Job
1d left · 25 Sep 2026
Risk Officer
Posted 2 hours ago
About the Role
EcoCash is hiring a Risk Officer. The role identifies, assesses and mitigates operational, technology, financial and compliance risks across the digital-payments and fintech ecosystem — establishing risk-management frameworks, conducting continuous risk monitoring, driving regulatory compliance, and safeguarding company assets and customer transactions.
Key responsibilities
- Formulate, maintain and implement enterprise risk-management (ERM) frameworks, policies and risk registers tailored to digital financial services and merchant-acquiring operations.
- Conduct regular risk assessments on new payment products, system-architecture changes, channel integrations and third-party vendor partnerships.
- Oversee fraud-detection mechanisms, analyse suspicious transaction patterns and implement proactive control measures.
- Monitor changing fintech regulations, data-privacy laws, AML/CFT standards and PCI-DSS compliance.
Key responsibilities
- Formulate, maintain and implement enterprise risk-management (ERM) frameworks, policies and risk registers tailored to digital financial services and merchant-acquiring operations.
- Conduct regular risk assessments on new payment products, system-architecture changes, channel integrations and third-party vendor partnerships.
- Oversee fraud-detection mechanisms, analyse suspicious transaction patterns and implement proactive control measures.
- Monitor changing fintech regulations, data-privacy laws, AML/CFT standards and PCI-DSS compliance.
Requirements
Qualification, skills and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Risk Management, Business Administration or Finance (a Master's or professional legal qualification preferred).
- CCEP, CAMS, CRCM or equivalent professional compliance credentials are a strong advantage.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in risk and compliance management, with proven experience leading teams or cross-functional projects.
- In-depth knowledge of legal frameworks, regulatory-compliance standards and risk-management methodologies.
- Strong analytical, leadership and decision-making capabilities.
How to apply: submit your application to [email protected] by 25 September 2026. We strongly encourage special-abled candidates to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be responded to.
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Risk Management, Business Administration or Finance (a Master's or professional legal qualification preferred).
- CCEP, CAMS, CRCM or equivalent professional compliance credentials are a strong advantage.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in risk and compliance management, with proven experience leading teams or cross-functional projects.
- In-depth knowledge of legal frameworks, regulatory-compliance standards and risk-management methodologies.
- Strong analytical, leadership and decision-making capabilities.
How to apply: submit your application to [email protected] by 25 September 2026. We strongly encourage special-abled candidates to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be responded to.