Senior Manager: Payments Fraud Risk

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Johannesburg seeks a skilled Payment Fraud Risk specialist to drive modernization and tackle fraud risks in the payments landscape. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in payments or fraud risk management, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to succinctly deliver technical solutions. This role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce, or a related field. An equal opportunity employer, the bank emphasizes diversity in its workforce.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in Payments or Fraud risk management.
• Ability to deliver complex topics succinctly.
• Experience in developing a network of knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Drive a modernization agenda within banking and industry.
• Define strategy to influence the payment industry regarding fraud risk.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise to various Risk types.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Identify and report key risks from investigations and audits.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Technical solutions delivery

Fraud risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Commerce or Management

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

The Payment Fraud Risk role is an exciting opportunity for a specialist (Fraud or Payments) to drive a modernisation agenda within the bank and on an industry level. The payments landscape is changing at an exponential rate and with these changes the landscape will be under immense pressure to combat the fraud risks it faces.

Job Description

The successful candidate has stakeholder management skills and is able to deliver complex topics succinctly. The successful candidate must also have work experience in delivering technical solutions and develop a network of knowledge. Five years of work experience in a Payments-or-Fraud risk management disciplines is required.

Education/Qualifications required : Minimum NQF 7 &/or Bachelors degrees within Business, Sciences or Commercial fields

This role will define a strategy that influence the payment industry with fraud risk management in mind whilst supporting the payment industry to modernise/evolve. The role will have to drive innovation and change to achieve balanced results

Risk Management: Providing Subject Matter Expertise to Risk types | Stakeholder Management: Build and Maintain effective Relationships with relevant stakeholders

Risk Reporting: Identify, assess and Report key risks arising from significant events, investigations, audit and control issues

People Management: Develop a high performing Team

Risk and Control: Adherence to Policies, Procedures and Regulations

Education

Bachelor’s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised