Job Opportuniites at Optasia

• We are seeking enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are result driven and have can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals who deliver solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.  
• The FSP Manager – Southern Africa plays a critical role in managing and growing Optasia’s partnerships with financial institutions across designated markets in the Southern Africa region. This role ensures seamless integration, operational alignment, and strategic collaboration between Optasia and its Financial Services Provider (FSP) partners, primarily banks and like-minded financial services institutions. 

What you will do 

• Partnership Management 
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned FSPs 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner institutions 
• Coordinate joint planning, performance reviews, and strategic alignment 
• Operational Coordination 
• Oversee day-to-day operations between Optasia and the FSP 
• Ensure timely execution of commercial agreements and service-level commitments 
• Monitor KPIs and resolve operational issues in collaboration with internal teams 
• Project Implementation 
• Lead onboarding and launch activities for new products or markets 
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (legal, compliance, tech, product) to meet FSP requirements 
• Track implementation timelines and ensure delivery against milestones 
• Compliance & Documentation 
• Support KYC, regulatory, and contractual documentation processes 
• Ensure all partner activities comply with internal and external standards 
• Reporting & Analysis 
• Provide regular updates on partner performance and market dynamics 
• Identify growth opportunities and recommend improvements to commercial model 

What you will bring 

• Strong liquidity and understanding of treasury management 
• Previous experience as a Relationship manager in corporate or commercial banking is a plus 
• Strong understanding of digital financial services, banking, or fintech ecosystems 
• Excellent relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills 
• Project management experience with cross-functional coordination 
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret performance data 

Your key attributes 

• Strong desire for exploring, evaluating and understanding in depth old and new technologies 
• Passion for learning new technologies and eagerness to collaborate with other creative minds 
• Excellent judgment, organizational and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to hit tight deadlines and work under pressure and strict attention to detail 
• Excellent communication skills and team working mentality  
• Experience in working with secure code development guidelines and coding practices (i.e. OWASP, NIST) 

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• The Financial Controller will lead the financial reporting and control function for the South African entity, ensuring full compliance with JSE listing requirements, IFRS standards, and internal governance policies. This role is pivotal in supporting strategic decision-making, maintaining financial integrity, and driving operational efficiency across the business.

What you will do 

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and JSE regulations.
• Ensure timely submission of financial disclosures, circulars, and pre-listing statements as required by the JSE.
• Coordinate external audits and liaise with auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts.
• Monitor actuals vs. budget and provide variance analysis with actionable insights.

Operational Finance

• Manage the general ledger, cost centers, and intercompany transactions.
• Oversee cash flow management, working capital optimization, and treasury operations.

Risk & Controls

• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risks.
• Maintain a risk schedule for provisions and balance sheet items.

Strategic Support

• Provide financial analysis to support investment decisions, M&A activity, and board-level reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align financial strategy with business objectives.

What you will bring

• Professional qualification: ACCA, ACA, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of managerial experience in a listed entity in Johannesburg.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong understanding of South African statutory compliance, JSE listing requirements, and IFRS.
• Experience with financial systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and advanced Excel skills.

Your key attributes

• High attention to detail and analytical rigor.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Ethical, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.

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• We are looking for enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are results driven and have can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals who are delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment. As a Service Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for the monitoring and restoration of the service related to the project that you will be assigned to work on. This is a technical position that requires a self-motivated technical engineer that has a wide range of technical experience, ability to communicate effectively and comprehend business operations, and expertise at resolving and addressing complex issues. The role requires flexibility to work independently and be an integral part of a team.

What you will do

• Serve as technical L1 & L2 escalation point for troubleshooting application, system and network issues related to the Services provided by Optasia to the customer projects that you will be assigned to work on.
• Take ownership of customer issues reported and seeing problems through to resolution within SLA target times.
• Work on a stand-by basis outside of standard working hours to cooperate with his/her counterparts when there is a need to deal with a system outage or system degradation.
• Work with customer’s and/or Optasia’s internal technical teams to evaluate and solve technical problems and reduce duration of customer impact and/or loss of services during major incidents and outages.
• Follow standard procedures for proper escalation of unresolved issues to the appropriate MNO and/or Optasia’s teams.
• Act as a Optasia local Single-Point-of-Contact for Service Operations-related matters and seek to accelerate progress of such matters.
• Participate in the technical meetings where Optasia’s presence is required by MNO.
• Log and update the technical tickets properly to MNO’s and/or Optasia’s ticket logging system.
• Proactively work to identify ways to improve and streamline processes.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or similar
• 5+ years of working experience in a similar role.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or Postgres databases.
• Hands-on Linux & Networking experience is required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Diligence and attention to detail are also key skills along with ability to multi- task and prioritize work appropriately
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills and problem solving. Demonstrated ability to think through situations outside the norm and develop appropriate solutions for isolating the root cause.
• Capable of understanding the technical aspects of complex systems.
• Fluent in English

Additional skills (will be considered a plus):

• Experience in monitoring, alerting, metrics systems (Nagios, Grafana, Kibana)
• Familiarity with containerization methodologies i.e. Docker
• Familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Confluence

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• The Administration Manager will oversee and coordinate all shared administrative and operational support functions within the regional Johannesburg office.
• This role acts as the single point of contact for People Operations, Facilities, Office Management, IT support coordination, and general administration, ensuring the smooth day-to-day functioning of the office and effective cross-functional collaboration. The position is central to enabling teams to perform at their best by providing structured, reliable, and proactive administrative support across the region.

What You Will Do

• Act as the primary point of contact for all regional office administrative and coordination needs across People Ops, Facilities, Office Management, and IT support.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee queries, supporting engagement, wellbeing, basic conflict or disciplinary processes and other People Operations initiatives.
• Support the smooth onboarding of local new hires, acting like the local representative, offering guidance and ensuring support during their first days with the company.
• Oversee facilities management including maintenance, repairs, utilities, health and safety compliance, emergency procedures, and coordination with landlords and service providers.
• Manage office operations including supplies, vendors, service contracts, office layout, assets, and ensuring a clean, professional, and compliant workplace.
• Coordinate front-desk and reception activities including mail, deliveries, visitors, and general inquiries as required.
• Support leadership and teams with scheduling, meetings, events, logistics, and internal initiatives.
• Assist with audits, compliance checks, documentation, and data collection.
• Provide general administrative support across departments and act as a liaison to ensure smooth information flow

What You Will Bring

•  4+ years of experience in administration, office management, operations, or a similar cross-functional support role
• Proven experience supporting multiple functions such as HR/People Ops, Facilities, IT coordination, and Office Management
• Experience working in a regional office or multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong understanding of basic HR administration, facilities coordination, and office operations
• Demonstrated ability to manage vendors, contracts, and service providers
• Proficiency in common office systems, tools, and documentation processes

Your Key Attributes 

•  Highly organized with strong attention to detail
•  Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across teams
•  Calm, professional, and reliable under pressure
•  Service-oriented mindset with a high level of accountability

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We are seeking for enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are results driven and have can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals who are delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.  

What you will do: 

• Assist on market research and identification of distribution partners in Africa 
• Discover underserved segments  
• Identify new asset classes  
• Explore regulatory or market shifts 
• Analyze competitor product gaps 
• Define features 
• Manage backlog 
• Own CR prioritization 
• Support initial product roll-outs and integrations 
• Create detailed use cases, business requirements, and marketing requirements 
• Conduct feasibility studies & write business plans 
• Lead product design, development and release process for assigned products 
• Coordinate the collection, description, analysis and prioritization of requests for new product functionality from customers and prospects, define MVP 
• Monitor the developments and the dynamics of the fintech credit space 
• Monitor the introduction of new credit product propositions  
• Evaluate distribution partners and define products that fits their needs 
• Prepare detailed business requirement specifications  
• Prepare product requirement specifications (for new product ideas) 
• Define GTM strategy  
• Write/edit user manual, sales support documentation, proposal templates and other collateral 
• Draft contract templates in conjunction with the legal team 
• Engage with multiple stakeholders within our company to put together all the pieces of the product puzzle 
• Train commercial and operations team on new product and new distribution partners 
• Monitor and optimize the new products & partnerships during the 1st year of operations  

What you will bring: 

• At least 5 years experience Product Management/Large Account Management experience  
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in any related course (business degree, engineering) 
• Ability to translate complex technical Specifications into clear user and commercial benefits 
• Excellent PowerPoint and presentation skills 
• Must have a facilitating and supportive attitude and a creative mindset 
• Excellent knowledge of English language 
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application developments 
• Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment 

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• As a Procurement Senior Manager, you will be responsible for managing the procurement of products and services for the company's needs and the needs of the company's customers, finding cost-effective deals and suppliers, and creating strong relationship with company's suppliers. With your expertise in the field of supply chain and logistics, you will be ensuring quality control and adhering to the company's policies and procedures on supply chain management.

What You Will Do

• Develop procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
• Source and engage reliable suppliers and vendors, focused on sourcing Hardware, Software and auxiliary equipment, implementation contracts, SLA contracts and logistic solutions.
• Negotiate with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Review existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.
• Maintain accurate purchase and pricing records
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Log purchase orders and organize and confirm delivery of goods and services.
• Maintain proper HW stock aligned with the strategy and the needs of the company
• Ensure that the Company's asset Management application is always up-to-date
• Produce insightful reports regarding the company's asset status and proactive actions needed
• Follow-up HW maintenance issues affecting the company's live services
• Perform risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Control the procurement budget and promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Oversee and manage the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration
• 8+ years' working experience as a Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer or Head of Procurement in a multinational environment
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in "reading" the market
• In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms
• Experience with Asset Management applications
• Experience with ERP applications (e.g. SAP) and ticket management (e.g. Jira)
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Fluent in English
• Open to travel occasionally