Senior Compliance Project Manager

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Lead medium to highly complex compliance and payments projects from planning through delivery. Define scope, objectives, resources, budgets, timelines, and deliverables; coordinate cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities across Agile, Waterfall, and SDLC environments. Oversee multiple projects, governance, quality, risk assessments, and compliance activities while ensuring adherence to financial regulations. Advise on Visa, Mastercard, UPI PASA, and SARB regulatory changes.
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Job Description

To coordinate people and processes and drive business change that delivers value through the structured implementation and delivery of projects against time, resource, budget, and scope constraints for medium to large and/or medium to highly complex BU/PH.

Job Description:

  • Initiate and manage the planning process, clearly defining the project's scope, goals, and objectives. Develop detailed plans outlining tasks, resources, timelines, and deliverables, creating a solid foundation for project execution.
  • Manage project resources (including people, procurement, systems, time and budget) from the initiation of an identified project to the end of the defined project lifecycle or process in order to deliver on project goals and objective.
  • Manage complex projects in a constantly changing environment.
  • Motivate and lead project teams across various levels and various phases of a project life cycle and SDLC.
  • Manage conflicting priorities and time effectively to deliver results.
  • Leading numerous projects concurrently ensuring quality, governance and deliverables are adhered to.
  • Ensures financial institution adheres to all relevant regulations and policies.
  • Oversee compliance Payments programs, conduct risk assessments, monitor Acquiring compliance activities.
  • Advise on Visa, Mastercard, UPI PASA and SARB regulatory changes.

Requirements:

    • A CAPM, PMP or any Project management certification or qualification
    • A minimum of 5 years' experience in managing medium to complex projects impacting several systems and teams
    • Have a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in an agile and waterfall environment.
    • Compliance & Payments experience.

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Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

15/11/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

Skills Required

  • CAPM, PMP, or another project management certification or qualification
  • At least 5 years of experience managing medium to complex projects impacting multiple systems and teams
  • At least 3–5 years of experience working in Agile and Waterfall environments
  • Compliance and payments experience

FirstRand Limited Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about FirstRand Limited and has not been reviewed or approved by FirstRand Limited.

  • Healthcare Strength — Employees typically have access to structured medical scheme membership through providers such as Bankmed, Discovery Health, or Bonitas, with optional gap cover. Certain campuses also offer wellbeing resources like gyms, wellness screenings, and health facilities.
  • Retirement Support — The group provides pension or umbrella retirement funds alongside group risk benefits such as life insurance, funeral plans, and permanent health/disability insurance, supporting long‑term financial security.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Structured incentive programs and performance bonuses complement base pay in many roles, and commission-based positions can offer stronger earning potential.

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The Company
HQ: Johannesburg
49,989 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

FirstRand is a portfolio of integrated financial services businesses offering transactional, lending, investment and insurance products and services. The group seeks to build long-term franchise value and deliver superior, sustainable returns within acceptable levels of volatility. Its corporate centre houses key functions—including risk, compliance, governance, internal audit, treasury, finance and tax—that support the broader group and its operating businesses.

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