Current Vacancies at Irdeto

The Role:

As the Commercial Legalization Officer, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing all commercial anti-piracy legalization functions within the organization. Your role will involve ensuring compliance and protecting the organization’s intellectual property rights by legalizing commercial outlets, investigating illegal utilization of content, and driving incremental revenues through commercial legalization efforts.

Your mission at Irdeto:

• Manage and coordinate overall commercial anti-piracy legalization functions, including DSTV, channels (new and existing), anti-piracy, technical aspects, and commercial legalization.
• Liaise with the MAL Anti-Piracy Legalization Manager and assist in people management activities.
• Drive incremental revenues through effective commercial legalization strategies.
• Collaborate closely with the MAL anti-piracy legalization team to implement and monitor all commercial-related functions.
• Work with the MAL Anti-Piracy GM and Commercial Anti-Piracy Legalization Manager on anti-piracy and commercial projects.
• Support sales efforts by identifying and targeting non-compliant commercial subscribers for commercial product and service offerings.
• Conduct thorough investigations and data mining to identify and convert or disconnect commercial outlets that are illegally utilizing MAL content.
• Legalize commercial outlets, such as pubs, clubs, hotels, and compounds, ensuring compliance with all necessary legal requirements.
• Provide monthly reports on commercial legalization incremental revenues to the MAL management team and the MAL Anti-Piracy Commercial Legalization Manager.

How you can add value to the team:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of commercial policies, procedures, and contractual agreements.
• Familiarity with markets and corporate companies, including competitors and collections processes.
• Proficiency in the sales environment, with a strong understanding of commercial products and services.
• Sound knowledge of the broadcasting industry and commercial piracy.
• Proven experience in people management and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to make timely and quality decisions under pressure.
• Service-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Numerical proficiency for data analysis and reporting.
• Effective planning and organizing skills.
• Relationship-building abilities to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in trend analysis and adapting strategies accordingly.

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The Role:

As an Anti-Piracy Investigator, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the digital pay television industry against piracy. Your responsibilities will involve driving anti-piracy countermeasures, conducting ad-hoc investigations, building relationships with judicial and law enforcement agencies, and providing expert advice on broadcast and intellectual property piracy cases. You will also contribute to developing industry standards, collaborating with other operators, and testifying in court on behalf of Multichoice Group. This role requires expertise in investigation and prosecution and a commitment to staying updated with technology advancements and legislative regulations.

Your mission at Irdeto:

• Driving anti-piracy countermeasures, including conducting raids, combating cybercrime, and initiating criminal and civil litigation.
• Assisting with and providing advice on broadcast and intellectual property piracy cases received from South Africa and neighboring countries.
• Building relationships with staff, judicial bodies, and law enforcement agencies in South Africa.
• Collaborating with other operators to identify and address broadcast piracy issues.
• Cooperating with law enforcement agencies in various markets to prevent and combat piracy.
• Monitoring and reporting any piracy-related matters.
• Testifying in court on behalf of Multichoice Group.
• Establishing and maintaining an informer network to gather intelligence.
• Conducting undercover operations and ad-hoc investigations.
• Monitoring piracy offenders and conducting market analysis.
• Submitting monthly reports and contributing to anti-piracy projects.
• Managing risks associated with piracy activities.

How you can add value to the team?

• 5+ years of experience in investigating and successfully prosecuting crime.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in investigating and successfully prosecuting cybercrime.
• Strong understanding of legal frameworks, including the Criminal Procedure Act, Copyright Act, The Constitution of South Africa, Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA), Electronic Communications & Transaction Acts (ECT), and ICASA regulations.
• Familiarity with SA Court litigation processes.
• Proficient in investigation principles, report writing, administration, correspondence, and documentation related to anti-piracy activities.
• PC literate with knowledge of Word, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, MS Access, and other systems.
• Knowledge of business processes, research methodologies, information management, and the pay television industry.
• Familiarity with MultiChoice products and services, anti-piracy tools and techniques, and intellectual property rights.
• Possess essential behavioral competencies such as effective communication, assertiveness, tact, flexibility, relationship building, time management, organizing and planning skills, negotiation and problem-solving skills. 

Essential Qualifications:

• NQF level 6 (Diploma).
• Strong forensic/investigative experience.
• Completion of a detective learning program or relevant qualifications in resolving crime and forensic investigation.
• Knowledge of organized crime.
• Relevant tertiary education in the investigation of crime.
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification would be advantageous.