Information Security GRC Officer

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🕒 December 16, 2025

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Talent Safari

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1 - 10 employees

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Recruitment • B2B • HR Tech

Talent Safari is dedicated to connecting Africa's best talent with innovative startups, facilitating quality-first hiring with a focus on customer success. The company expertly finds high-quality, vetted candidates for startups within two weeks, allowing clients to focus on their growth. With a team that has startup expertise and a vast community of professionals in various fields, Talent Safari provides an efficient recruitment process while ensuring satisfaction through a 90-day probation guarantee.

📋 Description

• Contributing to establishing strategic information security objectives across Paystack. • Contributing to the strategic direction for Security Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance that aligns with the overarching Security objectives of the company • Understanding the unique challenges of securing the Paystack platform across different markets and demographics • Identifying control gaps and testing the design of existing controls • Determining risk management controls and recommending improvements to company-wide controls • Ability to work effectively with a team to execute various security projects, evaluate controls, and plan around solutions • Ability to communicate effectively • Ability to own and manage portions of the security program and provide consistent status updates to Security Leadership regarding progress against objectives • Raise accountability by escalating issues in a timely manner and creating and maintaining detailed documentation • Stay up-to-date with trends in the information security community • Operate with a sense of ownership, urgency, and drive • Ability to distill controls across multiple regulatory requirements and frameworks for visibility into defence mechanisms, strengths, and gaps • Contribute to the development of our Internal vendor risk management program; this involves working with vendors and partners to ensure they have appropriate controls in place • Documenting exceptions to establish security policies, guidelines, and standards; ensuring exceptions are reviewed periodically • Collaborate on internal communications for information security messaging for the enterprise. • Work with security leadership to develop a strategy for security training and awareness programs.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience with information security governance, risk, and compliance for a global organization (preferably with reliance on cloud computing) • Experience developing and publishing company-wide policies, standards, and other governance documents • Experience in implementing industry standards frameworks/regulations such as Secure Controls Framework (SCF), ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Frameworks, Business Continuity (as it aligns with ISO22301) • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects, and assist/advise your team in establishing appropriate priorities • Ability to manage key customer relationships, including with senior management across business units • Ability to influence a cross-functional and cross-business unit team to accomplish goals • Excellent analytical skills and ability to learn quickly • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package and benefits • Stripe Equity compensation • Full medical coverage • Wellbeing stipend • Generous leave and sabbatical policies • Hybrid working environment • Smart, kind colleagues who’re invested in your growth.