Operations Architect - Fintech Process & Automation

Catch; Wes-Kaap; Remote; ZAR 720,000 - 1,040,000; Full time

Job summary

Catch, a high-growth fintech, seeks an Operations Manager to design and own core operational processes across onboarding, transaction processing and product launches. You will ensure compliance with banking partner requirements and regulatory obligations while maintaining scalable SOPs and documentation.

You will lead cross‑functional collaboration with Compliance, Technology, Account Managers and external partners, driving continuous improvement and AI-enabled automation in a fully remote team.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in operations within financial services, forex, payments or investments, including at least 1 year leading projects or outcomes.
• Working knowledge of South African exchange control (BOP reporting, AIT applications) and FICA/KYC onboarding.
• Track record of writing SOPs and delivering process improvements.
• Experience launching or operationalising a new product is an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience using AI tools (such as Claude) in a work setting to improve the speed and quality of their own work or a team's processes.
• Experience administering, configuring or automating a CRM or business platform; Zoho experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation and upkeep of core operational processes, including but not limited to BOP processing, AIT applications, client onboarding and transaction processing.
• Make sure every process meets banking partner requirements, regulatory obligations and internal standards.
• Map current and target workflows with Operations, Compliance, Technology and Client Management teams before changes are made.
• Draft and maintain SOPs for all core operational processes across business units.
• Keep SOPs accurate to how work is done, with a regular review cycle and clear version control.
• Hold the central library of process documentation so knowledge is not held by individuals.
• Act as operational owner for newly launched products, including investment products distributed through external partners.
• Design the processes needed to distribute and administer each new product.
• Run operational readiness before launch: processes, documentation, systems, training and sign-off.
• Manage the operational relationship with external product partners.
• Monitor adherence to established processes across teams and address gaps.
• Identify operational risks and put controls in place to reduce them.
• Act as an escalation point for operational issues and see them through to resolution.
• Learn how the backend system works and how processes run through it, and propose improvements to the Tech team.
• Gather business requirements for system changes and lead user testing before rollout.
• Own the external platforms our teams use, such as Zoho CRM, Notion and Slack, including building and documenting automations and integrations.
• Use AI tools to increase output and to a higher standard across SOPs, analysis, reporting and documentation.
• Identify where AI and automation can remove manual work, and share useful prompts, templates and skills with the team.
• Check AI output for accuracy and handle client data in line with POPIA and internal policies.
• Train Investment Managers, Account Managers, the Operations team and other teams on new and changed processes.
• Build and maintain training materials alongside the SOPs.
• Proactively identify ways to improve efficiency, reduce risk and make operations more scalable.
• Lead process improvement projects from proposal to rollout.
• Track and report on improvement initiatives and operational performance to Operations team management and internal stakeholders.
• Provide hands‑on operational support where needed, and perform other duties reasonably required by management within the scope of the role.

Skills

Process mapping

Documentation

AI tools

Training

Stakeholder management

Risk & compliance

Project leadership

Zoho CRM

Notion

Slack

Zapier

Education

Relevant degree or diploma in commerce, finance or business

Regulatory or compliance qualification

Tools

Zoho CRM

Notion

Slack

Zapier

Job description

Catch, a high-growth fintech, seeks an Operations Manager to design and own core operational processes across onboarding, transaction processing and product launches. You will ensure compliance with banking partner requirements and regulatory obligations while maintaining scalable SOPs and documentation.

You will lead cross‑functional collaboration with Compliance, Technology, Account Managers and external partners, driving continuous improvement and AI-enabled automation in a fully remote team.