the scheme requests
• Stay up-to-date with and coordinate action plans for changes in schemes and acquirers related to credit card products and services, interpreting them and advising the team accordingly.
• Ensure that all relevant staff members are aware of and understand payments compliance requirements and responsibilities
• Foster a culture of compliance throughout the organization, demonstrating the importance of ethical behavior and regulatory adherence.
• Manage multiple projects to enhance and optimize operational strategy systems and tools;
• Partner with multiple stakeholders and cross functional teams (Operations Leadership, Operations Managers, Product, Engineering, Partnerships, Support, Sales, etc) to prioritize and maximize the impact of your projects;
• Leverage an analytical mindset. Collect data, user feedback, and industry research and use that to improve processes.
• Handle inquiries from internal and external partners' technical teams, often requiring detailed investigation and configuration changes insights to be compliant
• Collaborate with the product development team to provide compliance advice and guidance from the initial stage, helping to shape a product that is both innovative and compliant.
• Creating action plans to mitigate identified risks