YOCO IS HIRING A GRC SECURITY OFFICER

The security team at Yoco forms part of our rapidly growing Cloud Engineering & ICT function and is responsible for infrastructure, cloud, platform, application and security operations. Working closely with our expansion teams, our IT team and product delivery teams you’d ensure that our processes and systems are following best practices when it comes to security.

Similarly to the other teams which make up the function, one of the Security team’s key goals is to enable and contribute to a solid foundation on which all our products and services can be built upon. The teams strive to not be blockers and provide as much autonomy as possible to the areas they support and work alongside.

 

The role:

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 it’s 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

 

Key Requirements:

• 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 security 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

 

What’s next:

If you qualify for this position, and our mission and values resonate with you, please apply.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply and ask that you please send your application in English and help us reduce unconscious bias by leaving out your picture, age, address, and other unnecessary information in your CV.

 

THE YOCO FORMULA:

The Yoco formula is a validated approach to work and a set of behaviours that create maximum value for our customers and help us grow.

• Core Values – Our way of working to create value & grow
• Core Behaviours – How we show up, engage & treat each other

 

Join us on a meaningful journey at Yoco, and help enable our merchants to thrive through Open Commerce!

 

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Be courageous and focus forward

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To support this, we have built a role-based organisation where every individual is given the space to focus and develop their innate strengths. Everyone at Yoco has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels. You will be working with a diverse, motivated and skilled team who will continuously stretch you as an individual. To learn more about our culture, subscribe to our Exposure Gallery.

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