ZA Risk, Payments and Operations Senior Associate

The Payments, Risk and Operations Senior Associate at Sporty Group in South Africa will oversee and enhance end-to-end payment processing, ensuring efficient handling of deposits, withdrawals, refunds, and reconciliations. Responsibilities include collaborating with payment providers and internal teams to resolve payment issues, implementing advanced risk controls and fraud prevention strategies, monitoring transactions for suspicious activity, and continuously improving payment workflows. The role involves analyzing payment trends, proposing new payment methods, leading operational process optimization initiatives, supporting new payment solution implementations, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in payment operations, fraud management, or risk management within a relevant industry, a strong understanding of payment processing and fraud prevention, excellent analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects.