We are an innovative, consumer-facing fintech with a smart, data-driven ecosystem that enables customers to shop, pay, insure and lend effortlessly.  Our connected products work seamlessly to simplify our customers’ financial needs and provide access to financial services for people across South Africa.

Our team consists of passionate individuals who work in multi-disciplinary teams, where our strength in execution lies in our teamwork. Collectively we have driven significant customer growth and profitability over the past 17 years. We focus on the detail, being hands-on and executing against our plans - a scale-up that thinks and executes like a start-up.

If you’re looking for a place where you will have a positive impact on lives, learn more about and contribute to the Fintech industry, and be involved in multiple products, projects, and technologies, then look no further than Weaver Fintech.

The Role:             Senior Compliance Specialist (Group Role)

Your leader:       Marthie Horn, Head of Legal & Compliance

The team:           Collectively, this team fosters a culture of ethical behavior, mitigates risks, and protects the Company’s interests while supporting its strategic goals. Effective communication, collaboration, and continuous training are essential for our success.

Location:             Wynberg, Cape Town

More about the role:

• Knowledge of applicable legislation – including but not limited to NCA, CPA, POPIA, FAIS Act, FICA, RICA, BCEA, LRA, EEA, and related the financial services laws relevant to BNPL, payments & card, MVNO and crypto currencies.
• Staying updated on the latest industry trends, regulatory updates, and legal developments relevant to the business and report any potential risks to management.
• Preparing opinions & memorandums (with or without external legal counsel), including presenting these opinions to key business stakeholders.
• Drafting, facilitating and monitoring the regulatory framework to ensure business policies and practices meet regulatory and legislative requirements – such as conduct, ethics, employment, standard operating procedures, process documents, etc.
• Providing support and offering strategic guidance and risk assessments on regulatory aspects to the business.
• Managing the compliance calendar in SA to ensure regulatory requirements are adhered to accurately and timeously, including but not limited to training, license renewals, payments, submitting reports.
• Design, implement and monitor a compliance program and roadmap for the business to ensure ongoing monitoring against legislation, planning improvements or new implementations and provide feedback to management.
• Drafting compliance training program and material for the business, actively driving training of staff with the assistance from People Department.
• Engaging with regulators in the form of complaints, reports, inspections as and when required.
• Prepare reports (monthly and quarterly) to be used in presentations to Exco, Board, RAC and other committees to highlight legislative changes, point out risks, provide confirmation of compliance milestones achieved.
• Leading certain workstreams around legislative compliance requirements around FIC, FAIS, RICA and POPIA.
• Being the representative or deputy representative on regulatory websites like GoAML, RICA, and POPIA.
• Ad hoc project work as needed by business and in response to regulatory changes & requirements.

More about you:

• A collaborator
• A multi-tasker
• An initiator
• A strong communicator (written and verbal)
• Self-driven
• Possessing a strong commitment to delivering high-quality compliance solutions within a sensitive timeframe, aligned with business needs & objectives.

Qualifications & Accreditations:

• LLB degree
• Admitted attorney in South Africa, maintaining good standing within the legal profession
• Qualification in Compliance
• 4-6 years PQE, with demonstrable practical experience in areas such as compliance programs, frameworks, monitoring, reporting, training in the BNPL, payments & card, credit and financial services industry

Experience & Skills:

• Proficient technical drafting
• Critical & creative thinking
• Confident public speaking & presentation skills
• Taking initiative & being proactive in performance of job
• Timeous delivery of work within agreed timelines, managing expectations of coworkers & timeous escalation of work when required

More about us:

Reciprocity and trust are the foundation of how we work. We believe that each of us show up every day to do our best work and help one another and our customers. Strong, meaningful relationships underpin our culture and success, and we value authenticity and transparency. We value equity and strive to be fair and balanced. We celebrate our differences and understand that how they contribute positively to the team. Our diverse teams

• We offer a flexible working arrangement and hybrid working.
• We support your professional development through coaching, training, and bursaries.
• We offer employee wellness and support through our CareConnect employee assistance programme.
• We love celebrating your milestones with you.