Customer Framework Office Graduate

EdUpStairs; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mimecast's Governance and Certification Office (GCO) is seeking a Customer Framework Office Graduate to begin a career in compliance, security assurance and customer trust in Johannesburg, South Africa.

You will gain hands-on experience supporting sales on customer questionnaires, RFIs and RFPs for large enterprise customers, and review Restricted Party Screening alerts, while learning from subject matter experts across Sales, Legal and Security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in IT/technical audit, risk management, governance or related field.
• Experience with coordinating information and communicating with stakeholders is a plus.
• Comfort with MS Office and common collaboration tools (Zoom, Slack, LinkedIn)

Responsibilities

• Assist Go-to-Market, Legal and GCO teams with customer questionnaires, RFIs and RFPs for large enterprise customers.
• Review Restricted Party Screening alerts and escalate issues as needed.
• Support the delivery of GCO objectives and participate in various projects for professional development.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Multitasking

Time management

Education

Degree in IT/technical audit or related

Tools

MS Office

Zoom

Slack

LinkedIn

Job description

The Mimecast Governance and Certification Office (GCO) is looking for a Customer Framework Office Graduate to gain exposure and hands‑on start to a career in compliance, security assurance and customer trust.

You will gain real experience supporting our sales team on customer questionnaires, RFIs and RFPs for large enterprise customers, and on reviewing Restricted Party Screening (RPS) alerts.

Along the way you will be exposed to Sales, Legal, Security and other subject

matter experts, and learn how they work together.The pace is fast, and that is where the learning happens. If you are proactive, organized and keen to learn on the job , you will build skills and a network that will serve you well for the rest of your career. No previous RFP or compliance experience is needed: we will teach you what you need to know.

Key Responsibilities

You will learn the trust and assurance process end to end, building practical experience with support from experienced colleagues. Over the period, you will:

• Be a first point of contact for Go-to-Market, Legal and the wider GCO team, building your confidence in communicating with stakeholders across the business.
• Work effectively with internal subject matter experts to develop consistent, compelling responses to satisfy proposal requirements.
• Learn how to respond to customer RFIs, RFPs and security questionnaires within agreed SLAs.
• Manage timescales, expectations, and interpersonal relationships.
• Create customer account access requests and answer customer queries on Safebase.
• Review and respond to Restricted Party Screening alerts and escalat??
• Learn all aspects of all of the workstreams within GCO
• Support the delivery of GCO objectives.
• Engaging in various projects to enhance professional development.

Qualifications and Essential Skills

• A degree/experience in one of the following areas: IT/technical audit, risk management, corporate governance, project management, business administration
• Proficiency with using MS Office suite and knowledge of communication tools such as Zoom, Slack, LinkedIn, Intranet
• Self‑motivation with an ability to plan and prioritize work effectively, holding themselves and others accountable to deadlines and deliverables
• Strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to multi‑task and problem‑solve, with good attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing and competing priorities
• Teamworking: Passion for and ability to help and support others to achieve team or project goals
• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
• Ability to manage and prioritize objectives with overlapping time constraints
• The ability to work independently and as a team member

Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affidavit Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

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